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Review on June 21, 2014
This is my first Gaiman book. It's very interesting and kinds of different from books I've read and what I was expecting. I'm recommending this book to my friend, she loves reading about myths. She just might like this book.
I really like the main character Shadow. He reminds me of the character The Maxx. The stories are not the same at all but something about him that just reminds me of him. Maybe it's he's a big tough guy that has a calm side to him, even if he has been i ...more
This is my first Gaiman book. It's very interesting and kinds of different from books I've read and what I was expecting. I'm recommending this book to my friend, she loves reading about myths. She just might like this book.
I really like the main character Shadow. He reminds me of the character The Maxx. The stories are not the same at all but something about him that just reminds me of him. Maybe it's he's a big tough guy that has a calm side to him, even if he has been i ...more
American Gods was all I'd hoped it would be and more.
5 stars
A few of my favorite quotes/passages:
A conversation between Shadow and Mr. Ibis, "You people talk about the living and the dead as if they were two mutually exclusive categories. As if you cannot have a river that is also a road, or a song that is also a color (480)."
Shadow when standing before Anubis, "We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forg ...more
5 stars
A few of my favorite quotes/passages:
A conversation between Shadow and Mr. Ibis, "You people talk about the living and the dead as if they were two mutually exclusive categories. As if you cannot have a river that is also a road, or a song that is also a color (480)."
Shadow when standing before Anubis, "We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forg ...more
I love Neil Gaiman's work, his comics, his tv shows, his children's books but this was my very first attempt at reading his fiction for adults. American Gods was a thrilling novel with great characters deep settings and a lot to say, but I must admit I didn't quite enjoy it as much as his 'kiddy' works (does that mean I'm a child, not sure).
This does not men I didn't enjoy the book, far from it, I loved it. I didn't guess the twist ending (though I must confess the secret of the town (won't go i ...more
This does not men I didn't enjoy the book, far from it, I loved it. I didn't guess the twist ending (though I must confess the secret of the town (won't go i ...more
Another fantastic book by Gaiman, probably his most famous. I admit to liking the lighter hearted sequel, Anansi Boys, even more but this was brilliantly done. Gaiman is a master at juggling plotlines and making them resolve into a seamless whole.
Great read. I can't wait to see the TV series.
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