I love unique and quirky and often like a lot of stories with a science fiction or fantasy slant. I had high hopes for American Gods but came away disappointed, and I'm perplexed at how much other people enjoyed it. I struggled through many of the sections and ended up just skimming through the end until the final chapter ... and I don't think I missed much. There were elements I found interesting and one or two developments I found surprising, but character development was lacking and I found a lot of the narrative simply exhausting.The only other thing I had read of Gaiman's was Coraline, which I did like. Maybe some day I'll give Neverwhere a try, but not until I've read something else more rewarding in the interim.