American Gods

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key words: funeral homes, twin peaks-esque small towns & the humour of ancient gods

I really enjoy mythology in general (that's what six years of classics study will do to you, I guess) and this book was such a cool way of... handling that? I suppose?

The book is called American Gods but none of the Gods are really American (or they are, or become that at the very least at some point). They're brought to life by the people that believe in them, and in the 21st century many of the “smaller” ones seem to be dying, slowly. Which means war (obviously. Gods always mean war). Anway, enter Shadow, who just got released from prison to find out his wife died (until she didn't) and he doesn't have a job anymore (until he does). Shadow gets to join us in our exploration of a wide range of gods from all over, now settled in America, as he finds himself in the midst of their war for no reason known to him.

I like Neil Gaiman. I like his sense of humour, and though this wasn't my favourite book of his, I really enjoyed it. It was sort of educational in a not too obtrusive way and carefully crafted which is exactly the way I appreciate my stories. Couldn't always relate too much to the characters but that was alright. They were a relatively easy 750 pages to go through anyway.