Stardust
I will have to revise my opinion of Neil Gaiman. I have just read Stardust, and it is lovely. A perfect book. His knowledge of and respect for folklore is very evident.
However, since the Wikipedia article says that "Stardust has a very different tone and style to the rest of Gaiman's prose fiction", I suppose I can't draw any conclusions as to whether I will like any other of Gaiman's work. I suspect that the reason I didn't like Good Omens is because it is satire and revolves around the Christian mythos, both of which, for idiosyncratic reasons, I usually don't "get".
I stayed up late to finish the book. When I was nine I went through a phase of waking myself up in the middle of the night in order to have more time to read. I think I read several books during that time. I think Will James' Smokey: The Cowhorse was one, and maybe Little Lord Fauntleroy as well.
However, since the Wikipedia article says that "Stardust has a very different tone and style to the rest of Gaiman's prose fiction", I suppose I can't draw any conclusions as to whether I will like any other of Gaiman's work. I suspect that the reason I didn't like Good Omens is because it is satire and revolves around the Christian mythos, both of which, for idiosyncratic reasons, I usually don't "get".
I stayed up late to finish the book. When I was nine I went through a phase of waking myself up in the middle of the night in order to have more time to read. I think I read several books during that time. I think Will James' Smokey: The Cowhorse was one, and maybe Little Lord Fauntleroy as well.