American Gods

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Neil Gaiman, George Guidall: American Gods (Paperback, 2009, HarperPerennial)

Paperback, 592 pages

English language

Published Feb. 23, 2009 by HarperPerennial.

ISBN:
978-0-06-055812-3
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OCLC Number:
52429669

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Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path.

One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece. --back cover

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Really enjoyed this. I've been meaning to read it for quite a while, and it did not disappoint. Interesting premise, and of course Gaiman's writing is a joy. Some lines made me laugh out loud, which is rare for a book. For example: “The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.”

I listened to the full-cast audiobook, which is read from the "author's preferred text." Highly recommend.

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Subjects

  • National characteristics, American -- Fiction.
  • Spiritual warfare -- Fiction.
  • Ex-convicts -- Fiction.
  • Bodyguards -- Fiction.
  • Widowers -- Fiction.