American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of American Gods: A Novel
Book Review: Bad, Bad Bad!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have never read Niel Gaiman before picking up this book. I do not plan to read him again. The entire plot is pointless, and absurd. The old gods are envious of the new gods. Who cares! If you like to waste time reading bad books then by all means pick it up, otherwise don't.Book Review: Best Summer Reading - Mystery & Philosophy combined!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent book that really shows that talent of an artist. I ran to the bookstore to purchase the book for myself and a bunch of my friends. Though the size and heft is a little intimidating, the thrilling tale page by page keeps you guessing and wondering about what is going on aroung you. Definately a book to battle the mundane.I was a little disappointed in the end in regards to the usage of the symbolizim of the Christ and Father figure, not from a religious view point but because it has been used so many times. I was really enjoying the new mythological concepts being introduced in the book.
This is a must 100% read and would make a great present for anyone.
Book Review: Brilliant and Complex.
Summary: 5 Stars
How can I review a book such as 'American Gods'? Well, let my say that this is Neil Gaiman's deepest and most impressive work I have read. I read many of his tales, and I believe that there is no author who has his talent for creating modern legends, and modern mythologies. So saying it's his best book should give you a rough idea how much I liked this book.'American Gods' has a main story, and a back story. The main storyline evolves around Shadow, an ex-con who is hired by an enigmatic character called Wednesday to be his bodyguard. It takes Shadow some time to realize it, but apparently Wednesday is trying to enlist many odd people all around America for a war.. these people, Shadow finds out, are in fact the old gods from various mythologies. The war is a war of old gods against the new gods... gods of the media, computers and the internet. I would not elaborate much on this storyline, because I don't want to ruin it.
The back story examines ideas which Neil Gaiman likes to explore.. what is belief? what are gods? what happens to gods when there is not so much belief anymore? The book is filled with ideas and characters from so many mythologies.. I'm sure I missed many of these anecdotes, most are not explained at all. This creates such a deep background.
The book has such a feeling of loss, of old passing away, and new things waiting for their own demise.. this held me captivated, I could not put the book down until I finished it.
To summarize: I wholeheartly recommend this book - but beware, as it is definitely not light reading.
Book Review: Brilliantly spun tale
Summary: 5 Stars
American Gods is truly a crafted story, which is to say it is true to the craft that is writing. A satire on the American condition, it rings true to many arenas of thought, from philosophy to religion to the American dream. It was difficult to put down; it catches the reader in it completely, creating a view of the world you may have not seen before.Book Review: Buy It
Summary: 5 Stars
Simply put, Different, Enjoyable, and I'm not going to write the whole plot in my "review". I loved this book, never wrote a review before, but,however, this book deserved it. I want to travel, find these places, gods, pay homage, make them survive. If I have to give up...All This....so be it