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American Gods [TV Tie-In]: A Novel
Scritto da Neil Gaiman
Narrato da George Guidall
Azioni libro
Inizia ad ascoltare- Editore:
- HarperAudio
- Pubblicato:
- Nov 11, 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780060735586
- Formato:
- Audiolibro
Nota dell'editore
Descrizione
For the three years Shadow spent in prison, all he wanted was to get back to the loving arms of his wife and stay out of trouble for the rest of his life. But days before his release, he learns that his wife has been killed in an accident, and his world becomes a colder place.
On the plane ride home to the funeral, Shadow meets a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday, a self-declared grifter, who offers Shadow a job.Shadow, a man with nothing to lose, accepts. But he soon learns that his role in Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.
American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Magnificently told, American Gods is a work of literary magic that will haunt the listener long after it has been heard.
Informazioni sul libro
American Gods [TV Tie-In]: A Novel
Scritto da Neil Gaiman
Narrato da George Guidall
Nota dell'editore
Descrizione
For the three years Shadow spent in prison, all he wanted was to get back to the loving arms of his wife and stay out of trouble for the rest of his life. But days before his release, he learns that his wife has been killed in an accident, and his world becomes a colder place.
On the plane ride home to the funeral, Shadow meets a man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday, a self-declared grifter, who offers Shadow a job.Shadow, a man with nothing to lose, accepts. But he soon learns that his role in Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.
American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Magnificently told, American Gods is a work of literary magic that will haunt the listener long after it has been heard.
- Editore:
- HarperAudio
- Pubblicato:
- Nov 11, 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780060735586
- Formato:
- Audiolibro
Informazioni sull'autore
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Recensioni
The book follows Shadow, and ex-con who finds himself right in the middle of a war between the old and the new gods. In order to really enjoy this book, you just have to give yourself over to it and go where it takes you. This is basically what Shadow does, and what the reader should do to.
This review first published on Doing Dewey.
The book begins with a man, Shadow, awaiting his release from prison, just trying to keep his head down and not do anything that could delay his freedom. He senses a "storm brewing" and there is a feeling of uneasiness. And then things unspool, and it is a story unlike any I have ever read! I was so glad I did not know what this book was about, I felt like Shadow as he tries to figure out what is going on and what his role is/will be.
Midway thru the book I caved and read some other reviews on this site, and found a link to a website about the book ( only the gods are real) and it's cast of characters, as well as a blog by the author. Fun!
This is a special 10th anniversary edition of the novel, and the author was allowed to re-jig the text to his liking, adding portions that had been edited out from earlier printings. There is also an introduction and several additional notes at the end.
There seems to been consensus that this is a book that warrants rereading, as those who have done so say they find more and deeper meaning. I can see revisiting this book in a few years!
Sorry Neil, but I will not be recommending this to anyone.