Beautifully rich and accurate in its descriptions of London such as ‘the speed of transportation not having changed in the last 300 years’, making one feel at home straight away. Witty with wonderful phrases like ‘the lifespan of a suicidal mayfly’, and unafraid to leave out detail so as to let you form your own images and opinions of who each character is. Gaiman leaves blanks and questions everywhere so that your imagination can fill in the gaps. His dry humour is a pleasure and the sardonic dragged about protagonist we are given to love is as tragic and realistic as ourselves.