Weekend AudioBook Audible at Neverwhere

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Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman. When Richard Mayhew stops one day to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London pavement, his life is forever altered, for he finds himself propelled into an alternative reality that exists in a subterranean labyrinth of sewer canals and abandoned subway stations. He has fallen through the cracks of reality and has landed somewhere different, somewhere that is Neverwhere.

I listened to the audiobook version of this and Gaiman did a fantastic job both as the author and narrator. I was transported to the magical underbelly of London Below, engrossed with the characters I "met" along the way - especially The Marquis De Carabas, whose shady ass I quite liked; and Richard Mayhew - he's one I will not forget anytime soon. He was just so DAFT! I was totally frustrated and many a time, I went, "Ughhh! Dude - get a CLUE!!!" Of course, that means it was a good book - since I was talking - no, screaming - at a make-believe character!

Sometimes a book is better listened to than read, sometimes it's not. In this case, the audiobook was fantastic, but I also get the feeling I would have enjoyed reading a physical copy of this as well.

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Do you listen to audiobooks? If you do, what are you currently listening to?