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American gods
Posted on 1/18/15 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 1/18/15 at 8:15 pm
15% in. Bought it bc wanderin red says he reads it twice a year. As a reader, this intrigued me.
So far, it's weird but I can't put it down.
What's up with all the starz references I'm seeing when I google on movie board. Is it a possible miniseries?
Also, any thoughts on the book with no spoilers? I'm already forming my own theories...
So far, it's weird but I can't put it down.
What's up with all the starz references I'm seeing when I google on movie board. Is it a possible miniseries?
Also, any thoughts on the book with no spoilers? I'm already forming my own theories...
This post was edited on 1/18/15 at 8:17 pm
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:08 pm to Sir Drinksalot
great book. really enjoy Gaiman. it's supposed to be turned into like an 8 part miniseries, from what i recall. it gets less weird but more intriguing the more you get in.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:11 pm to quail man
Read his other stuff too. Ananzi Boys and The Graveyard Book are my favorite. Ananzi Boys has some of the same characters but it's a comedy and it isn't so fricking depressing you want to shoot yourself.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:19 pm to Sir Drinksalot
A good book. I read it every few years when I don't have anything else in particular that I am waiting to read. It is weird but I keep coming back.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 9:33 pm to Sir Drinksalot
75% in myself.
Having similar experience. Really enjoying it. Hard to explain why.
Lots of theories, but less than a few pages ago.
Having similar experience. Really enjoying it. Hard to explain why.
Lots of theories, but less than a few pages ago.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 11:01 pm to Sir Drinksalot
Possibly my favorite book ever. Gaiman's sense of fantasy and magical-realism is one of a kind. Great use of culture and religion, and, as usual with Gaiman, a wonderful twist on tropes and previous ideas. And the writing is on par with the best in the world. There are few wasted words. Rarely do you get a writer who is as gifted with wordplay and as gifted with imagination as Gaiman.
Read Anansi Boys and Neverwhere. They are his most accessible books. American Gods is his best, but least accessible. His new book for adults, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is a trip. Reminded me of Spirited Away and is absolutely excellent.
If you like comics, read Sandman. Widely considered one of the best comics series ever written.
Read Anansi Boys and Neverwhere. They are his most accessible books. American Gods is his best, but least accessible. His new book for adults, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is a trip. Reminded me of Spirited Away and is absolutely excellent.
If you like comics, read Sandman. Widely considered one of the best comics series ever written.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:05 am to LoveThatMoney
For good old debate's sake, I'm going to disagree with you. I thought that The Graveyard book is Gaiman's best. I still have to read Neverwhere and Stardust, but I've read American Gods and I liked it but it didn't strike me as anything particularly special.
American Gods is full of truths and half truths. There's a lot of room for misinterpretation which I did several times and had to go back and reexamine. It's an ambitious book and a big book. Not terribly memorable though.
As I've said before, and a reason I've said on this site multiple times for not liking anything, I didn't give a crap about shadow. He didn't give a crap about himself, why should I. I felt bad for Laura. All the other characters come across as two-timing petty thieves. I thought it was an interesting look into an interesting world but it could have been so much more. I was really expecting something else.
The Graveyard Book on the other hands is simple. It's a children's book. It's a children's book for adults. It's simply about the raising of a child. But it's really about relationships as you grow up. How we see people as we age. I'm still struck with the last chapter of GB. Also, the events are a lot more memorable than anything in American Gods. The trip to Ghulheim alone was fantastic.
American Gods is full of truths and half truths. There's a lot of room for misinterpretation which I did several times and had to go back and reexamine. It's an ambitious book and a big book. Not terribly memorable though.
As I've said before, and a reason I've said on this site multiple times for not liking anything, I didn't give a crap about shadow. He didn't give a crap about himself, why should I. I felt bad for Laura. All the other characters come across as two-timing petty thieves. I thought it was an interesting look into an interesting world but it could have been so much more. I was really expecting something else.
The Graveyard Book on the other hands is simple. It's a children's book. It's a children's book for adults. It's simply about the raising of a child. But it's really about relationships as you grow up. How we see people as we age. I'm still struck with the last chapter of GB. Also, the events are a lot more memorable than anything in American Gods. The trip to Ghulheim alone was fantastic.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:29 am to athenslife101
Can someone give me a summary of what it is about
Posted on 1/19/15 at 12:41 am to lsuguy13
My rather excellent if I do say so myself spoiler free previews
American Gods: A man is released from jail with the news that his best friend/employer and wife are dead. He's propositioned to work with a man whose named Mr Wednesday who is more than he appears. They set out on a journey to revive the past.
Anasazi Boys: A British man learns that his father dies and returns from London to Florida to learn that his father was really a god and that he has a brother who also has the powers of a god. They share an apartment. Hilarity ensues.
The Graveyard Book: A man murderers an entire family but the baby escapes and ends up in a cemetery. The inhabitants of the cemetery (ghosts, other things) decide to raise the child themselves. Based on the Jungle Book.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A young boy meets a new playmate of a mysterious girl around the time of a suicide. The girl educates the boy on the mysterious side of the world.
American Gods: A man is released from jail with the news that his best friend/employer and wife are dead. He's propositioned to work with a man whose named Mr Wednesday who is more than he appears. They set out on a journey to revive the past.
Anasazi Boys: A British man learns that his father dies and returns from London to Florida to learn that his father was really a god and that he has a brother who also has the powers of a god. They share an apartment. Hilarity ensues.
The Graveyard Book: A man murderers an entire family but the baby escapes and ends up in a cemetery. The inhabitants of the cemetery (ghosts, other things) decide to raise the child themselves. Based on the Jungle Book.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A young boy meets a new playmate of a mysterious girl around the time of a suicide. The girl educates the boy on the mysterious side of the world.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 12:47 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 6:19 pm to athenslife101
After I'm done with this one I want to read more by this author. Such a pleasant mix of simple modern language with old ideas.
Can you guys please list the rest of his books in order that you liked?
Can you guys please list the rest of his books in order that you liked?
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:25 pm to quail man
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American gods
I downloaded this book out of curiosity, but I haven't been able to bring myself to actually read it. I'f afraid it's going to be one of those bad fantasy bullshite things that I loathe.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 7:30 pm to VOR
so far there is fantasy but not in the cheesy wizard/dragon way. It makes you think about a lot of things.
Posted on 1/19/15 at 8:18 pm to Sir Drinksalot
I really enjoyed it. It's been a while since I''ve read much sci fi/fantasy but I used to tear it up and Roger Zelazny was one of my favorite. American Gods has elements of Lord of Light, Creatures of Light and Darkness, and the Amber series. Gaiman is a better writer but there is a reason that he mentions Zelazny in the forward and there is also a nice nod to Lord of Light (probably my favorite science fiction book). I'm looking forward to reading more of Gaiman (have read a few others, all good but not quite at the level of American Gods).
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:45 pm to Tigris
Good Omens was the first Gaiman book (written with Terry Pratchett) that I ever read and it is still one of my favorites. Despite the fact that it is about the end of the world, the antichrist, etc., it's actually less dark and has almost a Douglas Adams feel to it.
Loved American Gods as well. Like it or not, I'm not sure how anyone could say that the book isn't memorable; the imagery is so vivid and surreal that you could say that it is haunting.
Loved American Gods as well. Like it or not, I'm not sure how anyone could say that the book isn't memorable; the imagery is so vivid and surreal that you could say that it is haunting.
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