Why have I not read this book before? I mean. WHY. Actually, scratch that - it's probably best that I haven't read it before so that I would have been able to go into this audio book with no set ideas of how anything should or shouldn't be, should or shouldn't sound. Why, you ask? Because this audio book is AMAZING. Neil Gaiman narrated it beautifully, and the passion and heart he has for his stories and characters is clearly evident. 
 I was immersed almost immediately, and as the story continued I found reasons to clean or put things away or straighten things just so that I could keep listening. I was absolutely besotted with Bod through every stage of this book, and found him particularly hilarious & perfect in all of his conversations with those outside of the graveyard. 
 Basically? The story was awesome, the narration was perfect, the characters were everything I could have hoped for, and I seriously need to read (listen to**) more Neil Gaiman.