This was not my typical reading fare, but I very much enjoyed it. It is fantastical and entertaining, with bits of fable, myth, fairy tale, and nursery rhyme. Gaiman's writing is lighthearted and easy to follow. This feels a bit like YA fiction, but has a couple of elements within it that make it lean more toward being adult. The ending wasn't as hard hitting as I would have liked, but seems befitting of its retelling style.