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re: Just finished American Gods
Posted on 10/23/23 at 6:57 pm to auyushu
Posted on 10/23/23 at 6:57 pm to auyushu
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There are some pretty cool ideas and characters in there, but the overall story and ending are fairly mediocre to me.
It's not nearly on the same level as Sandman, Stardust, or Neverwhere for me.
It's not really the style that suits Gaiman the best and I agree that the books you mentioned are somewhat better. But I really enjoyed American Gods as the style was basically a tribute to old school Roger Zelazny which I really loved many decades ago in my youth. Zelazny was a master at blending mythology, fantasy, and science fiction. And not coincidently the older Zelazny was friends with and influenced a younger Gaiman (and GRR Martin). The ending wasn't all that satisfying but typical of the kind of thing that Zelazny did in the Amber series. The ending also felt like a bit of a nod to the Illuminatus series which is really fun. As has been said the audiobook version is excellent with all the different narrators. It may not be the best Gaiman but it's still a very enjoyable book to me.
Posted on 10/23/23 at 10:26 pm to Tigris
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But I really enjoyed American Gods as the style was basically a tribute to old school Roger Zelazny which I really loved many decades ago in my youth.
Can't say it really reminded me of Zelazny at all, and Zelazny is one of my favorites.
Honestly I'd say Neverwhere or Stardust would be closer to Zelazny style stuff to me. I guess I could see some similarities between Shadow and the son in the second Amber series, but other than that I can't see it.
I think American Gods is frustrating because there is a great book in there, it just doesn't quite hit the mark.
This post was edited on 10/23/23 at 10:28 pm
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