American Gods (American Gods, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Jul 06, 2011 bsc rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, fantasy, read-2011

I got talked into reading another Gaiman book and yet again it felt like a waste of time. I guess this will be my last. Too bad, because I like the man quite a bit.

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Feb 06, 2008 Velvetink rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, read-2006

*note to self.copy from Al.

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May 24, 2008 Lauren rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, gaiman

Very fascinating book. It took me a while to get the flow of the story and about 400 pages to feel like I could put enough of the pieces together to fully understand what was going on. I realized half way through the book that though Gaiman is writing in third-person, we only know as much as Shadow knows. I found this slow unfolding of information a treat...like a piece of chocolate you meticulously ration off because you want it to last ever so much longer. Gaiman is also a master with language ...more

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Nov 21, 2012 hawkeye rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4point5-stars

I was trying to remember if I've read any other Gaiman novels. I don't think so. I read many Sandman issues long ago. At sometime, I got to feeling the Gaiman was too clever or mainstream for me. I tend to more like fantasies and fictions that take me very far away from anything current or "of this world". Gaiman always seemed too relevant for me, and with a title like "American Gods," I was reasonably nervous. But, _everyone_ seemed to _really_ love it, so...

It was sortof what I expected; AND, ...more

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Nov 28, 2010 Drew Kerlee rated it really liked it

entertaining, fatty book, I usually can't make it through them, but this one was just fine!
(great review, I bet you're much smarter about this book now) ...more

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