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Deuses Americanos

Neil Gaiman

4.05 AVERAGE

dark fast-paced

I like the weird and the supernatural and the crazy but for some reason I just couldn't give this Gaiman book even a three! I don't think I laughed a lot while reading this one, maybe the jokes were too American for me to follow, I don't know. And looks like I'm echoing a few other reviewers here in wondering, what really was the point of the whole charade?! I did somehow managed to finish it, all the while thinking that the novel would redeem itself in some way by the end. But what did I get when I reached there? Zilch!

bene questo è il primo libro che mi fa davvero voglia di scriverne una recensione, e solo questo immagino significhi qualcosa, in positivo o in negativo che sia.
partiamo dal fatto che American Gods è stato un progetto ambizioso, diciamo che mescolare la maggior parte degli dei pagani del mondo in una sola storia e farli interagire non è esattamente la prima cosa che uno fa quando si sveglia la mattina, ma Gaiman ci è riuscito, e anche piuttosto bene.
il problema principale di questo libro è la seconda di tre parti, in cui non succede niente. ma il nulla cosmico. vuoto.
a posteriori posso dirti che quella parte è stata essenziale nella crescita di Shadow, che per la maggior parte del libro è un essere amorfo senza personalità, e posso dirti anche che nel periodo che trascorre a Lakeside, Shadow è davvero "una sagoma vuota a forma d'uomo", ma dopo un bel po' di tempo passato a ragionarci sopra mi sono convinto che sia una cosa voluta. e probabilmente il finale non avrebbe lo stesso impatto emotivo senza Mike Ainsel.
ma è stata comunque noiosa.
mi sono invece piaciute molto le storie che raccontano l'arrivo in America dei vari dèi. oh, e Laura. ho adorato il personaggio di Laura.
nel complesso lo trovo un ottimo libro e te lo consiglio sicuramente, ma personalmente preferisco quando Gaiman si concentra su storie per bambini ([b:Il figlio del cimitero|9476198|Il figlio del cimitero|Neil Gaiman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1294666061s/9476198.jpg|2219449] secondo me è un capolavoro).
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny 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: Complicated
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked how original and creative all the ideas were and the ending a lot. I just felt like it meandered and wound around the stories and went too slowly for me to feel sucked into it. Also for some reason I think I like Neil gaimans writing when it’s targeted to younger audiences, the intense sex and violence stuff here felt out of place idk.
adventurous dark 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
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I finally read this book after being urged by my friend for forever! I have to say, I did enjoy it, though it's not in my top ten. I thought the best part about this book was the characters. They were all so intriguing and lively and colorful. I found myself caring intensely about what happened to Shadow in the first few chapters.

I think my sticking point with this book is that it seemed to drag in the middle. It was a lot of waiting... a lot of build up. Then, essentially, nothing happened. The last few chapters reeled me back in, though. I liked this book enough to read [b:Anansi Boys|2744|Anansi Boys (American Gods, #2)|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327870211s/2744.jpg|1007964], so that's a good sign, right?