Re: Neil Gaiman. I've tried two of his books and have been less than impressed (American Gods and Stardust - liked the latter better than the former), but I hear so many good things about his books that I keep thinking I must be missing something. Is it worth it for me to keep trying, or are those two a pretty good representation of how he writes? Neverwhere and The Ocean... have both been recommended quite highly to me... and sound fairly different.