Kristin L. (beautyredefined) reviewed on 10/7/2005 + 32 more book reviews

I'm not quite sure what to say about American Gods. It's a bizarre, yet very good book. The main character, Shadow, is waiting out his last days in prison only to find out his wife was killed in a car accident. On his way to the funeral, he meets an interesting character on the plane who knows way too much about Shadow, and the mysterious man offers him a job. Shadow finds himself caught in the middle of a war between the various gods of America - the gods of the past, brought over with the hopes and dreams of the immigrants, and the gods of an increasingly modern society - television, the internet, etc. This book makes you want to cheer for the good guys, but then again, who is really good, and how can we know? This was my first exposure to Gaiman; I'd heard about him many times over, but had never actually picked up a book by him. I think I'll pick up more, and I encourage you to do so too. This is a good, albeit bizarre and strange, book.

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