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Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
5 stars. Neil Gaiman is a freaking genius! This book was so strange and bizarre and I loved every single minute of it. I can't put into words how much I enjoyed this. I went into this book not really knowing what to expect so I was definitely in for a rollercoaster. It went places I wasn't expecting and that's fine with me.

I really liked our main character, Shadow. I think he was the perfect character to go on this adventure with. I liked his character and his personality was really kinda laid
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Keksisbaby
Shadow wird nach drei Jahren einige Tage früher aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, weil seine Frau bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen ist. Auf dem Weg zu ihrer Beerdigung begegnet er Wednesday einem alten kauzigen Mann, der ihm einen Job anbietet. Zunächst will er ablehnen, doch es wird immer deutlicher, dass er keine andere Aufgabe draußen hat und so willigt er ein, Wednesdays‘ Bodyguard zu werden. Ohne es zu ahnen gerät er in einen Krieg zwischen den alten und neuen Göttern in Amerika. All jene ...more
Rebecca
I couldn't get past the first thirty something pages or so. When the one character was getting swallowed head first by the succubus' vagina, I knew it was time to put this down. I mean, I know Greek mythology is pretty crazy sometimes and this was a sort of modern take on mythology, but I think I'd rather read Percy Jackson and and the Olympians which does a great job of taking mythology into the modern era without being ridiculously crass. Sorry Neil Gaiman. Your Doctor Who episode was superb b ...more
Rachel
Jan 29, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Steph
Jul 29, 2017 rated it really liked it
Len
May 07, 2012 marked it as to-read
Candace
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Shannon
Sep 22, 2012 marked it as to-read
Nenax
Sep 22, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantsy, support-lb
Megan the Vegan
Oct 26, 2012 marked it as to-read
Patrícia Rodrigues
Jan 17, 2013 marked it as tbr-fiction
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Peg
Jan 28, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Marie-Anne
Feb 12, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, mythology
Brindi Michele
Oct 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
Kathy
Jul 24, 2015 marked it as to-read
Anna Weiss
Jul 24, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Gea
Nov 25, 2015 marked it as abandoned
Lena
Apr 10, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Candy
May 04, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Chris Torretta
May 15, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Artemisia Sage
Sep 23, 2016 marked it as to-read
Amy
Dec 27, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition