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Doreen Dalesandro
Dec 16, 2010 added it  ·  review of another edition
Genre: fantasy
I listened to this book.

I've read several books by Neil Gaiman and have enjoyed them. I don't know what to make of American Gods. There are parts that make absolutely no sense to me and I can't for the life of me understand how they fit into the rest of the story. I had problems with the mp3 book I downloaded so I plan on reading it again. ...more
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Anita
Feb 07, 2013 rated it it was ok
I'm so unsettled by this book. Maybe I'm not smart enough to catch all the purported genius. The book started off well and then just ... dissolved into utter nonsense. I hate to use that word - - it's not what I really mean. I'm at the end and I'm confused - - kind of. Having said that, I can't really put it down and maybe that's the genius of Gaiman after all. ...more
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Vincent McCrink
Jan 30, 2010 rated it really liked it
Though it does drag in the beginning and does not live up to some of Gaiman's other work (Sandman, Marvelman), this book is really excellent (and everything that is boring in the beginning becomes more interesting later). The concept of the New Gods is great, and I'm excited for his planned direct sequel focusing on them. I also enjoyed how Greek mythology was barely referenced in favor of dozens of other mythologies. Far too long has mythology been equated with Greek mythology (and this was wri ...more
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Lianne
Jan 15, 2011 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Underwhelming, but maybe that's because I expect a lot from Neil Gaiman. I'm always hoping to be blown away like I was with Sandman. ...more
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Rob
Aug 24, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: genre-fiction, fantasy, everyone-dies
The forced adult-ness grates a bit more than when I read this book in high school, but otherwise it's still very enjoyable. ...more
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Maria
Feb 11, 2010 rated it liked it
Denka
Apr 25, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Kate
Apr 27, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, fiction, favorites
Kristin
May 01, 2010 added it
Shelves: gave-up
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Jul 24, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Sep 09, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 04, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 06, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Mar 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Aslı Özenç
Apr 03, 2011 marked it as to-read
Jeff Peppers
Jun 24, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: the-best
Susan Asplund
Jul 03, 2011 rated it really liked it
Ignatz
Jul 14, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 29, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: modern-fiction, fantasy
Cynthia
Jul 08, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: favorite-magical-realism
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Nov 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 27, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Jan 20, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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May 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jean-Michel
Dec 01, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rob
Aug 24, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Gary
Feb 28, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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