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adina 's review for:
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
I have many thoughts.
- I think I will end up remembering this book fondly because i really liked the last quarter. I love foreshadowing and random elements that are tied together and are brought back and I love cons and revelations and mystery. I think reading it a second time would add so much to the experience. However I will likely not do that because
- I really did not like most of the set up. So many things added for shock value seemily that didn't add anything to the story (in my opinion) (not even "setting the mood", he does that quite well without the weird sexualisation of literally every woman and the gore that read like someone writing bloody scenes and giggling to themselves "hehehe that'll shock them", so idk what he was getting out this) (it oozes of early 2000s).
- I didn't mind the exposition part but I also found it boring in places. It was good content, bad packaging.
- I did like Shadow. I can totally understand where others are coming from, calling him bland and boring, but I liked his approach and point of view. I liked the way he took decisions on the Low Key and had strength in silence and observation.
I can't quite put my thoughts into words and also I forgot the thoughts I had 500 pages ago yanno.
- I think I will end up remembering this book fondly because i really liked the last quarter. I love foreshadowing and random elements that are tied together and are brought back and I love cons and revelations and mystery. I think reading it a second time would add so much to the experience. However I will likely not do that because
- I really did not like most of the set up. So many things added for shock value seemily that didn't add anything to the story (in my opinion) (not even "setting the mood", he does that quite well without the weird sexualisation of literally every woman and the gore that read like someone writing bloody scenes and giggling to themselves "hehehe that'll shock them", so idk what he was getting out this) (it oozes of early 2000s).
- I didn't mind the exposition part but I also found it boring in places. It was good content, bad packaging.
- I did like Shadow. I can totally understand where others are coming from, calling him bland and boring, but I liked his approach and point of view. I liked the way he took decisions on the Low Key and had strength in silence and observation.
I can't quite put my thoughts into words and also I forgot the thoughts I had 500 pages ago yanno.