I watched the original tv series when it came out so I was interested to refresh my memory and picked this up as an audiobook, since it's read by Gaiman himself. I want to like this book more than I actually do. It's an interesting enough story and well written, but somehow I can never quite get attached to any of the characters enough for it to really grip me. I suspect that living in London does give you more appreciation of the details, but I did work in London for a couple years and even so it just doesn't stay with me. A fantastical, interesting read but I like most of Gaiman's other stuff better.