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A review by writervid
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
*and I continue my way through Neil Gaiman's extensive body of work*
I think this might be my favorite thing by him thus far, actually, although I think part of that might just come from getting older and enjoying the slower, subtler parts of books more. It certainly caters to my interests of history coming alive, and says so many interesting and thoughtful things about the American consciousness and the patterns of history. It's an extremely clever book, and one I think I will have to pick up again to better understand all of it. I spotted an annotated copy at Barnes and Noble and I'd be curious to read that.
My only large qualm is the pacing. I enjoyed the slower pace, but it's harder to pick up at any given moment and read for a minute--hence me spending nearly a month with this. My other qualm is I wish the Hinzelman arc/ending had tied more into the larger arc with Wednesday, though I understand why it happened in the order it did. This was an epic in its own right, and I'm very happy I finally read it.
I think this might be my favorite thing by him thus far, actually, although I think part of that might just come from getting older and enjoying the slower, subtler parts of books more. It certainly caters to my interests of history coming alive, and says so many interesting and thoughtful things about the American consciousness and the patterns of history. It's an extremely clever book, and one I think I will have to pick up again to better understand all of it. I spotted an annotated copy at Barnes and Noble and I'd be curious to read that.
My only large qualm is the pacing. I enjoyed the slower pace, but it's harder to pick up at any given moment and read for a minute--hence me spending nearly a month with this. My other qualm is I wish the Hinzelman arc/ending had tied more into the larger arc with Wednesday, though I understand why it happened in the order it did. This was an epic in its own right, and I'm very happy I finally read it.