Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Interworld

InterworldInterworld by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I started reading this book inside the bus on my way to work and on my way home, seated on my regular spot near the window that captures the view of the tree-lined expressway I journey every day.

Interworld is a light and easy read that resurrected the giddy and imaginative child inside me. It was not boring like other sci-fi books I dread reading. It was in every way very effective in killing my boredom from long hours of commute and I also loved how the story was narrated in a very "I know what you're thinking, don't ask me" tone.

I was utterly amazed at how they managed to combine the distinct writing personalities of Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves in this wonderful collaboration. I was still able to recognize the touch of both authors, in a complementing way that doesn't upstage one or the other. Good decision of not letting on the tube though, for it will only be slaughtered by tube executives who only have advertising and profit in mind.

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2 comments:

  1. ohAugust 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    First, thanks for "liking" my blog...
    And now, having read several of your entries, delighted to hear your reviews on books. Not familiar with this collaboration of Gaiman's but may look it iup. Isn't it great to read when you have a commute? I never really minded taking the train from Brooklyn to Manhattan when we lived in the city.
    Now that I drive to my job, I try to find books-on-tape.

    I also read A GIRL'S GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING. An entertaining and honest book, your last line was particularly compelling.

    Read on!

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  2. Yan HernandezAugust 4, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Hello Oh!

    Thank you so much for reading my blog, especially my book reviews.
    I never actually thought that people will read my entries, all the more appreciate it.So thanks, really. May I just say, your comment really made my day.

    I live in the suburbs and I really find my two-hour commute a waste of time, not until I started reading books while I'm on it. Still scared about ruining my eyes though.

    P.S.
    Love your Booklist for 2011, trying to look some of it online.
    Have a nice day! :)

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