Reflection: A required reading for my Books & Media for Children class. I've heard stuff about Gaiman's work for years, but never got around to them. The spooky, Sandman type of crazy stuff don't appeal to me, so I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It definitely had a British feel to me, which I enjoyed. I definitely am now willing to try Coraline or Stardust (I liked the film, at least), but his other books don't sound that appealing to me ... who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. 
 The paperback version I read included Gaiman's Newberry Award (he received for this novel) acceptance speech, which as a future librarian, I immensely enjoyed.