American Gods: A Novel
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a contemporary masterpiece combing mythology, adventure, and illusion―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a stranger offers hi...show more
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Shadow gets released from jail and thrust unknowingly into a world within our world where gods new and old are competing for relevancy to prevent their ultimate demise.
Shadow is not necessarily a good man, but he's not nearly as bad as some of the other characters in this book. Shadow is serving time when we meet him for a robbery gone awry. He's deeply in love with his wife, Laura, and is nearing the end of his sentence.
The end comes faster than anticipated when Laura is killed in a car accident. Shadow is released and things just go downhill from there.
In this book, gods walk the earth. Anansi, from the book ...read more
The end comes faster than anticipated when Laura is killed in a car accident. Shadow is released and things just go downhill from there.
In this book, gods walk the earth. Anansi, from the book ...read more
Great story and cleverly written. Ending felt rushed and wrapped up weird. Wish the mini story lines played a bigger role with the main story.
Gaiman writes a great story. I loved the intertwining of the different religious deities in the story. I spent time trying to place who was from which culture without looking it up. It was fun. It did get a little long around 3/4 through and I struggled holding my attention for a bit. But the story is interesting and I found that again.
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