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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 ...more
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 ...more

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
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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
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