![]() ![]() I know I’m almost bordering on sacrilegious here, but to be perfectly honest, this sums up my relationship with Neil Gaiman perfectly. Looking at the summary for American Gods, I should love this book, but to my surprise, I did not enjoy it as much as I expected I would. I am also a Dane, and since Norse Mythology was originally what sparked my interest in this, the Vikings and their beliefs have been a life-long passion for me. Wednesday enlists Shadow’s protection and help to seek out his allies. This journey is weird and magical, and so is Shadow, it turns out. Wednesday is preparing for a war between the old gods and the new the gods brought to America throughout the centuries by all the different groups of immigrants and those new ones of technology and media, who are now being worshipped instead. Who may or may not be entirely human (spoiler: he isn’t). After being released from prison and losing his wife on the very same day, he undertakes a road trip with a stranger Wednesday. ![]() ![]() It’s the first review I’ve written since high school, so go easy on me :) I hope you like it!Īmerican Gods is in many ways an odd book, and despite finishing it several weeks ago, I’m still not entirely sure what to make of it. Instead, I’ve written this spiffy review for you of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods which we were going to discuss on the episode. I was supposed to be on our Folklore episode, but due to illness I sadly missed it. ![]()
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