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A review by dans_bookscape
American Gods: Author's Perferred Text by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
There’s nothing better than at time than a big book that sucks you into its world and leaves you just wanting more of it. As sad as it is when it's finished, the journey through it was just so fun!
American Gods follows Shadow Moon, a recently realised prisoner, as he travels small town America recruiting for a battle between the Old Gods and the New Gods. Shadows wife has died as he was due to be realised leaving him with nothing but a job opportunity with a man known to him as Mr Wednesday. On his journey with Mr Wednesday, Shadows sees behind the veil, interacting with barely remembered God’s that America has forgotten, they are angry and want their place in back in the minds of the people.
Having watched the TV adaptation of American Gods I knew I would enjoy this but sometimes get a bit put off by larger books, which is stupid as I normally enjoy them immensely.
I’m starting to realise I love books that have the main protagonist just chilling in some small town, while the main plot is still going on around them but in that moment they have much smaller problems to deal with that become their main focus.
This is just an excellent book, Shadow is a great character to follow and interactions with various Gods are fascinating, low key funny and scary. The Coming to America sections are amazing and often unsettling. American Gods is rich in detail, with Neil Gaiman only writing about places he has actually visited.
Couldn’t recommend this book enough, although this won’t be for everyone it, this is definitely one that will be a re-read in future for me.
American Gods follows Shadow Moon, a recently realised prisoner, as he travels small town America recruiting for a battle between the Old Gods and the New Gods. Shadows wife has died as he was due to be realised leaving him with nothing but a job opportunity with a man known to him as Mr Wednesday. On his journey with Mr Wednesday, Shadows sees behind the veil, interacting with barely remembered God’s that America has forgotten, they are angry and want their place in back in the minds of the people.
Having watched the TV adaptation of American Gods I knew I would enjoy this but sometimes get a bit put off by larger books, which is stupid as I normally enjoy them immensely.
I’m starting to realise I love books that have the main protagonist just chilling in some small town, while the main plot is still going on around them but in that moment they have much smaller problems to deal with that become their main focus.
This is just an excellent book, Shadow is a great character to follow and interactions with various Gods are fascinating, low key funny and scary. The Coming to America sections are amazing and often unsettling. American Gods is rich in detail, with Neil Gaiman only writing about places he has actually visited.
Couldn’t recommend this book enough, although this won’t be for everyone it, this is definitely one that will be a re-read in future for me.