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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

ISBN: 9780755322817
Release Date: 19 Sep 2005
Average rating: (read by 547 members)

Categories: Modern fiction

After three years in prison, Shadow has done his time. But as the time until his release ticks away, he can feel a storm brewing. Two days before he gets out, his wife Laura dies in a mysterious car crash, in adulterous circumstances. Dazed, Shadow travels home, only to encounter the bizarre Mr Wednesday claiming to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a very strange journey across the States, along the way solving the murders which have occurred every winter in one small American town. But the storm is about to break...Disturbing, gripping and profoundly strange, Gaiman's epic novel sees him on the road to the heart of America. Includes extra material exclusive to Headline Review's edition

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	mafu
	Rated it 2 months ago

His best odin in modern america brilliant

	thesara
	Rated it 2 months ago

A really fantastic read and a good intro to Gaiman.

	apdunston
	Rated it 2 months ago

A con game played among played-out gods from diverse pantheons wandering basically homeless in America. Murder mystery subplot. One of Gaiman's deeper works. If you like authors that do their homework, you'll like this one.

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