Once again, Neil Gaiman proves his brilliance.
American Gods is the story of a quiet man named Shadow who, after being released from prison finds himself a widower. On his flight home, he meets Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow then he should, and agrees to be Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard. Together, they go on a trip all over the country, visiting Mr. Wednesday's friends and acquaintances and preparing them for an upcoming "storm". But Mr.Wednesday is more than he appears and pretty soon Shadow is being threatened by fat kids in limosines and kidnapped by men with suspciously common names.
I'd rate 5 stars, for its mythological and crazy characters, its beautiful detail and research and its AWESOME ending. Mr. Gaiman does a spectacular job of moving the plot along and adding little treasures of information between the line. Another character from his reknown Sandman Series even makes an appearance. However I do have to rate it M for mature. There are several sexual and gory scenes that I whould consider suitable for anyone under 15.
You know what I really loved about American Gods? All of the different characters that Mr. Gaiman intruduces to the reader. Mr Ibis, and Czernobog, and Mr Nancy, and even the silent and sexy feline that can only be Bast. I loved seeing the Gods and legends of so many cultures personified to our world. For example, Thoth and Anubis, the Gods in charge of judging the dead in ancient Egyptian religion, are funeral directors. How cool is that?! It's that kind of detail that proves how much effort Neil Gaiman puts into his work and I think that just as much effort should be put into praising him.
(Yes, I'm a Neil Gaiman groupee. Shut up.)
I'd rate 5 stars, for its mythological and crazy characters, its beautiful detail and research and its AWESOME ending. Mr. Gaiman does a spectacular job of moving the plot along and adding little treasures of information between the line. Another character from his reknown Sandman Series even makes an appearance. However I do have to rate it M for mature. There are several sexual and gory scenes that I whould consider suitable for anyone under 15.
You know what I really loved about American Gods? All of the different characters that Mr. Gaiman intruduces to the reader. Mr Ibis, and Czernobog, and Mr Nancy, and even the silent and sexy feline that can only be Bast. I loved seeing the Gods and legends of so many cultures personified to our world. For example, Thoth and Anubis, the Gods in charge of judging the dead in ancient Egyptian religion, are funeral directors. How cool is that?! It's that kind of detail that proves how much effort Neil Gaiman puts into his work and I think that just as much effort should be put into praising him.
(Yes, I'm a Neil Gaiman groupee. Shut up.)
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