A review by franchescamcastro
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

2.0

i really want to understand what i'm missing here. i know this book won awards and is beloved and is so meaningful to people but i... didn't get it?? i personally chose to read this because the house on the rock museum is one of my favorite places in the world and the last time i was there a worker told me about this book. it was fun to read that section (way shorter than i thought it would be) and to follow the main character's journey through minnesota/wisconsin/rest of the midwest, but that's really all i enjoyed! i didn't care for any of the characters (even the main character, who is not very interesting and his only defining trait is that he's "big" - they seriously describe him as big like 100 times) and the plot didn't connect very well or pay off in the end. i don't regret reading this but wouldn't recommend it to anyone. please someone tell me i'm wrong and explain to me why this is great i wanna know!!!