Reviews tagging 'Death'

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

115 reviews

stormeno's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

lancemama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Cannibalism, War, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Body horror, and Bullying

lea8914lh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Slavery

peggy_racham's review against another edition

3.25

Perhaps I wasn't the right audiance for this book. Its was strange and strangely slow at times

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Violence

ee_comins's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Colonisation, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Fire/Fire injury

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, Grief, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Abandonment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Colonisation, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Cultural appropriation, Pregnancy, Suicide, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, and War

maidinnah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

A nuanced, devilishly detailed piece of literature that burned very slow, but clicked by the end. Gaiman writes like a brewing storm, offering profound insights into the power of belief, manifestation, and narrative, specifically in how they shaped the ideas and realities of America. Because of these insights, this was a thought-provoking, resonant novel for me. However, like the multicultural, nebulous nature of the American spirit, American Gods is intentionally inconsistent, meandering, and figurative, making it a challenging novel to recommend. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, and Gore

phvntomstvrs's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Death, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Violence, and Child death

ourlittlelibaryt's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Es war ein unglaublich schwer zu lesendes Buch. Obwohl mich die Geschichte interesiert hat musste ich mich häufig durch die Seiten zwingen. Die Themen und Story sind sehr interessant können es aber nicht alleine aufrecht halten. Am besten fand ich die Kurzgeschichten von Wututu und Agasu, Essie und Salim und des Dschinn.  Noch anzumerken ist das viele gerede über Titten, Klöten und stahlharte Erektionen. Aight I guess

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Colonisation, Slavery, and Death

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, Child death, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, Body horror, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Still my favorite book of all time. What more can I say? It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Death