Reviews
Immensely rewarding . . . . Suffused with . . . powerful imagery and deftly painted characters . . . . A finely crafted novel of weight and significance [with] poetic descriptions, sharp-eyed criticism, and first-rate storytelling. There is much to enjoy, to admire, and to ponder in this unforgettable tale., Gaiman returns to the fertile killing ground that nourished The Sandman: that peculiarly American crossroads where pop culture intersects with religion, violence and death., Provocative yet fun . . . Gaiman has applied his vast breadth of knowledge about all things mythological to a truly high concept., "American Gods manages to reinvent, and reassert, the enduring importance of fantastic literature itself in this late age of the world. Dark fun, and nourishing to the soul." -- Michael Chabon "Provocative yet fun . . . Gaiman has applied his vast breadth of knowledge about all things mythological to a truly high concept." -- Entertainment Weekly "Gaiman returns to the fertile killing ground that nourished The Sandman: that peculiarly American crossroads where pop culture intersects with religion, violence and death." -- Village Voice Literary Supplement "Immensely rewarding . . . . Suffused with . . . powerful imagery and deftly painted characters . . . . A finely crafted novel of weight and significance [with] poetic descriptions, sharp-eyed criticism, and first-rate storytelling. There is much to enjoy, to admire, and to ponder in this unforgettable tale." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Pointed, occasionally comic, often scary, consistently moving and provocative . . . . American Gods is strewn with secrets and magical visions." -- USA Today "Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose-American Gods uses all these to keep the reader turning the pages." -- Washington Post "Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive." -- George R. R. Martin American Gods is sexy, thrilling, dark, funny and poetic." -- Teller, of Penn & Teller "American Gods is like a fast run downhill through a maze -- both exhilarating and twisted." -- Jane Lindskold, author of Changer and, American Gods manages to reinvent, and reassert, the enduring importance of fantastic literature itself in this late age of the world. Dark fun, and nourishing to the soul., Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive; a picaresque journey across America where the travelers are even stranger than the roadside attractions., Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose-American Gods uses all these to keep the reader turning the pages., Pointed, occasionally comic, often scary, consistently moving and provocative . . . . American Gods is strewn with secrets and magical visions., A fascinating tale . . . by turns thoughtful, hilarious, disturbing, uplifting, horrifying and enjoyable -- and sometimes all at once, in a curious sort of way. Those who are familiar with Gaiman's earlier work will find a satisfying yarn by a familiar master storyteller. Those who are meeting him for the first time may be surprised at just how good he is.
