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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reading this was like staring into an abyss.
Paint dried faster.
He's always seemed a little too satisfied with his apparent brilliance, but I've never seen it. Dead wood.
Paint dried faster.
He's always seemed a little too satisfied with his apparent brilliance, but I've never seen it. Dead wood.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's nothing wrong with the book; I'm just not feeling it right now.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One year for Christmas, a good friend gave me a paperback copy of this book. At the time, I had never heard of it, nor the author, and knowing my taste in books is not really in-line with his (He's a history buff and also a huge fan of [a:Raymond E. Feist|8588|Raymond E. Feist|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1190654917p2/8588.jpg]), I was admittedly not excited by it. But one day with nothing to read, I started it. And I never put it down.
I have since read everything I can get my hands on by Neil Gaiman, as well as seeing MirrorMask (for which he wrote the screenplay). While nothing has lived up to American Gods, everything he has written has been great. If only everyone involved in the arts -- television, movies -- was as imaginative as Gaiman! If I could do it over, I'd start off reading [b:Neverwhere|14497|Neverwhere|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348747943s/14497.jpg|16534], easing slowly into Gaiman's style, before taking on the more epic American Gods.
Update: I decided to listen to the full-cast audio of the author's preferred edition of the book, and I highly recommend it. I had forgotten exactly how much I loved this book, and this audio production made it very easy to fall in love all over again.
I have since read everything I can get my hands on by Neil Gaiman, as well as seeing MirrorMask (for which he wrote the screenplay). While nothing has lived up to American Gods, everything he has written has been great. If only everyone involved in the arts -- television, movies -- was as imaginative as Gaiman! If I could do it over, I'd start off reading [b:Neverwhere|14497|Neverwhere|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348747943s/14497.jpg|16534], easing slowly into Gaiman's style, before taking on the more epic American Gods.
Update: I decided to listen to the full-cast audio of the author's preferred edition of the book, and I highly recommend it. I had forgotten exactly how much I loved this book, and this audio production made it very easy to fall in love all over again.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No