American Gods (American Gods, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Dec 04, 2008 Nadine in NY Jones rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi, fiction, myth, mythopoeic, gods-known-and-unknown

I FINALLY FINISHED THIS BOOK!!! This would have been 5 stars for me if it hadn't been so long; it would be a great book to take when stranded on a deserted island, when you have all the time in the world to savor each page. But for me, I've got a pile of books next to my bed crying "read me! read me!"

I loved Gaiman's Sandman series (start here: The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes), but I've avoided his more traditional novels, perhaps for fear of being disappointed.

It would appear that ...more

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Oct 03, 2010 Julianne Dunn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Second Time (Audio): August 4, 2016

First Read: October 3-11, 2010

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Sep 08, 2009 Lydia Presley rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, fantasy

I am really, really glad this was not my first Gaiman novel. If it had been, I would have never read and enjoyed Anansi Boys and Neverwhere.

I felt preached at, confused, twirled in circles.. you name it by this book. So much was happening packed in such short bursts of story that it was difficult to keep up and grasp everything. Even so, it was very difficult to connect to Shadow and i couldn't help but feel grossed out at many of the scenes that were detailed.

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Dec 10, 2011 martha added it

Shelves: year-2004

[Review from 2004.] I liked this more than Stardust, less than Neverwhere (which is definitely his best novel, imho). It was fun trying to pick out the allusions to gods and legends, especially if, like me, you were the kid who devoured the mythology section of the library. (Mr. Nancy, I had you at hello.) If I have a complaint it's that it dragged a bit in places, the length didn't seem entirely justified. ...more

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