American Gods is a polarising book, and I belong to the people enchanted by it. Gaiman does wonderfully dirty, touching things with language, and mythology, and just drew me in.
I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.
American Gods
| author: | Neil Gaiman (2001) |
|---|---|
| series: | American Gods #1 |
| date added: | 2015-04-08 |
| date read: | 2012-02-01 |
| pages: | 635 |
| author: | gender:male, origin:british |
| awards: | bsfa-award-nominees, five-stars, hugo-award, hugo-award-nominees, nebula-award, nebula-award-nominees, world-fantasy-award-nominees |
| genre: | fantasy |
| themes: | myths-legends |
| rating: | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
Quotes
Tell him that language is a virus and that religion is an operating system and that prayers are just so much fucking spam.
Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine.
EVERY ENDING IS A NEW BEGINNING. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER IS NONE. YOUR LUCKY COLOR IS DEAD. Motto: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.
A world in which opiates have become the religion of the masses.
As sure as water’s wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end.
“Fuck you and fuck your mother and fuck the fucking horse you fucking rode in on. You will not even die in battle. No warrior will taste your blood. No one alive will take your life. You will die a soft, poor death. You will die with a kiss on your lips and a lie in your heart.”
There’s a trick to it. You do it or you die.
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