I really enjoyed this story. Some of the scenes were so fantastic that I felt like dropping my book and writing fan mail to Neil Gaiman right that second. His imagination is seriously out of this world! There were so many characters and each one of them was so unique and interesting. It was a bit overwhelming! I can't say I was ever bored while reading this lengthy novel, but it was easy to put down and at times hard to pick back up again. I think the book contained a little too many side stories and for me, that took away my drive to follow the plot. I was never hooked, but I read on greedily anyway to see what other kind of fantastic creature or situation Gaiman could introduce me to. I give it 3.5 stars. 
 Character Casting: 
 Shadow: Will Smith 
 Wednesday:Jack Nicholson