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American Gods

Neil Gaiman

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Jul 13, 2009 Shelli rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011, magical-realism

I've had this book for years and finally got around to reading it and I'm glad I did. Actually, I listened to the audio and the narrator was very good. If not for a few parts that dragged for me, this would have been a 5 star read. I very much enjoyed Shadow's story. I found that a few of the chapters about the history of the Gods, meandered off a bit too much for me....I found myself wanting to get back to Shadow's journey. If you like fantasy mixed in with a lot of reality and a little bit of ...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Lillie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Fantastic book. Couldn't put it down. Not sure how to describe the book because there are so many parts. It's said that it's a commentary on religion and I guess it is to a certain extent. But, for me, it was a journey of self discovery on the narrator's part. ...more

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Feb 12, 2009 Rebecca rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009-2015-reads

I began reading this book sometime in 2009. Three years later and I finally finished it. I think this is a record for getting through a book for me, but the fact I finished it at all says something for the story.

Initially reading this was slow because it was my in-between jobs and lunch half-hour reading. I could only squeeze a few pages in here or there and was really enjoying it. Somewhere around the middle of the book though, or a little further, I just stopped caring. I consider myself quite ...more

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Dec 27, 2009 Teresa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, 2014

This book has so many layers I am sure I have only touched the surface. I was quite a ways into it before I started realizing it was story on top of story. I definitely need to reread it but it will be a while before I have the nerve to tackle it again.

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