First let me say, this was way better than I thought it would be! I try to read quite a bit of non-fiction, but I've never read a book of speeches AND book introductions. This was interesting and touching and made me love Neil Gaiman just a little bit more than I already did. I also ended up adding so many new books to my TBR list! Although these essays are sometimes sad or about serious subjects the overall feeling this book gave me was very calming and soothing. It was almost like listening to a bunch of TED Talks, but all of them were done by Neil Gaiman!