A review by thedigitaldash_
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

4.0

this book was published in 2001 so i want to account for that. however, i think it brings up a great question about appropriations in literature. there’s a section in this book that’s essentially a tale about transatlantic slavery, and it times it felt self-indulgent as written from the perspective of a white man. i know it was written in a different time but, it was very questionable to me. another issue i had is that occasionally, gaiman overexplained plot points as if he didn’t trust his audience to understand what happened. it killed the cleverness and momentum of the plot and his writing.

i know i just complained but despite that, i loved this book. i really did fall in love with the atmosphere and the characters. it definitely felt dated, but i can’t say i didn’t enjoy it.