American Gods: A Novel

Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path.

One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.

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Posted: Sep-21-2009

What was Michael Chabon thinking?

I love Michael Chabon and I bought this book because the cover contained a supportive quip from Chabon. I'm 100 pages in and I have found no compelling reason to be interested in the story or any of the characters. It reads like the random wishful thinking of a 17 year old boy. It is full of...

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Posted: Sep-11-2009

This novel is simply worthless garbage.

With no bearing on reality, a novel had better have some kind of redeeming aspect in terms of story, or insight, or perhaps morality, or... something. This novel has no redeeming aspects at all. It reads like an undergaduate's night-before-deadline stream-of-consciousness brain vomit. Utter...

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Posted: Sep-08-2009

Very Well Written, Highly Original Fantasy Novel

Wow, what an unusual story. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, this novel fits best in the genre of fantasy. At its core, it is the story of a battle between two groups of Gods. The first group is comprised of all the old, mythological Gods who were previously worshipped in days long...

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Posted: Aug-26-2009

Oh My god! One of the most extraodinary books I have ever read

I have been lending this book to just about everyone I know. This is one of the most extraodinary, beautiful, funny, complex, thoughtful and amazing books I have read.Gaiman looks at what happened to the gods which people brought with them to America - and then abandoned here - forgot to worship...

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Posted: Jul-25-2009

Wonderous & Gritty

The up and coming New Gods of Media, Internet, and their kind are pushing their forefathers (Anansi, Leprechauns, Odin) out of their picture. Only Wednesday, a charismatic and mysterious con-man and his silent enforcer, Shadow can rally the forgotten deities to make one last stand. It's not good...

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Posted: Jul-21-2009

Great read, but don't expect all the answers

If you're a fan of Gaiman's other works, American Gods: A Novel will not disappoint. The book centers around the pantheons of history and what becomes of gods when people stop believing in them. It's told through the vantage of Shadow, an apathetic felon serving as the story's reluctant...

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Posted: Jul-16-2009

Most over-rated author of our time

For the life of me I can't understand why this guy gets all the acclaim that he does. His books are no more than blatant rip-offs of Stephen King et. al. This guy at 'best' should be a CO-script writer or editor for a Sci-fi channel series or something. I picked up American Gods on the...

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Posted: Jul-10-2009

Great Book!

This is the first of Gaiman's books that I've read -- I've now requested the others through my public library. I'm not very adept at describing WHY I like a book -- its either go on for pages, or write nothing at all. But I would recommend this to anyone who likes Neal Stephenson's books, or...

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Posted: Jul-10-2009

Go back to Israel, you don't understand our culture.

This is perhaps the worse garbage I've ever read. The author claims to have grown up on C. S. Lewis and Tolkien, and sounds more like a juwe opportunist trying to capitalize off the genuine talent Lewis and Tolkien had. The devise of pitting old mythologies in conflict with modern American...

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Posted: Jun-27-2009

Neil Gaiman, the new face of horror fiction

Neil Gaiman has been named as one of the top ten living post-modern writers (the Dictionary of Literary Biography). A prolific creator of comics, drama, poetry, prose and song lyrics, he's also been called the new face of horror fiction. You can even find him active in other media such as...

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