American Gods

Neil Gaiman

This is the book that has finally prompted me to not assign a rating. I started this novel, and found Gaiman's writing pulling me right in. Unfortunately, it starts off crass and stays that way. The language and situations are too earthy for my taste. I made it to Chapter 6 (about 100 pages in) before I finally asked myself why I was still reading.

My answer was easy - I wanted to be able to add it to my review pages. I was wasting my time reading something that did not appeal. Yes, the writing is quite good. I could have kept reading. But I really did not care to keep on with it. I had other books calling me (any bibliophile can hear those seductive voices). So I put it down.

Yet I still wanted to add it to these pages. If you like Gaiman's work, and don't mind seeing the word "f**k" on practically every page, usually more than once, and can handle the crass sexual situations that have been alluded to so far, you could easily like this book. It appears to be a fantasy where the mythological European gods are still alive and in hiding here in the United States. The premise is interesting. I had actually reached the point where the gods were meeting in secret before I finally chucked it in.

Despite my dislike, it is highly praised.

Notice: Graphic violence, Strong indecent language, Suggestive dialogue or situations