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by Neil Gaiman (Author) "Shadow had done three years in prison ..." (more)
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American Gods is Neil Gaiman's best and most ambitious novel yet, a scary, strange, and hallucinogenic road-trip story wrapped around a deep examination of the American spirit. Gaiman tackles everything from the onslaught of the information age to the meaning of death, but he doesn't sacrifice the razor-sharp plotting and narrative style he's been delivering since his Sandman days.

Shadow gets out of prison early when his wife is killed in a car crash. At a loss, he takes up with a mysterious character called Wednesday, who is much more than he appears. In fact, Wednesday is an old god, once known as Odin the All-father, who is roaming America rounding up his forgotten fellows in preparation for an epic battle against the upstart deities of the Internet, credit cards, television, and all that is wired. Shadow agrees to help Wednesday, and they whirl through a psycho-spiritual storm that becomes all too real in its manifestations. For instance, Shadow's dead wife Laura keeps showing up, and not just as a ghost--the difficulty of their continuing relationship is by turns grim and darkly funny, just like the rest of the book.

Armed only with some coin tricks and a sense of purpose, Shadow travels through, around, and underneath the visible surface of things, digging up all the powerful myths Americans brought with them in their journeys to this land as well as the ones that were already here. Shadow's road story is the heart of the novel, and it's here that Gaiman offers up the details that make this such a cinematic book--the distinctly American foods and diversions, the bizarre roadside attractions, the decrepit gods reduced to shell games and prostitution. "This is a bad land for Gods," says Shadow.

More than a tourist in America, but not a native, Neil Gaiman offers an outside-in and inside-out perspective on the soul and spirituality of the country--our obsessions with money and power, our jumbled religious heritage and its societal outcomes, and the millennial decisions we face about what's real and what's not. --Therese Littleton --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.



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Neil Gaiman sait redonner aux légendes établies un souffle nouveau. Celui qui, dans une nouvelle éblouissante, a osé présenter Blanche-Neige comme une criminelle sadique, se permet, dans American Gods, de mêler mythologie et conflits de l'Amérique d'aujourd'hui...
Quand les anciens dieux se sont installés en Amérique, amenés par de hardis navigateurs puis par les vagues successives d'émigrants, ils pensaient trouver un territoire à la mesure de leurs ambitions. Peu à peu, cependant, leurs pouvoirs ont décliné : Anubis - l'ancien dieu des morts égyptien - en est réduit à travailler dans une entreprise de pompes funèbres ! Et de nouvelles idoles - cinéma ou Internet - se sont imposées. C'est pourtant un humain, Ombre, qui se retrouve au cœur d'un conflit titanesque : à peine sorti de prison, découvrant que sa femme est morte et que son meilleur ami était son amant, il accepte un contrat aussi dangereux qu'étrange...
Passionnant roman-fleuve, American Gods confirme que Neil Gaiman est un auteur aux ambitions littéraires affirmées et un raconteur d'histoires hors du commun. --Stéphane Nicot --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes My Top 10 Books List, Feb 16 2007
By Blair Snider (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is an absolutely fabulous book, and a must read for all fans of mythology and meta-mythology. It absolutely blew me away, and stayed in my thoughts for many, many days after I was done reading it.

This book was my introduction to Gaiman, and I still think it is his best (although his other stuff is great too).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Sep 20 2006
By Natalie R. Dinn "Nat" (Edmonton, AB CANADA) - See all my reviews
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I, personally, adored this book. I loved the descriptive art Gaiman used throughout the story, whether he was describing a character or an atmosphere... he made you feel it. This is by far, one of the most intriguing, and fascinating books I have ever read, and I loved every minute of it. :)
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars I had trouble picking it up...even when I wanted to, Feb 20 2003
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The book gets off to a good start introducing a very cool idea and some pretty cool characters. The problem is that for the bulk of the book nothing much happens to them. There is little character development and the plot drags on at an awful pace. I found my self liking this book in theory but not in actuality. Read it if you want to but be prepared not to like it as much as you want to.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Concept
I really enjoyed this book. The concept was so intriguing, and I thought the character of Shadow was very interesting. He was what really kept me turning the pages. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rhonda Stock

5.0 out of 5 stars American Gods
Neil Gaiman has been named as one of the top ten living post-modern writers (the Dictionary of Literary Biography). Read more
Published 2 months ago by Clayton Bye

1.0 out of 5 stars Guh
Gods........was I bored.
His writing is tortuous.It seemed as though he didn't know what he was writing about.
Couldn't finish. Read more
Published on April 3 2006 by J Smit

4.0 out of 5 stars ETBR - American Gods
1. Reflections: When this book was written, it became an immediate bestseller. Previously, Gaiman had only been known for his lengthy and verbose Sandman graphic novels, more of... Read more
Published on Jul 19 2004 by Benjamin Seeberger

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written but fragmented
This book was beautifully written, but I just seemed too fragmented to make much sense. Maybe the concept is just over my head, but I found I didn't enjoy it. Read more
Published on Jul 18 2004 by Weather Witch

3.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Concept With Mediocre Execution
I'm a longtime fan of Neil Gaiman's work, but after reading American Gods it seems to me that dialogue is not the strongest aspect of his talent. Read more
Published on Jul 17 2004 by Christopher S. Kirby

5.0 out of 5 stars ETBR - American Gods
1. Reflections: When this book was released, it became an immediate bestseller. Previously, Gaiman had only been known for his lengthy and verbose graphic novels, more of a... Read more
Published on Jul 15 2004 by Benjamin Seeberger

4.0 out of 5 stars a different book about the Gods
This book is a delight to read. The story never drags and the reader is pulled into the story. The main character, Shadow, is released from prison only to find out his wife was... Read more
Published on Jul 15 2004 by papaphilly

4.0 out of 5 stars Great - but there IS a sequel!
After being such a huge fan of the Sandman series, I approached this book with caution. I read his collection of short stories, 'Smoke and Mirrors' and impressed by it, decided to... Read more
Published on Jul 14 2004 by J. Bennett

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but something missing
The majority of reviewers are right, this is a great novel and well worth reading. The only thing I can say is that there seems to be something missing. Read more
Published on Jul 13 2004 by Anthony

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