Not a fanAnother story that had a really interesting idea but just couldn't follow through the execution. I mean, very interesting ideas, but we're talking about a science fiction award, and this is fantasy.
American Gods (2001)
Others: Mixed American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow.
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- 9780755322817
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- 608 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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Not a fan
Loved itit's an amazing achievement and a love letter to the country that he moved move to for the work the art by itself I had to leave it on there separating art from the artist a bit
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Not a fanI tried American Gods and dnfed it
Not a fanAmerican Gods is by Neil Gaiman and yeah, I just didn't like it. I'm just not a Gaiman fan.
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Loved itthis is amazing I loved it and this is definitely a book that I would love to revisit at some point
Loved itA very interesting concept I was really drawn to the plot. I love Neil Gaiman's writing style. Really intrigued by the characters but I think with this one just the timing, I fell into a bit of a reading slump.
Loved itI really enjoyed it's definitely a very interesting book at times like I found with some of Neil G's writing it can read a little bit like a weird fever dream but itself I really enjoyed the story I thought it really had an interesting plot with a lot of twists and turns
MixedI've read American Gods I didn't especially love I liked it but I found it just weird and I didn't find it that engaging from the first like it took me a long time to get into it