Books like The Neil Gaiman Reader

I bought this book for my dissertation on Neil Gaiman, as it promised critical essays and approaches to Gaiman's works, which I've been struggling to get a hold of, but have been sorely disappointed. Most of the essays are far too descriptive, short and under-developed to be of any use as secondary reading. Some interesting ideas are raised, particularly on Stardust, Neverwhere and American Gods, but nothing new or groundbreaking. Everybody who reads Gaiman already knows that Stardust was influenced by Dunsany and Mirrlees. The theory that America as a country 'where gods cannot survive for much longer' rather than 'a godless country' was put forward by Gaiman himself in American Gods rather than Singh in his essay. I found myself far too often asking 'and?' and, 'so?' after finishing a paragraph- many of the arguments were not adequately supported by evidence, and ended up just reiterating themes in Gaiman over and over again when they weren't just describing the plot of novels.If you like reading books about books, then this is maybe an alright read, but if you're looking for substantial, thought-provoking critical writing on Gaiman look elsewhere.