A review by the_gandy_man
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

3.5

I like the premise. It's like Percy Jackson, but it feels more real. The gods are more loose and mysterious and there's so many. If the gods were actually real, I would expect it to be more like American Gods than Percy Jackson. I like meeting new gods and maybe I've heard of them maybe I haven't. I like the ways different gods manifest themselves in America. Lots of stories take place in America, but this one feels especially American. I also like the idea that the

whole story is maybe not exactly actually happening, and is just a creative representation of reality. The thought that it isn't actually real makes it feel more real.

The plot is weird. It's pretty simple. It's slow and meanders a lot.

I like the whole Lakeside part, but it doesn't really contribute to the overarching plot. Nothing contributes to the overarching plot, we're just in a perpetual lead-up to a war, until Wednesday dies.

And it's too long. I don't care enough to find out, but I wonder I'd like the original version of this book better, because it feels like it could use some trimming. I think I would've like it less had I read it instead of listened to it.

Shadow is pretty lame. Most of the time he's just going with the flow, I can't think of any choices that felt entirely his. And that's addressed in the book.

His wife says that he isn't "alive".

He still isn't very interesting.