26. Feb.
Bewertung:5

Wow! Was für eine Geschichte! Ein Roadtrip - äußerlich, innerlich. Eine Held:Innenreise à la Joseph Campbell. Shadow gerät völlig ahnungslos inmitten eines Kampfes zwischen den alten und den modernen Göttern. Vieles in der Geschichte wirkt „dreamlike“, man sollte sich darauf einlassen, um die Geschichte genießen zu können. Zwischendurch Einschübe über alte Götter, historische Ereignisse, die mich sehr nachdenklich gestimmt haben.

American Gods. 10th Anniversary Edition
American Gods. 10th Anniversary Editionvon Neil GaimanHarper Collins Publ. USA
3. Juni
Bewertung:3.5

Strange, long-winding and mysterious

What a strange book. It reads like a roadtrip of assembled riddle-ridden moments and I guess... fair enough, that is probably the point of it. I loved the balance or realism and myth and the weird style you get by blending both. Don't be fooled, this is no sugary tale and there are a lot of questionable moments but, again, the questions kind of seem to be the point. And I really like Shadow as a protagonist. He works well as the person to walk beside of this adventure- exploration of the American Soul- roadtrip-detective story- tale of old?! I think I need to read up on some old myths to understand even more what is going on here though...^^

American Gods. 10th Anniversary Edition
American Gods. 10th Anniversary Editionvon Neil GaimanHarper Collins Publ. USA