American Gods. 10th Anniversary Edition
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Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text. A modern masterpiece from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman.First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Washington Post) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is the story of Shadow—released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident—who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster, Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow’s dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.“Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive.”—George R. R. Martin
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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...^^
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.
Description
Newly updated and expanded with the author’s preferred text. A modern masterpiece from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction, Neil Gaiman.First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of “mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose” (Washington Post) and as a modern phantasmagoria that “distills the essence of America” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). It is the story of Shadow—released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident—who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster, Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow’s dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and Shadow is standing squarely in its path.“Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive.”—George R. R. Martin
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Posts
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...^^