Bookworm@literature.cafeMB to literature.cafe chat@literature.cafe · 11 months agoWhat are you reading/listening to this week? (November 1st, 2023)message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
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minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI read American gods and did not particularly like the lack of introduction to the world building. It felt like he was expecting me to know all about Babylonian fertility rites and shaming me when i didn’t. Does Neverwhere have the same style?
minus-squareDandomRude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoAs far as I can tell, “Neverwhere” is just a nice fatasy narrative. No prior knowledge is necessary.
I read American gods and did not particularly like the lack of introduction to the world building. It felt like he was expecting me to know all about Babylonian fertility rites and shaming me when i didn’t. Does Neverwhere have the same style?
As far as I can tell, “Neverwhere” is just a nice fatasy narrative. No prior knowledge is necessary.