The Bookish Island's Book Review:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Are there spoilers?
I don't really think so.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.
I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 6 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.
Title - American GodsBy - Neil Gaiman
Publication - March 28th 2017 by William Morrow Paperbacks
Copy - Paperback, TV Tie-In, 541 pages
Genre - Contemporary, Fantasy
Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.
Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.
Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...
This is the author's preferred text, never before published in the UK, and is about 12,000 words longer than the previous UK edition.
The Rating:
My Review:
Who is it by?
American Gods is by the author, Neil Gaiman.
I've not read anything by him before so I was doubting whether I would like his writing or not. But I was glad I got to read this book because even though it is amongst the longest books I've read I didn't completely hate everything that was going on.
What is it about?
This book follows the character Shadow who has been recently let out of jail after his wife Laura dies. And how with that he is forever changed. A strange man comes into his life, his wife may not e dead, and he discovers that his world is bigger than he thought. And a lot stranger.
Why did I read it?
I have two reasons why I started reading this book. First of all is the fact that I started watching the series when it came out. It was so cool, with a different than I'm used to, story-wise, and it was beautifully done. So you could say that I loved it and wanted to know more about these characters and this world.
It also didn't hurt that I had just recently, to the show coming out, won a copy of the book via Goodreads giveaway. I was so happy that I got it but then so intimidated by it because the pages were so thin and it was over 500 words. Becoming one of my biggest books, page-wise.
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Did I like it?
I started reading on June 3, 2017 but I stopped reading it. Then started again on October 31, 2017 and finished this book on November 6, 2017.
Who is it by?
American Gods is by the author, Neil Gaiman.
I've not read anything by him before so I was doubting whether I would like his writing or not. But I was glad I got to read this book because even though it is amongst the longest books I've read I didn't completely hate everything that was going on.
What is it about?
This book follows the character Shadow who has been recently let out of jail after his wife Laura dies. And how with that he is forever changed. A strange man comes into his life, his wife may not e dead, and he discovers that his world is bigger than he thought. And a lot stranger.
Why did I read it?
I have two reasons why I started reading this book. First of all is the fact that I started watching the series when it came out. It was so cool, with a different than I'm used to, story-wise, and it was beautifully done. So you could say that I loved it and wanted to know more about these characters and this world.
It also didn't hurt that I had just recently, to the show coming out, won a copy of the book via Goodreads giveaway. I was so happy that I got it but then so intimidated by it because the pages were so thin and it was over 500 words. Becoming one of my biggest books, page-wise.
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Did I like it?
It was a lot more than the show. So I don't know if I like it as much. I just know that I was never bored. And that I managed to read the entire thing so that must mean something. It was wordy and a lot to take in but I didn't hate it.
So now that month have passed since I read it I think I don't completely agree with my original star rating. And that I might be somewhere between 3 stars or 3 and a half stars. Because I didn't hate the ook but I also think the show is better. Don't get me wrong I like Neil Gaiman's writing and how creative this story is. Using real mythology and mixing it with his own way of telling the stories of these gods in modern-day America.
But if I take into account the show and how it brought to life the characters in a really awesome way. Then I don't like the book as much.
Does that make sense?
So now that month have passed since I read it I think I don't completely agree with my original star rating. And that I might be somewhere between 3 stars or 3 and a half stars. Because I didn't hate the ook but I also think the show is better. Don't get me wrong I like Neil Gaiman's writing and how creative this story is. Using real mythology and mixing it with his own way of telling the stories of these gods in modern-day America.
But if I take into account the show and how it brought to life the characters in a really awesome way. Then I don't like the book as much.
Does that make sense?
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