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Underworld is an incredible novel. The first setpiece was so monumental that I couldn't get past it for about a year. I knew I had to make sure I read the book when the time was right. Then I remember getting halfway through with about 500 pages left and being elated I still had so much left because I was so gripped. Of 1000 pages, possibly two could have been improved on.
It's a shame if you found it tedious and unreadable; for me it's going to remain one of the most enthralling reads of my life. I read loads; it still stands out. In the wake of 9/11, new resonances emerged which lent it an almost prescient quality. For a while that was mind-blowing.