A confession

I have a confession to make: I do not enjoy Neil Gaiman's novels.

I love his comic writing, and I love his blog posts and short stories and his little kids books, but not his novels or older-kids books. I'm not sure I can exactly articulate why, but I think it's a style thing. I just don't find them engaging. I just don't get the feeling that I care about what happens to any of the characters.

I couldn't get past four chapters in his newest, The Graveyard Book, and I tried very hard to like it. I like the idea of the book, but the actual execution of it? Just didn't do it for me. Most of his books are that way for me. I like the idea, but not the actual book.

Oh well, can't like everything.

I realize this may get me kicked out of the cool kids club, but it was time I came clean. I can't stand to live a life of secrecy any longer.