Comments on: Review: American Gods

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:12:20 +0000

Thank you! I’m glad I did the Q&A, I’m not sure how I would have reviewed it otherwise

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:11:56 +0000

Very obscure. I did like trying to figure out who they all were — it made me want to brush up on all my mythology.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:11:29 +0000

It is hard to characterize the book, it has a lot of different things going on that don’t seem to go together at first.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:10:40 +0000

I’m sure you would. It’s not impossible to understand, it just takes some focus and willingness to pay attention. It’s not like William Faulker or anything, an author I find generally incomprehensible.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:09:48 +0000

I’ve heard Anansi Boys is better, so I’m looking forward to trying it — Mr. Nancy was another favorite character I forgot about.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:08:59 +0000

Yeah, I like covers that seem to fit. This one works pretty well, I think

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:07:20 +0000

I think you did a great job reviewing this book! I read the book earlier this year (I think. time alludes me) and didn’t even consider reviewing it as it just feels too complicated and large to cover.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:36:34 +0000

This remains my favorite Gaiman. For dome reason I found his personification of all the gods interesting and I liked puzzling out who they were supposed to be. There’s some pretty obscure gods hidden in there.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:36:29 +0000

This was the first book by him that I read – novel, I mean. I read Smoke and Mirrors first, which I really enjoyed. American Gods was unlike anything I’ve read before or since, like almost anything he writes! If I recall correctly (and I read American Gods several years ago), I liked the premise of the novel very much, and like you, I liked the Egyptian gods/undertakers the best – there was such a melancholy about that whole section, I think I cried reading it – and also, when he discovers about Odin, and who he himself is – I found that moving. Its’ hard to categorize this book, and I know I have to reread it again!

I really enjoyed your review, it helped me recall some of the book, and think about it again. Do try Neverwhere and Coraline – they are both brilliant.

By: bermudaonion

bermudaonion — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:34:03 +0000

Wow, that does sound like a complicated book – I wonder if I’d understand it.