This book was part of a reading challenge- it was my book recommended by "chosen for you by your spouse, partner, sibling, child or BFF" 
 I am still not 100% sure how I felt about this book. I spent the first portion wondering where it was going, but during the "memory" portion, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but I felt like the end short changed all of the set up. It was the ending that kept me from giving it 4 stars. I found myself disappointed that the story was over because the wrap up was so short. 
 This book had that element of "did this happen or is this how someone remembers it" walking that line between truth and fuzzy memory, like movies like Big Fish or books like Water for Elephants, which I adore. Mix that with a pure fantasy world, and I would recommend this book to someone, with a few caveats. 
 What did come out of this for me was that I loved Neil Gaiman's writing style. It is hard to believe I've made it this long without having read anything by him.