Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Synopsis: Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.

Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm or preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

Number of pages: 635 (Author's preferred text)

Rating: 7/10

Overall Impression: I did like it even if I didn't get it fully. Bemusing but exciting and interesting in a slow-burn kind of way. American Gods is all at once, a whistle-stop tour of America, a delve into what it means to believe, and a murder mystery that I completely missed until the end.

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