Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Actual Rating: 3.8 stars
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To be completely honest, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I'd expected. I love mysteries and I love Christie (despite my still-limited knowledge of her works), but this book didn't really took hold of me, unlike And Then There Were None. As full disclosure, aside from the fact that this being penned by Christie, the only other reason I gave this book a try was because it served as an exordium to reading the book that completely changed Christie's career: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a book awarded as the best crime novel ever.

Review: Neverwhere

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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I cannot say a litany of praises that hasn't been acclaimed to Neil Gaiman already.

I have always wondered what it's like to live in the mind of Neil Gaiman. He writes the most vivid and intricate stories. The magical elements in his stories are always so captivating, and never overwhelming. Paired it with my ultimate city-dream (London), and I am enchanted. Most people consider Neverwhere as one of his best and strongest works, and I completely understand why. It's not a perfect novel, but each character was so compelling, and London Below was just bursting with magic and potential. I would love to read more of it (which, I guess, would happen soon as I believe Gaiman is writing a sequel).

Richard Mayhew was an ordinary man living a mundane life in London. After rescuing an injured girl, an adventure of ultimate test of character began. After all, the best journeys begin with a surprise. The story delivered a well though-out character development for Richard Mayhew. The characters on Gaiman's novel are unique and they stand on their own. His words captivate the reader's imagination to form its own unique world laced with reality. There is no denying that I am in love with Gaiman's works. I see myself revisiting Neverwhere again.

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"So the day became one of waiting, which was, he knew, a sin: moments were to be experienced; waiting was a sin against both the time that was still to come and the moments one was currently disregarding. Still, he was waiting."

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