I'm not really a fan of Horror books and it really puts me to sleep. So I decided to give this a try as an audio book. This is as well my first Neil Gaiman book that I've read and I have to say he is good at telling tales like this as he takes you in an eerie dimension with weird creatures. 
 Maybe I could have enjoyed this more if I was younger. While I was listening to this last night, I find these singing little black creatures, with little red eyes and sharp yellow teeth creepy and weird. I can tolerate the black button eyes, but not that singing creatures. They're like Gremlins singing on my ears. 
 Overall, I enjoyed this book. The story isn't scary, only singing creatures are. I find the movie version better than this.