Growing up in a Graveyard: My Review of “The Graveyard Book.”

I have a bit of a confession. I am not a huge Neil Gaiman fan. He writes only one story. Don’t get me wrong, Gaiman writes that story well…. but it’s basically just one story. The central gimmick of a generic Neil Gaiman story is: What happens when an ancient god has to take a modern form? That’s the plot of “American Gods,” and “Good Omens” and “Anansi Boys” and most of the stories…