American Gods revolves around the idea that gods are alive when people believe in them; and that when people travelled to new lands seeking new life and fresh opportunities, they took their old gods with them – and then, with new beliefs and new ideas, created new gods.In the midst of this we have S...
Wow. Fantastic book. It has all the elements I love in a great book. Fantasy, unexpected events, plot twists. A very, good friend of mine has been trying to get me to read Neil Gaiman for a long time and she was right. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Shadow captivated me immediately. Whether it was h...
The writing in this book was really enjoyable, writing that made me want to read it out loud. I did eventually notice that the vocabulary used in this book was less exciting than I expected, lacking in beautiful words despite the beautiful sentences. The plot of the book reminded me of a thriller, w...
This is a big book with a lot going on. This book has received many awards ranging in category from horror (The Bram Stoker Award) to Sci-Fi (Nebula) and through to the World Fantasy Awards. That in itself is a fine example of the various genres this book encompasses, so I don’t even know how to b...
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. I'll start by saying that I am a new fan of Gaiman. I came into Gaiman land via "The Graveyard Book", which I loved. Then I swallowed "Coraline" in an afternoon and had trouble sleeping for days. Buttons now freak me out. In both of these novels, which were writt...
This is a big departure for me. I'm usually into the romance genre, but I listened to this for a challenge over on GR and I'm glad I did. I could have chosen a book closer to what I usually read, but I am interested in books based on mythology after reading the Iron Druid Chronicles books. So, he...
I finished this book yesterday afternoon, and am still processing it. I liked the book. I solidly liked it. I liked the way it centered gods and religion around primal, mystical truths. I liked the way that the story wove those truths in with lies. I liked the surreal nature of the story,and I ...
This was my first full-length Gaiman novel, and it was OK. Well, it started out OK, then became interesting, but ultimately unsatisfying near the end. I think I was expecting a... better ending, something that's more in line with Gaiman's short stories but on a grander scale. With all the hype sur...
The first Neil Gaiman book I read was Neverwhere, and to be honest, it didn't grip me. However, I was convinced to give him another go, and I'm glad I did, because American Gods is a masterpiece. Neil Gaiman presents a world where Gods are created from the thoughts and worship of their followers. ...
I found it quite, err..., challenging to spend so many pages on a trip through the less inspiring parts of the US, in winter, with the main character of this book, especially when the plot is really a bit loose and rambling for most of those pages. As Shadow's own wife says, he has a certain depress...
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