American Gods
Ratings888
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Ratings888
Average rating4
American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
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2 primary books4 released booksAmerican Gods is a 5-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Neil Gaiman.
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Picked it up when I heard that a TV series is in the works. It's an entertaining twist on modernized mythology, but it's nothing like Percy Jackson.
It felt a little rush and at times he seemed to use pop interpretation of cultures, mythologies, and their gods. I love the vignette scattered through out the book.
Overall a good book, very well written. However, not my kind of story. I read it with a science fiction / fantasy mindset, and it has very little of that. The whole gods plot was pretty much a background for the true story of the book.
Basically it's a story about an ex-con walking around the USA. It's more of a travel, sight seeing and ‘small town getting to know', kind of book.
Interesting characters, good dialogs, but lack of a climax and exciting scenes.
