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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman

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lancemama's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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peggy_racham's review against another edition

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3.25

Perhaps I wasn't the right audiance for this book. Its was strange and strangely slow at times

Edit in light of the news about Neil: The kiss in this now has a different meaning and gives me an icky feeling. I see why I didn't like it.

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enoch_oh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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chronicacademia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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maidinnah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A nuanced, devilishly detailed piece of literature that burned very slow, but clicked by the end. Gaiman writes like a brewing storm, offering profound insights into the power of belief, manifestation, and narrative, specifically in how they shaped the ideas and realities of America. Because of these insights, this was a thought-provoking, resonant novel for me. However, like the multicultural, nebulous nature of the American spirit, American Gods is intentionally inconsistent, meandering, and figurative, making it a challenging novel to recommend.

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gemstonejasper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I finally got around to reading this after it was recommended to me by my older sister. It was good. I enjoyed it. It's a big book, so I used it to try and work through my big book fear. I enjoyed the variety of gods that the book showed. I didn't always know which god it was talking about, but that's more so due to my lack of knowledge about these things. But there were a lot of interesting gods that I now want to learn more about. The audiobook was good. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to people who are into this kind of thing. But it's pretty slow at times, so it's not for everyone.

For me, this book seemed almost like a love letter to the US. The main character travels around (even coming to my city at one point and mentioning a tiny town just minutes from where I grew up). It showed the absolute majesty and beauty of America. But it still acknowledges the horrors, both past and present that America has done. The themes that this book explores are interesting. Neil Gaiman is a master in storytelling.

I wouldn't really call the ending "satisfying," but I don't think that was kind of the point, so I'm not going to hold it against the book.

Content warning that doesn't necessarily fit into any of the listed categories:

The main character, at one point, does have sex with a cat god, which some people may find strange. That scene made me a little uncomfortable.

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glowormbluelady's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this audiobook. The different actors and interactions between the players
I'm not sure that the story would have worked if they hadn't been "gods", but the foreshadowing was awesome. I was not expecting Shadow to interrupt the plan that Odin and Loki had in place for more power, and there was the "secondary?" story about Lakeside and that town.

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