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mattreadsbooks23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
drink24get's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
heorina13's review against another edition
4.0
And now I'm really looking forward to see the tv series!
airdevil188's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
gnatie's review against another edition
2.5
This is very much a boys book. The women in here are basically just for sex, which is disgusting and makes me dislike the book. It’s also pretty confusing and slow in the beginning which is not a great combo to have. Also I know historically gods and powerful men like to have sex with underage girls but if you’re writing a fantasy novel, you can absolutely choose not to do that. Statutory rape isn’t cute and doesn’t need to happen in fantasy novels, especially with characters the audience is supposed to like.
The whole modern vs olden gods thing is cool and it was interesting to read about all the characters but this book just doesn’t have enough umph to it. For what it’s about and what happens, you’d expect the reader to care more but I just didn’t give a shit about the main character. I didn’t care about any of them. I didn’t like any of them and tbh I don’t know if we are supposed to.
The cons were cool and I liked the bonus stuff at the end where Gaiman says that people have tried his cons successfully so he’s learned to fuzz the details a bit more so people can’t use his literature as inspiration any more.
Other than that tho, this book is not his best work at all. If you’re a man, you’ll probably like this, but ladies: I’d stay away. It’s not worth it. It’s too long to suck this much.
The whole modern vs olden gods thing is cool and it was interesting to read about all the characters but this book just doesn’t have enough umph to it. For what it’s about and what happens, you’d expect the reader to care more but I just didn’t give a shit about the main character. I didn’t care about any of them. I didn’t like any of them and tbh I don’t know if we are supposed to.
The cons were cool and I liked the bonus stuff at the end where Gaiman says that people have tried his cons successfully so he’s learned to fuzz the details a bit more so people can’t use his literature as inspiration any more.
Other than that tho, this book is not his best work at all. If you’re a man, you’ll probably like this, but ladies: I’d stay away. It’s not worth it. It’s too long to suck this much.
desibaker83's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fabulous book. That's really all that needs to be said about it. Seriously, read this book!
mariamalei's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.75
lisa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
5.0
Oh. My. GODS!!! I was encouraged to read this book by two friends of mine and I finally gave in. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. What an amazing book by Neil Gaiman!
br1sr3alm's review against another edition
4.0
So much to comment upon here. I am overwhelmed. Really enjoying my late intro to Gaiman's work. Is it enough to say I was simultaneously entertained, horrified, and perplexed?