I sometimes hate low late I am at getting around to reading these really
good books that you feel like everyone else has already devoured. It’s
like coming really late to a party, except you’re not fashionable and
all the good food is gone. “American Gods” is quite phenomenal in
Gaiman’s manner of handling the deities and belief systems. Shadow is a
relatable protagonist with an uncanny ability to take all the wonderful,
remarkable, and terrible stuff that happens to, and around him, in
stride. The premise of the novel is essentially that when immigrants
landed in America, they brought along the mythological deities that they
worshipped, but when they forgot or began to disbelief in these old
gods, their powers began to wane, yet they remained in the New World,
stranded and abandoned by their followers. The fascinating exploration
of religions and worship, the clever writing, and the powerful execution
make this a truly classic read.
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