American Gods

author:	Neil Gaiman (2001)
series:	American Gods #1
date read:	2012-02-01
pages:	635
lists:	fantasy , five-stars , myths-legends
rating:	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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.

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