i am a HUGE fan of neil gaiman.
jakeline, i thought
american gods was really good. a little eccentric, maybe, but very well thought out and more of an "and the moral of the story is..." book than a story itself. i think it was written to provoke thought.
i find that neil gaiman, being the incredibly intelligent and well-written individual that he obviously is, is a wonderful read.
that is why i recommend all of his books. as perth said, i recommended
neverwhere, which still remains one of my favorite and most memorable books.
coraline was very good (even as a children's book, it leaves a big impression on the adult mind), as was
stardust (a sort of fairytale. called by some a "girl's book", even the author himself. still worth reading if you've been impressed so far by gaiman's style).
i am currently reading
good omens, a collaboration of gaiman and terry pratchett (of
discworld fame). it's a tale of the apocalypse, written in a humorous manner.
and it's REALLY, REALLY funny.
i'm going to give you an excerpt, here. right now we're reading about this guy's car, an obsolete ancient little japanese car called the wasabi.
Quote:
Newt had never actually seen another one on the road, despite his best efforts. For years, and without much conviction, he'd enthused to his friends about its economy and efficiency in the desperate hope that one of them might buy one, because misery loves company.
In vain did he point out its 823cc engine, its three-speed gearbox, its incredible safety devices like the balloons which inflated on dangerous occasions such as when you were doing 45 mph on a straight dry road but were about to crash because a huge safety balloon had just obscured the view.
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BUY THIS BOOK.