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sarahdelaemery's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? Yes
5.0
jmrprice's review against another edition
4.0
Sublime mix of mythology and cultural observations - exceptionally entertaining and intriguing.
inajarro's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
angelayn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
georgiacopeland's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
gilmargirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
soupgirl9's review against another edition
3.0
originally i thought this was kinda boring but surprisingly it grew on me… jacquel and ibis for life
manadabomb's review against another edition
5.0
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 Anansi boys, is alive and well and very much still the spider god. Each god is kept alive and viable because people believe in them. Once people move on and quit telling the god stories, the gods become nothing.
Shadow is confronted by Wednesday and enticed to work with him. Wednesday is a god, turns out he's THE god. And Wednesday wants to start a war with the new gods, gods of tv, media, computers, you know the things people all worship now.
Along the way to war, Shadow meets up with Laura, who is dead but not really, and several other gods in disguise. Lucy Ricardo tries to entice him with her breasts and gods fall into crumpled heaps. The war is not what it appeared to be and Shadow does what he can to save both sides.
Probably should have read this before Anansi Boys but it didn't matter too much. American Gods is ripe with imagination and vision. A scary vision, but a vision nonetheless.
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 Anansi boys, is alive and well and very much still the spider god. Each god is kept alive and viable because people believe in them. Once people move on and quit telling the god stories, the gods become nothing.
Shadow is confronted by Wednesday and enticed to work with him. Wednesday is a god, turns out he's THE god. And Wednesday wants to start a war with the new gods, gods of tv, media, computers, you know the things people all worship now.
Along the way to war, Shadow meets up with Laura, who is dead but not really, and several other gods in disguise. Lucy Ricardo tries to entice him with her breasts and gods fall into crumpled heaps. The war is not what it appeared to be and Shadow does what he can to save both sides.
Probably should have read this before Anansi Boys but it didn't matter too much. American Gods is ripe with imagination and vision. A scary vision, but a vision nonetheless.
lethaldose's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the concept this book is built upon, and when I started the book that concept made me feel like I was about to read something transcendent. I kept waiting for the book to become more than what it was, I thought it was going to have something important to say about America or our western culture. It doesn't, and as I became more aware of that the book started to disappoint me, but then I grew to appreciate the book just for what it is. It is a great journey filled with interesting characters, and a few good plot twists. It is book that sticks with you long after putting it down, the characters and places are so vivid and entertaining you don't want to let them go. This book is not for everyone because Gaiman is never in any hurry to get anywhere with writing so you have to be ready for long trip, but if that is your kind of thing, I highly recommend the book.