Oh, wait! Neil Gaiman! I totally have read, and loved, American Gods. So that makes it two books already.

And yeah, you're right about it not being my literary tradition-- I've read a fair amount of Dutch classics. Mind you, I do wish I'd read more books off that list. A few of them are actually in my bookcase, unread. Another few I read nearly all the way through to the end before reading anxiety set in (Lolita, The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, The hobbit, as well as a few others). Lol I know, who on earth has reading anxiety... well, me. *headdesk*