Reviews

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

farbeach's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Really enjoyed listening to this. Great voice acting. Went to sleep way too late several nights because of this. 

anniejoyp's review against another edition

2.0

i've been reading this for a month now and at 299 pages i CANT DO IT ANYMORE. it's super slow and there are so many different anecdotes and mini stories in the middle that whenever i pick the book up again i can never remember where we left off. the protagonist is very passive and that also makes it difficult to slog through, the story just sort of happens around him without him directly affecting it. i'm giving it two stars since i can't give one star to a book i haven't even finished but yeah. annoying as hell.

conventicleofmagpies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yocalico's review against another edition

1.0

i was lent this book, and several people commented on it when they saw me reading it, something to the effect of how brilliant gaiman and his concepts are. perhapsthis is complete speculation but i can't help feeling this is the sort of read people want to say they like to project an illusion of intelligence.

in fact, it was sort of the opposite of most books for me. i enjoyed the first 80 pages or so and thought i would be hooked, but perpetually further lost interest and finally abandoned it around page 500. far too symbolic in a way that strains to be, unnecessarily weird, not in a way that interested me (even though im sure many would say i am accustomed to the weirdest of weirdness in the most ...intimate... of ways :P)and not at all engrossing; maybe i am somewhat unique in this respect, but i read for enjoyment, and i stopped enjoying this one early on.

but then again, maybe I am the one that is unintelligent, and maybe I just didn't get it.

m1thrandir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

danielscones's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kellyechartrand's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ceroxa's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

avi_7120's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really good one of my favorites now

jonnyh9's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5