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Re-adding to my shelves (?!) as I'm sure I've rated this before. Read a couple of years ago, so I can't give a specific review, other than to say I found it clever and interesting and funny.
This story was recommended to me by a co-worker. I wouldn't say this is my normal genre, but it was such a great story. So imaginative. And so well fashioned. I loved that we didn't know who Shadow was or why he was so important until very near the end. I loved how all the gods were introduced. I lo...
For all the authors out there, very few are master story tellers. Neil Gaiman is one of that rare breed.This is one of those broad books that in the telling of the heroes personal arc covers vast themes of faith, greed, love and self-deception. It is a book that I will have to reread, more than once...
For thousands of years, humans have considered their gods to exist, to walk the Earth, and interact with humanity. In AMERICAN GODS, Neil Gaiman takes this historical folklore and belief system and turns it on its head. For not only are these very same gods real, they are no longer immortal and all-...
Wow! I have never read a book like American Gods and, reading [b:American Gods|9464129|American Gods|Neil Gaiman|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518zLiN-TeL._SL75_.jpg|1970226] I can now discern whose voice was whose, I think I shall be reading more of Gaiman's work, in addition to Pratchett'...