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Pros

Shadow is a recently released ex-convict who only wants to get home to his beloved wife. Shadow becomes an integral part of this conflict and the one who brings it to its final *. The main character is shadow, and he is hired by mr. Town to do his bid...  Read More

An imaginative, engaging vehicle for exploring religiosity. American gods is extremely unique, adult in tone, and really cares about the history and mythology. I look forward to that modern mythology that examines how the new gods are worshipped and h...  Read More

The scope of the novel is grand while specificity drives the action. But it all resolves. It just is.

On the sentence level, he excels. His powers of description hark back to classical literature. Gaiman understands motivation -- that of the characters, and also his readers.

Neil gaiman brings to life new gods of the america's. He knows how people will react, and his overall storytelling that gods can die over time as they fade from memory is an interesting point. I choose to follow the one god that still lives and always...  Read More



Cons

Rough cut (also known as deckled edged), out-of-quality version has been delivered. Cheap gray paper looks dirty. This is clearly a printer's mistake that they have decided to send out to people hoping that the majority of us will not send the book ba...  Read More

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Quality


Much credit goes to gaiman for being careful with the gods that people follow in current times and in some instances a very long time


New writes as a mortal man whos life becomes intertwined with the american gods as they prepare for a great battle a battle of new vs old


All that being said having finished the book i must say i am left feeling disappointed


Still this didnt really work very well for me because of the way there were too many loose ends combined with the fact that eve...  Read More

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Neil gaiman brings to life new gods of the americas

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    american, old, new, many and novel.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 55,082 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 11 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I started with the netflix version


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    The thoughts and experiences are slightly disjointed and confusing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive not read anything quite like american gods


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Except neverwhere but that didnt have the breadth or depth of american gods


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They do share the same jaunty style and irreverent attitude


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The book does not follow tv show totally but it has some interesting extras they did not include in the show


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The yin yang of it i suppose


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Or maybe its because the distinction between simple and complex is simply due to a matter of perspective

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