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... do "Love, Actually" any favors. Then again, a tedious movie with 9000 simultaneous plots does that. *** Finished American Gods It was OK.

... book on a great topic. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of American sexual schizophrenia. Still reading American Gods, Journey to the end of the Night, Justice at Nuremberg, Das Kapital Volume 1, and White House Years

28. American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Another wonderful book by Gaiman. I listened to this book on CD over a year ago and actually wanted to read the whole thing. Finished 10/25/09

Started reading Sex Scandal America by David Rosen and American Gods by Neil Gaiman, in addition to the other 4 books I'm reading. My girlfriend is also reading "American Gods." Pretty good so far. Sex Scandal America should be fun, since it is a scholarly account of American sex ...

The American. Another good story by James reflecting on the New World and the Old World.

Off to Paris with The American by Henry James.

... Darkly by Dick I guess I really haven't read enough sci-fi. Or FANTASY: 01. The Lord of the Rings by duh 02. American Gods by Gaiman (does that count?) 03. The Princess Bride by Goldman 04. The Wind in the Willows by Grahame 05. The Hobbit by JRRT 06. The Little Prince ...

... we'll be discussing Three Cups of Tea. For November and December, we'll be tackling the science fiction/fantasy novel, American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Aim to read up to Chapter 11 for our Nov. 22nd meeting. Happy reading! --Larrah

The American, The Ambassadors are quite good, and The Turn of the Screw and Aspern Papers too, but I would still go with Portrait of a Lady. Ownership? We don't need no stinking ownership! We have Project Gutenberg! :)

Nice to have you back Thrin. You are correct, it is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Unfortunately, I will have to take it back to the library unread. Your turn.

... 34. (New) The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy 35. (Comfort) Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen 36. (New) American Gods by Neil Gaiman

... 34. (New) The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy 35. (Comfort) Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen 36. (New) American Gods by Neil Gaiman

American Gods?

... Charles Wilson (Hugo 2006) 4) The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon (Hugo 2008) 5) American Gods - Neil Gaiman (Hugo 2002) 5 other awards winners and nominees 6) Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl (New York Times Be ...

... own a book of short stories that include The Turn of the Screw. I think I'll start with those two and then move on to The American and The Golden Bowl-- mostly b/c I already own them. Thanks to all!

Last night I finished my 'G' read which i swapped from American Gods to The Princess bride because i had it with me when i wanted to read something. Loved the book soo much although I have some questions which I would like answering by any folks who've also read it please. This is gonna be ...

21. American Gods by Neil Gaiman American Gods is my first encounter with the infamous Neil Gaiman. There is always a constant buzz surrounding this author and I thought it was time to bite. An interesting story, but I felt it was drawn out. The concept of the "Old Gods" fading into ...

Some other books I've enjoyed reading recently, or just want to throw out as recommendations: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Fool by Christopher Moore Lamb by Christopher Moore Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk Kockroach by Tyler Knox Plus all of the other ...

#196 American Gods - Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman has become one of those rare breed of writers for whom many people will buy his books as soon as they see his name on the cover. And this is with good reason. He can write superbly well. His characterisations are interesting, his narrative is ...

Yeah, I've read Gaiman's "Author's preferred version" of American Gods. I both liked and disliked it. :) I found the premise excellent, if the execution imperfect. But I liked it enough to buy several other of his books, including Neverwhere and Anansi Boys; both yet to be read. I'm ...

... I've finished A Handmaid's Tale and read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, The Wasp Factory by Iain M. Banks and American Gods by Neil Gaiman. So far that makes 20: Fiction 1) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep 2) Use of Weapons 3) The Alchemist 4) Flashman 5) Candid ...

... Coupland D - Batavia's Graveyard by Mike Dash E - Masks by Fumiko Enchi F - A Passage To India by E M Forster G - American Gods by Neil Gaiman H - Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby I - A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving J - What Maisie Knew by Henry James K - The Trial by Fra ...

Whew! *pants slightly* I just finished catching up on your thread... You've been reading a ton, for sure... I've read American Gods and I thought it was decent, but not great. I'm just jumping in on Gaiman because I am currently reading all the Sandmans and I just finished Neverwhere, as ...

Hmmm, not everyone who likes Neil Gaiman here on LT likes American Gods, but personally, it's one of my favourites and I'd go with that, particularly if you enjoyed Neverwhere. On the other hand, a lot more people loved Anansi Boys... If you like graphic novels, The Sandman is ...

... a good mystery (better than many so-called adult ones!). And I have several other Gaiman books on the shelf, including American Gods and The Anansi Boys. Do you have a recommendation?

... - they were really very good... Re Neil Gaiman, sounds like you're liking the ones I liked best too - have you got American Gods lined up yet? ;)

... Sky this weekend. Was listening to it in the car, and then started Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. I enjoyed listening to American Gods so hope this one is just as good.

... the new book I had was for the US hardback so would be unable to request it from my local library until next year!) 9) American Gods by Neil Gaiman 10) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (reviewed) 11) Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper 12) The Dark is Rising by Susan Coo ...

I'm not a huge fan of Gaiman's American Gods either, but try Neverwhere---out of his novels, I think that one's probably the best, and the one that's gotten him the most attention (outside of the graphic novels that is).

... takes place in Newford Mall. Maybe Lackey was referring to that. Everyone mentions Neverwhere - what about Gaiman's American Gods ? Shadow's not really in an urban environment, but it certainly fits Hieremias definition. I read American Gods about 5 months ago, it still haunts me. I ...

... have arrived! Anansi Boys: And American Gods: (Details ivyd in 999 Challenge : Ivy's 999 (Sep 4, 2009, 4:08pm)

... these 2): The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry Worst: American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2. Joanne Fluke Best: I liked them all, some better than others, but because it is the one that got me started, I'll say Ch ...

American Gods

... flow. Oh, I love them - and I only started reading them because I ran out of his short stories and novels (this was pre American Gods!

... by Albert Camus 5. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 6. The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 7. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 8. Winnie The Pooh & The House At Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne 9. White Teeth by Zadie Smith 10. All Creatures Great & ...

... Briggs 27. Ghost of A Chance by Kate Marsh 28. The Will of the Wanderer by Margaret Weis 29. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 30. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett

... Sarah Addison Allen (fiction/fantasy) 3. Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood (anthology - for April, 2010) 4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (fiction/fantasy) 5. Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee (ya) 6. Married by Mistake by Abby Gaines (romance) 7. Make It So by We ...

Ilium by Dan Simmons, American Gods by Neil Gaiman come to mind. It might help to give some examples of ones you have read and liked and ones read but didn't like, so that people don't recommend things you have already read and have an idea what you are looking for.

James's American

... my opinion. His books are much more diverse in tone and setting (from the nearly cheerful Anansi Boys to the utterly dark American Gods with all shades in between in Neverwhere, Smoke and Mirrors or Stardust) and yet the 'Gaiman-ness' of each one of them is recognizable from the very ...

I just finished American Gods and started a book of short stories Unicorn Variations by Roger Zelazny. Then, influenced by the group read, I borrowed Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett from the library. So, unusually for me, I am reading two books

American Gods

... series (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore), Neil Gaiman's American Gods, Michael Moorcock's Elric series, C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain series. ...

25. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 7/11 26. Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy 7/15 27. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 7/22 28. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 7/30

I'm reading American Gods. I was in the middle of Diane Gabaldon's Outlander saga then realised the publication date for the next book wasn't until next year in the U.K> edit- touchstones

... Private Place? I haven't read that one, but I enjoyed The Last Unicorn. For mythology, you might try Anansi Boys or American Gods. And I liked Boots and the Seven Leaguers, also by Jane Yolen.

... the Sandman series. I have never ever read a graphic book - they never appealed to me until now! BTW I highly recommend American Gods!

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

American Gods is a pretty great book that I reread often. Very entertaining read. Finished Greene's Our Man in Havana, loved it. Clever, clever, clever. Picking up The Virgin Suicides, because the girlfriend has been reading Middlesex and enjoying it... so I felt I needed some Eugenide ...

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

>97 Been meaning to read American Gods too. Let us know how it is! Will be finishing up The Scarlet Letter soon and might just throw a party to celebrate. Then, will be moving on to Othello.

... 2 years already. I recently finished my early reviewers book and finally reviewed it Au Revoir to All That and I read American Gods I am getting ready to start The Amnesiac

... nadsat as well as a concordance. Very horrorshow. I am continuing Anna Karenina, At the top of the TBR is Neil Gaiman's American Gods. I found some references to this on one of this groups threads and thought I should try it.

... ad. In turn, I just started The shadow in the North and Right ho, Jeeves. I love Wodehouse. Eventually I'll start American Gods. Eventually.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

... Atonement by Ian McEwan (6) The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (6) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (6) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) - Wonder no more, The Book Thief is now in double-digits! - Stephenie Meyer and Neil Gaiman are our repeat readers in the lists for ...

... dry humour and is also really clever with many characters and sides to the story. However it was not quite as good as American Gods. I think in the effort to create a funny and clever story and jumping from character to character they traded in on establishing a relationship with the ...

Finally finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Very interesting premise to the book. It would be neat if this were a series. Starting Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart. Got some more library books I need to read too.

Still working on American Gods and really enjoying it.

I just started The Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman read by Lenny Henry. It's had rave reviews and I'm enjoying it. I think it's appropriate for all ages.

... I want to have the original read before I delve into that! I also began Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman because I liked American Gods very much. I've only read the first short story in the bunch, but it's very good.

... Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire* 2. Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow* 3. Chicken With Plums by Marjane Strapi* 4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 5. To Each His Home: Inspired Interiors as Unique as Their Owners by Bilyana Dimitrova 6. The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories ...

This week, I'm ripping through Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. I read about half of American Gods and enjoyed it before putting it down for something else. I am also towards the beginning of Independence Day which is just an incredible work of fiction. ( In time for the holiday, too). The ...

... pick this book to read NOW? Because it's a librarybook and also I've been looking forward to reading it ever since I read American Gods earlier this month. 4. How long had it been on your shelf? One day 5. So far, what do you like best about this book? I love the footnotes and the wit/s ...

>40 We're our own reading group this week! :D I'm gonna read some more of American Gods tonight.

... liked the progression of the characters (character development?) and how rambling the book was. 13: leperdbunny - I read American Gods end of May/beginning of June and I was enthralled. I was *not* a fantasy genre fan but I found the book really clever and fun. Because I liked it so much I'm ...

I started American Gods last night. Interesting premise. I hope that it will be enjoyable for me. I'm not sure I'm the target audience or that it is the right kind of book for me- whatever. Got it from the library and the book is pulling away from the spine :( so I guess I need to be careful with ...

... It was interesting. I'm not much of a science fiction reader so I really have no perspective. I am going to start American Gods by Neil Gaiman today. I may then move on to Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart.

... alone book about the War of the Roses. I have three books which rated 5/5 for me: If I stay by Gayle Forman - Y/A American Gods by Neil Gaiman - fantasy Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier classic/gothic mystery and romance. edited to add: The Outlander by Gil Adamson Of course I ...

... snat said about Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Like you, I've never really been a comic reader, but some time after American Gods came out, I ran out of books by Gaiman to read, so I gave the first one a go, not sure what to expect. Love them. It's a 10 book series, so there are highs ...

kiwiflowa: I read American Gods while on a cross-country driving trip from Georgia to Arizona. It was the perfect book to read while passing the tourist sites, etc. I became a devoted Gaiman fan at that point and have since read Anansi Boys and more, but Gods remains my favorite!

American Gods

... this was a profer scifi/fantasy cross (bottom line: well written but not as entertaining as advertised). Almost done with American Gods which is also good but overlong and over-hyped. Just found a copy of Neal Asher's Africa Zero in a dollar bin (oh yeah!), so that's probably next. Also ...

... RL book group reading. I have to say I am not a fan of Neil Gaiman's writing, it seems dull and lifeless. Didn't like American Gods at all. He is fun to listen to though. He was at Boskone after AG came out. He said he was basically trying to write something to cover his visits to all ...

Hi dianestm :) Gaiman writes fantasy and sci-fi. I've read Stardust and American Gods which fall under fantasy. Stardust was good and kind of quirky but American Gods *wowed* me. I've never really been into sci-fi but I'll try Gaiman's books because his other books have been so good! I'v ...

Book 18 American Gods by Neil Gaiman (I read the authors preferred text which had a lot of stuff that was edited out of the original publication.) Shadow's been in prison for three years when he suddenly gets released on parole three days early because his wife has been killed in a car ...

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Again it could fit into several of my categories, including the 500 page plus category as I bought the authors preferred text not the original publication, and it's pretty hefty. I chose to put in the 'one hit wonder' category because it is the second Gaiman book I've ...

Last week I read American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I read the extended author's preferred text. It's the second Gaiman book I've read, the first was Stardust. This book seemed to get quite a lot of comments in last week's thread. I've never read his sci-fi books to compare it to and to be honest I'm ...

... a couple years ago? I'm not a fan of the current crop of horror films, but I did enjoy that one! Cindy- I just picked up The Anansi Boys the other day. I've never read Gaiman. Let me know what you think!

#160 and others I'll jump into the Neil GaimanAmerican Gods discussion with this comment. I read it expecting to not like it and found out that I did like it. It is not Sci/Fi. It is fantasy. It is mythology. It is also social commentary. Like others on this list I found its use of ...

#160: Bridget770 - I'll jump in on the American Gods commentary. Definitely not sci-fi, it's fantasy-ish, but really more of a mythology. The background concept is ...well it's just really cool. Somewhere I've seen a quote(s) from Gaiman that about how and why he intentionally simplified the ...

!60Bridget770: American Gods is the only Neil Gaiman book I haven't much enjoyed, and don't have in my LT library. It's fantasy, not science fiction. He's too good a writer for it not to be entertaining, but this road trip and battle of the gods book just didn't grab me. I much preferred ...

... quite interesting in its weird way. >160 Bridget. I provide a countervailing dissenting voice to the praise surrounding American Gods. I found it quite disappointing. I wasn't impressed by the depths of characterization, which is both as detailed and as polite as I can be without going ...

To all you Neil Gaiman lovers: I'm thinking of buying American Gods based on the recent reviews and recommendations. It seems like it's a science fiction book, which is not my favorite genre, will I still enjoy it? Thanks!

... (6) The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (6) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (6) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) Brick Lane by Monica Ali (5) John Adams by David McCullough (5) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (5) New Moon ...

... Having thought it over, I liked Anansi Boys. I didn't love it, but I liked it. My son offered it to me to read, as I have American Gods. I guess that I would say that Gaiman is just not my cup of tea? I guess that if I were to be in search of "famtasy" (is it fantasy?) I would pick up a De L ...

... follow her rite: Rattle the Drawers! "Neil Gaiman explores just this ebb and flow of living Gods in his novel, American Gods." Pratchett does too in Small Gods, in which the once mighty god Om, although nominally worshiped by the powerful Omnian Church, is in fact only one ...

... entirely, and can be revived with worship. Neil Gaiman explores just this ebb and flow of living Gods in his novel, American Gods. In a thousand years, Christianity may seem quaint. Then in a couple of thousand years after that, it may have a revival, but likely in a form that would ...

# 5: I just bought that! I'm glad you liked it. # 6: My sister loves Neil Gaiman too, and to some extent so do I. I read American Gods some time ago and really liked it. Marian

#66 One For The Money ...entertaining #67 The Anansi Boys....still deciding #68 Chosen by a Horse... four stars and all I will say about that.

Oh crap - winter! lol I'm reading American Gods right now... I wish it was on the 1001 list - or any of Gaiman's books. Next up on my reading list however is Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow. That and Ragtime (which I have but not read) are on the new 1001 list. There are two others ...

#53: I originally had slated American Gods on my 'must read' list for this year, but substituted Neverwhere by Gaiman instead. From the sounds of it, a wise decision on my part. I hope your next read is better for you!

book 25: American Gods by Neil Gaiman Now, I've always really liked Neil Gaiman. I like his storylines and I like his writing style. But this book really, really, really pissed me off. The whole premise of America being a land that is infertile for gods is a horrible and untrue thing to ...

... by Jared Diamond and I also read If I stay by Gayle Forman. I would highly recommend both. Then I started to read American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm about 1/4 of the way through and I love it. I read Stardust last year which I also found delightful (but I hated the movie) so I think I ...

#35 American Gods Gotta fix that. I like Neil. #24 Dean Koontz. That will not be fixed.

... it. #185 The Mists of Avalon is one of my all time fav. books. Don't let the length discourage you. Enjoy! #194 American Gods is a great book. There is a website devoted to descriptions of all the gods/godesses mentioned in the book. check out my review for the site if you want. :) ...

#194 kiwiflowa You are in for a treat with American Gods. This book surprised me. At first I thought it was so-so, but then it got going. Gaimon has a message in this book and I was surprised by it. I was also happy to hear that he won a Newbery Medal this year for Graveyard Book. I ...

... I ignored all the books friends have said I must read next and started reading one that screamed at me to read: American Gods by Neil Gaimon. And it's Friday with a three day weekend coming up!!

#29: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. This took me a long time to finish just because I had no time to spare. It had religion, myth, and was pretty accurate in describing American society, even though the book was written a few years ago. It's got a main plot and an extensive subplot, plenty of ...

I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Almost done. Then will read Good Omens afterwards.

*eek* kiwiflowa I recently got American Gods, but I haven't started it yet. I look forward to hearing what you think of it :-D

Borders NZ (aka Whitcoulls *shudder*) had a 30% off voucher this week so I bought American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I can't wait to read it!

#97 The Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman Another recommendation by ronincats, and another good one. This was a wonderful adventure, nicely paced and told with good humour. I already have American Gods on my wishlist for the future.

#97 The Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman Another recommendation by ronincats, and another good one. This was a wonderful adventure, nicely paced and told with good humour. I already have American Gods on my wishlist for the future.

American Gods

... the Silmarillion and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix should be higher in my listings, it's disturbing that American Gods, which is 71st on top books (with me owning the vast majority of its predecessors) has never shown up on my recommendations. (Yeah, I save them to disk.) In ...

... out your 50 books thread. How did you enjoy Neverwhere? I like all the Neil Gaiman that I've read so far - I still have American Gods and Anansi Boys on my tbr pile.

... Reads: 8 Mort; Antsy Does Time; Pride and Prejudice; Anna Karenina; The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab; American Gods; The Road; Amphigorey Again Category Progress The Big Blue Wet Thing: 1/9 Vignettes: 2/9 "You Have to Read This!": 1/9 Parts of a Whole: 1/9 Hahaha ...

... by Markus Zusak (9) Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (7) The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (7) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (6) The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield (6) The Pillars of The Earth by Ken ...

... likes it so much :-) I'm going to give her the book when I'm done since her copy is falling apart from all the rereads. American Gods by Neil Gaiman ~ I'm not entirely sure if I want to read this one. I didn't care for the short story Gaiman based the book on. But I like Gaiman, so maybe.

... 54 is a reread of Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, and holds up very well on reread. It's a companion-of-sorts to Gaiman's American Gods, but I don't think you really need to read American Gods to enjoy Anansi Boys. Fat Charlie attends the funeral of his father, Anansi, and learns that he ...

... Stardust and Smoke and Mirrors. Then our relationship hit a rough patch. I hated Good Omens, Anansi Boys and American Gods. So when I started to hear the buzz around Fragile Things I didn't rush out a get a copy. I was a little reluctant to try it. I guess I considered it the last ...

... I had a good time. If you want to read more of his stuff, the people around here tend to recommend Neverwhere or American Gods for his adult stuff, and The Graveyard Book for his other VERY POPULAR children's book (just won the Newbery Medal too!). It's really good! I think about ...

... Good Omens or Gaiman's Anansi Boys (that touchstone NEVER works, for some reason) as good follow-ups? Or some like American Gods better than Anansi Boys. None of them is at all like the definitely lacklustre Interworld. By the way, if you have never read Kipling' s The Jung ...

I don't know if I can narrow it down to absolute favorites, so these are more like my favorites of the moment. BOOKS American Gods by Neil Gaiman Dirty Work by Larry Brown The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice Ava's Man by Rick Bragg Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut A ...

I'm about halfway through American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and I'm rereading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.

1-American Gods: The Author's Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman 2-And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 3-Batman: A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin 4-BRISINGER by CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI 5-The Hobbit by David Wenzel 6-Runemarks by Joanne Harris 7-The Secret Adversary by Agatha C ...

... graveyard is filled with wit, intelligence, imagination and love. Truly a delight. Why I read it: I like Gaiman's American Gods and this has been generating a lot of heat on LT. It was sitting on the shelf of the library's New Book section so I thought it was destiny! Edited for a ...

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Read some time last year.

... Desire' - love the title! so funny, and the last one, 'The Monarch of the Glen', which brings back the characters from American Gods briefly. But I hated the one about Susan from the Chronicles of Narnia. And I really, really hated 'Keepsakes and Treasures' - some disturbing sexual ...

Forgot to mention those I already own: Neil Gaiman's American Gods Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman's Melinda Ray Bradbury's Cat's Pajamas Ray Bradbury's The Wish All volumes are numbered editions, not lettered (the lettered are a bit out of my price range! ...

You are right, Sten. I didn't dislike American Gods at all, but thought Anansi Boys was more subtle and in depth, and just liked the characters better. Personal preference. I like Gaiman more than most authors regardless, however. Have you read Good Omens? By the way, if you liked this, ...

76. American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I read Anansi Boys last year and I believe Roni, among others, liked Boys better than Gods, but I think I liked this one more. I liked the story and especially liked all the digressions into the background of different gods. A good read.

... And, furthermore, I'm not embarrassed by it. 23) What is your favorite novel? As if I could pick just one, but either American Gods by Neil Gaiman or The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. 24) Play? Medea. Hellz, yes. 25) Poem? Either Buffalo Bill's by E. E. Cummings (I ...

9. American Gods

... should have checked those facts first. But I am correct about the call numbers: Stardust is PS3557.A3519 S73 1998b, while American Gods is PR6057.A319 A84 2004.

The Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman American Gods by Neil Gaiman hmmm all fantasies

Best books of Jan-Mar, 2009: 1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood 3. Fool by Christopher Moore 4. Blindness by Jose Saramago 5. Resistance by Owen Sheers I really can't say enough about American Gods. It's tentatively ...

... Chang and Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom The rest is in no particular order To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee American Gods by Neil Gaiman Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig

... sorts--not a continuation of that story, but at least one character is common to both--that I actually think is better than American Gods is Anansi Boys. So I would recommend that highly as your next Gaiman. Welcome to the group!

No- American Gods was the first of his books that I'd read. I'll definitely check out Fragile Things. But yeah, get American Gods, really great book.

... Vampire by L.J. Smith 3. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips 4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 6. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 7. Queen of Camelot by Nancy Mckenzie 8. Orphans of Chaos by John C. ...

I've been wanting to read American Gods - I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan (although I really only "discovered" him last year). Have you read Fragile Things? There is a short story in it starring Spider. Welcome to the group! You have a lot of great reading under your belt so far this year.

... Neil Gaiman fan. Just finished... 22. American Gods by Neil Gaiman It was absolutely superb. Modern Fantastic Lit. 588 pages

This morning I finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. This is definitely the best book I've read so far this year, and possibly in quite a few. I realize the term best is (at best) somewhat vague. For me it means a good story. I'm a sucker for a good story- I don't read for themes or ...

Allow me to put in my stock plug here. I love Good Omens with a passion. The sort-of sequel to American Gods, Anansi Boys: a novel, I found much more enjoyable and thought-provoking than the first book. So if you already like American Gods, be sure not to miss Anansi Boys!

... is a superb writer, but he seems to be moving more into the graphic novel genre for YA and geeks. I thoroughly enjoyed American Gods, so Neverwhere will go on my list. I'm presently reading Gaiman's collaboration with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens, one of the most inventive and humorous ...

... The story itself is excellent, the characters are superbly done. He also has a deliciously wry English wit. I'm reading The American Gods now and although it's very different from Neverwhere, it is just as compelling. This lad can write! ETA: Stasia, yes, I think it will be up there ...

... I read Anansi Boys last year, and you are right, I liked that one more! I was pleasantly surprised to find Mr. Nancy in American Gods (which really shouldn't have been much of a surprise, given the subject and all).

American Gods and Jitterbug Perfume are fabulous.

on the TBR pile goes American Gods

American Gods is good, but Anansi Boys is even better ( the book Neil Gaiman wrote after American Gods--the touchstone usually doesn't work for some reason)!

Thanks PC - shall investigate! #55 re American Gods, what I found with this book is that I just kept thinking about it - it's probably one of my favourites now! ...may have to reread it soon...

... titles in some instances (Narnia, Earthsea, etc.)? Come to that, why not also include Stardust by Gaiman as well as American Gods. I think both are equally brilliant and original. And as fond as I am of PD James' mysteries, I can't bear the dystopic Children of Men.

... they've also made a movie of it. BTW, yes, "Monarch of the Glen" is the short story Gaiman wrote that later became American Gods. One of these days I'll pick it up, too ;-)

... Gaiman is one of my favorite authors because of his word play, writing style, and ties to mythology, all of which pop up in American Gods. The book is a bit darker than Fragile Things, but still enjoyable. I think there's a story dealing with A.G. in Fragile Things (Monarch of the Glen, I ...

10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman A very interesting and absorbing read, even if it did start out slow and lag a few times. I didn't find the novel as engaging as some of Gaiman's others, but it was still highly enjoyable and kept me occupied for most of an eight or nine-hour ride. Also, I ...

Finished American Gods while on the road home from a visit to Denver. I really enjoyed the book, though it started out slow and lagged in a few places. Also, I realized how completely oblivious I am, as I didn't realize the (quite obvious) connection between a character and a god. Whoops. It was ...

... have to read the second and third books. I finished Coraline yesterday and really enjoyed it. So, now I am thinking American Gods must have been unusual for a Gaiman book.

... Zusak (9) 2. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (8) 3. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (8) 4. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (6) 5. Possession: A Romance by A. S. Byatt (5) 6. Watchmen by Alan Moore (5) 7. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (5) 8. ...

... that I most want to read, have started at least 3 times, but haven't finished is Brothers Karamazov. One day. #8 American Gods gets better after the, I agree, slow beginning. It is not however as all around amazing as some of my friends had led me to believe.

... Blindness, Jose Saramago 28. Fluke, Christopher Moore 29. Bloodsucking Fiends, Christopher Moore 30. American Gods, Neil Gaiman 31. You Suck, Christopher Moore 32. Dracula, Bram Stoker (reread) *audiobook 33. The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova (re-rea ...

... Keepers by Linnea Sinclair Loose Ends (a Roswell tie-in) by Greg Cox In a Wild Wood by Sasha Lord American Gods by Neil Gaiman Crossing Borders by Z.A. Maxfield Brethren: Raised by Wolves by W.A. Hoffman and Sea View (a manga)

... I'll bear that in mind next time I'm book shopping :-) For the record, since I posted this list I've begun and abandoned American Gods (which had completely failed to grip me by the end of Chapter Two), begun and finished Dolores Claiborne (which gripped me so efficiently I had to bring it ...

... 4 by Joscha Sauer And these are the books I started in 2008 and finished in 2009:

1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

1. The innocence of father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
2. Fossil circus by John Kaiine
   imgoodinthestacks in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Have You STOPPED Reading? (Mar 13, 2009, 3:33pm)

   >59 I recently gave up on The Graveyard Book even though I loved American Gods and Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors. The characters in American Gods are really not worthy of caring for, but the overall story makes up for it I think.

   Eruntane in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Have You STOPPED Reading? (Mar 13, 2009, 11:27am)

   I gave up on American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I find his writing a bit hit and miss, and this one was a miss. By the end of Chapter 2 I couldn't care less what was going to happen to the characters.

   ivyd in 999 Challenge : Ivy's 999 (Mar 12, 2009, 2:19pm)

   29. American Gods by Neil Gaiman, 2 1/2* Category: Contemporary Fiction Well, I did finish it. I didn't like it very much. I don't understand why it's received so much praise. I do give it credit for originality -- I haven't read anything quite like it. But I thought it was poorly ...

   Moomin2009 in FantasyFans : Looking for a recommendation (A certain kind of fantasy). (Mar 11, 2009, 4:13pm)

   My favourite Neil Gaiman book is American Gods. I also really like the Temeraire series, it's a bit of a leap from Gaiman to be honest but has adventure and humour, and for me had the same kind of magic to it as Stardust as did Inkheart. I'd also second the Pratchett recommendation.

   detailmuse in 999 Challenge : Detailmuse ... 999 Challenge (Mar 11, 2009, 8:30am)

   >57 urologist oh then you'll love the step-by-step vasectomy! (no spoiler) >58 I was surprised to see Gaiman's American Gods taking a hit on another thread, for reasons of detachment also, I think. I agree with you about bravery -- good for adults too: that it's not the absence of fear ...

   VictoriaPL in 999 Challenge : March 2009: What are you reading? (Mar 9, 2009, 2:02pm)

   ivy, I had the same experience with American Gods. You are not alone.

   ivyd in 999 Challenge : March 2009: What are you reading? (Mar 9, 2009, 1:53pm)

   I'm about half-way through American Gods and not liking it much. I like mythology, fantasy, and some sci-fi, so it's not that. And usually when I don't like books that a lot of people are praising, I can at least see why they are -- not this time, so far anyway. So I'm looking forward to the ...

   flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : flissp 2009 (Mar 9, 2009, 8:55am)

   ... for another Neil Gaiman book for adults - the YA books have been great, but they just don't quite match Neverwhere, American Gods or Anansie Boys for me. Still, while, I'd agree, it's not up to Gaiman's usual standard (that subtle humour was, for me, mostly missing, besides ...

   Eruntane in What Are You Reading Now? : Abandoned Books redux (Life is short. Don't read crap.) (Mar 9, 2009, 7:27am)

   I applied the 50 page rule to American Gods by Neil Gaiman - I may go back to it some day, but after the first two chapters (just over 50 pages) I really didn't care what happened to the characters.

   Arvoitus in Lectures des francophones : Arvoitus 2009 (Mar 9, 2009, 4:11am)

   ... un peu les mêmes chez Gaiman mais, dans l'ensemble, ça fonctionne bien et c'est souvent très efficace. Je suppose qu'American Gods est de la même mouture et qu'une lecture s'impose.

   grimm in Lectures des francophones : Cecilturtle - lectures de 2009 (Mar 7, 2009, 3:23pm)

   ... à lire immédiatement. J'aime bien ces histoires de dieux anciens de nos jours comme dans nous les dieux de Werber ou american gods de Gaiman. Si, en plus, ça fait rire, c'est parfait!

   creamylemon in GamerchiX Book Club : So, what are you reading? (Mar 6, 2009, 7:25pm)

   I see a lot of Neil Gaiman posts...yay! My favorite book of his is American Gods. Love how he depicts those elementals and occult-ish things that are usually very hard to describe. Though, here I must confess I was a huge The Sandman geek in high school... ha ha!

   stephmo in 999 Challenge : Remember to tag your books! (Mar 6, 2009, 7:38am)

   ... Brontë (5) 8. The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel by Kathleen Kent (5) 9. Watchmen by Alan Moore (5) 10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (5) 11. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (5) Our top 3 remains unchanged - although all have picked up new tags since last month ...

   Eruntane in What Are You Reading Now? : Book I'd Like to Read (Mar 6, 2009, 6:22am)

   ... at the moment are: The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F. F. Bruce The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky American Gods by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Evil Seed by Joanne Harris Fatherland by Robert Harris Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata Dolores Claibor ...

   wandering_star in Club Read 2009 : Wandering_star's 2009 reading (Mar 3, 2009, 6:46pm)

   11. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman. I was blown away by American Gods when I read it a few months ago, but this didn't do very much for me. Possibly some of it's because I wasn't anticipating anything particular of American Gods, but having loved that I approached this with different ...

   RedBowlingBallRuth in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Here we go again! RedBowlingBallRuth's reading challenge '09! (Mar 1, 2009, 6:04am)

   February wrap-up: 7) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 8) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 9) American Gods by Neil Gaiman 10) Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon 11) Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood 12) Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom Books read: 6 Pages read: 2140 ---- ...

   mckait in What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in February part II (Feb 28, 2009, 7:06pm)

   ... FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser,… by James D. Hornfischer The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel by Michael Gruber American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill Isabella Moon: A Novel by Laura Benedict ...

   kiwiflowa in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Kiwiflowa's books in 2009 (Feb 28, 2009, 6:50pm)

   I've decided to join in this challenge a bit late. I joined the 999 challenge and picked out the books I wanted to read before hand. Of course I am now reading a book here and there that isn't a pre-selected book. I could change my 999 lists to accommodate these books easily as most still fall in ...

   myquillisquick in 50 Book Challenge : myquillisquick tests her sanity (Feb 28, 2009, 12:31am)

   4/50 American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Bookclub book.) So, what happens if you give up on a book? Do you count it anyway? Because this might have been the book that I was the most excited to start when I joined my book club, so I'm extremely heart broken to finally admit to myself that ...

   Moomin2009 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads, Take 2 (Feb 22, 2009, 9:36am)

   ... the spirit of the book. #265 I really like the Neil Gaiman books I've read so far, particularly Neverwhere and American Gods.

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 21, 2009, 8:35pm)

   >26: hello! I just had a Gaiman patch too, and read both Coraline and American Gods. I think maybe we had opposite reactions to Coraline: you like the bit with the hand, whereas for me that felt derivative - too much like a de Maupassant short story I was force-fed at school - and let down the ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : How many tries do you give an author? (Feb 19, 2009, 3:48pm)

   I wasn't crazy about American Gods, but I gave Gaiman a second shot and I adored Stardust. It was quirky and dark and just plain fun. :o) I don't usually give writers a second chance, but I'm glad I did.

   timepiece in Science Fiction Fans : Dream Writer Collaborations (Feb 19, 2009, 2:51pm)

   >2, 5, 14 Yeah, I like some of his stuff, but American Gods left me cold. I left a review, one lone dissenting voice in the wilderness ....

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : How many tries do you give an author? (Feb 19, 2009, 12:12pm)

   ... are exceptions. After reading Good Omens I really thought I might like Neil Gaiman's books but after reading first American Gods (which I thought OK), and Coraline (which never managed to catch my interest) I tried Anansi Boys which was so awfully bad that I made the decision never ...

   littlegeek in The Green Dragon : How many tries do you give an author? (Feb 19, 2009, 11:31am)

   I usually let them pass after one strikeout, but I couldn't finish American Gods but liked other Neil Gaiman books I read after that one. I might even try American Gods again, probably as an audiobook. (Gaiman's voice is amazing.)

   kd9 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 18, 2009, 7:20pm)

   ... The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. Very different from her other work and taken from personal experience. I loved American Gods, but was more ambivalent about Anansi Boys.

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 18, 2009, 7:11pm)

   RebeccaAnn, I loved Good Omens and The Graveyard Book by Gaiman. I'm meh about American Gods, but the other book of his that I really love is Anansi Boys. I had to read it again, I enjoyed it so much.

   Prop2gether in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 18, 2009, 5:49pm)

   Welcome, RebeccaAnn--I, too, liked the film better than the book for Stardust, but I loved Neverwhere. I have American Gods on my home shelves, but it will have to wait for some freer time and after The Graveyard Book, which is part of my 999 Challenge. I also enjoyed The Curious Incident ...

   loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 18, 2009, 3:56pm)

   ... I've also "starred" your thread since your reading habits seem to be very similar to mine. ETA I could not get through American Gods but I loved The Graveyard Book. I also may not be a Gaiman Fan, but I will try again with Neverwhere before giving up.

   RedBowlingBallRuth in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Here we go again! RedBowlingBallRuth's reading challenge '09! (Feb 18, 2009, 1:44pm)

   9) American Gods by Neil Gaiman I've had a few days now to digest, and must say that overall I really enjoyed this book. I problably picked the worst possible time to read a book of this size and complexity; a week with no time at all to read, being constantly busy and stressed out. Thus it ...

   VictoriaPL in 999 Challenge : Leah's 999 Challenge (Feb 18, 2009, 9:56am)

   > Thank goodness. I was beginning to believe I was the only person who didn't enjoy American Gods. I also enjoyed Neverwhere. Have you read Smoke and Mirrors?

   RebeccaAnn in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 18, 2009, 12:23am)

   ... that threw me off. My favorite author is Stephen King :) For me, it just seemed out of place. Maybe that means I'll love American Gods. My roommate has The Graveyard Book, so I'll definitely have to give that a shot as well. ronincats, The Speed of Dark looks really interesting! I'm ...

   allthesedarnbooks in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 17, 2009, 11:44pm)

   ... tastes and that's what makes this group exciting. If you don't like graphic sex and violence, I might recommend skipping American Gods. It's one of those books that a lot of Gaiman fans don't like even, tho I love it. I would suggest, before you give up on him altogether, maybe trying his ...

   RebeccaAnn in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : RebeccaAnn's 2009 Reading (Feb 17, 2009, 11:05pm)

   ... by him (and Terry Pratchett of course) and so far, the only one I've liked is Good Omens, which is hilarious. I own American Gods so I'll give Gaiman one more shot, but if I don't like that book, I think I might just not be meant to read his works. Sad, but it happens...

   bobmcconnaughey in Literary Snobs : Short Stories (Feb 15, 2009, 1:00pm)

   ... that have won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. http://www.nicholaswhyte.info/sf/georgia.htm from Whyte's review of american gods..of course i'm posting because i agree completely!! "Well, the book did win the Hugo, and also the Nebula. And in my effort to write a decent review of it, ...

   ljbwell in 50 Book Challenge : ljbwell's 2009=new year, new list (Feb 15, 2009, 12:31pm)

   8. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (465 p.) Ugh. I wrote this already, then LT crashed, so here's a quick recreation: I like Gaiman. This is not, as he himself acknowledges, the most original of themes. I also read it perhaps too close to having read Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul and even ...

   klarusu in 50 Book Challenge : Claire Goes for 55 in 2009 (Feb 12, 2009, 6:35am)

   ... src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3173204993_41ee72ec66_t.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="review" /> American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 10, 2009, 6:38pm)

   ... as you say, the characters: meh. OK, so - I have a legitimate reason for hanging around my own thread, honest: 18. American Gods - Neil Gaiman 588 pages Lots of moment-to-moment reaction above, but in the final analysis: hmm. I keep trying to write a brief plot summary and realising ...

   saraslibrary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 10, 2009, 4:59pm)

   #186 & 187: Thanks, Violet and ronin! :) Now I think I will try Anansi Boys instead of waiting to find a copy of American Gods.

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 10:04pm)

   And there is no real connection between American Gods and Anansi Boys, so it doesn't matter which order you read them in.

   VioletBramble in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 9:57pm)

   ... script. You can see how the stage direction is changed to narative while reading. It's a less heavy, more fun read than American Gods. I also really liked Stardust, it's more like a traditional fantasy than his other works.

   saraslibrary in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 9:39pm)

   ... but I liked that they kept true to the book and didn't morph it into something entirely different. I'll have to find American Gods as soon as I can, because I already have Anansi Boys and prefer reading the series in order (or at least I think it's a series). And it must be me, ...

   loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 1:57pm)

   American Gods is the only one I've tried so far. I haven't given up on Gaiman yet, but it is reassuring to know that I'm not the only one that hasn't enjoyed him. A co-worker suggested American Gods because she liked it, but it did nothing for me.

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 1:51pm)

   Richard, Lorie, and Flossie, have you read Anansi Boys? I felt just like Richard about American Gods, but I adore Anansi Boys. In it, he has a rich milieu of tradition, a delightful set of characters, and his sense of humor comes through, which I don't remember happening at all in American Go ...

   richardderus in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 11:05am)

   American Gods has such a cool premise, and Gaiman does nothing much with it. The Jesus character stays the same even after the ummm events near the end, and no wisdom or imiprovement are adduced to him anywhere I can remember. The book was such a huge disappointment to me. I think I just don' ...

   loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 10:47am)

   I got about half way through American Gods and gave up. I am going to try Good Omens and Neverwhere sometime this year.

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : FlossieT's Confessions of Another Year's Common Reading (Feb 9, 2009, 8:48am)

   ... I've been noting down and acquiring Gaiman titles for a bit without actually getting round to reading them.... Not enjoying American Gods as much as the others tbh - my stomach isn't quite strong enough for the sex and violence - but it's a really interesting idea and I want to see how it pans ...

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : The Kitchen - Part 2 (Feb 8, 2009, 4:40pm)

   Reading American Gods, drinking BEER, planning on putting the washing on and going to bed very very soon... unexpectedly busy weekend, but I am soooo proud of my 7YO. He went on a 'Chorister for a Day' event yesterday, which ended with him (and 39 other 6-8 year olds!) joining the choir of Westmin ...

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Fantasy/SF (Feb 8, 2009, 4:31pm)

   ... The Graveyard Book and Coraline over the weekend (not sure the former counts as fantasy, but anyway), and now onto American Gods. Edit for touchstone

   TadAD in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books dcozy Read in 2009 (Feb 6, 2009, 8:08pm)

   ... like The Colour of Magic, just reading the second book in the series won't be much better. >31: loriephillips American Gods is not his most likable work. Try Neverwhere. If you don't care for that, then you might not be a Gaiman fan.

   loriephillips in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books dcozy Read in 2009 (Feb 6, 2009, 7:07pm)

   ... I, too, should try again. Dare I add that I also can't seem to get into books by the very popular Neil Gaiman. I tried American Gods and got about half way through, and then gave up. *runs around the corner to hide* Edited cause I listed the wrong book of Gaiman's that I tried to read.

   Moomin2009 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books We Read Before '09 But Recommend (Feb 5, 2009, 5:29pm)

   ... which does show in the style but it made me giggle. A lot. And the edges of the pages are orange - what's not to love? American Gods by Neil Gaiman. The Affinity Bridge by George Mann - very steampunk-y, which isn't something I'd read before, but I really enjoyed this. Not bad ...

   Esta1923 in The Green Dragon : February Reads 2009 (Feb 4, 2009, 12:36pm)

   When I finished Neil Gaiman's American Gods yesterday I faced a dilemma. I read all 254 reviews, and cannot decide what to write in mine! I did not understand it at all.

   flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Fantasy/SF (Feb 2, 2009, 9:37am)

   ... to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 2) Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (I swing between this as my favourite Gaiman and American Gods 3) The Crystal Cave - Mary Stewart 4) The Princess Bride - William Goldman 5) The Chrysalids - John Wyndham 6) A Wizard of Earthsea - ...

   OldDani in 999 Challenge : OldDani's 999 Challenge (Feb 1, 2009, 5:07am)

   ... 5 year old 1. Peter Pan 2. Alice in Wonderland 3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics) LT recommendations 1. American Gods 2. Neverwhere Teen fiction/YA 1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The 2. The Time Paradox 3. InterWorld 4. The Opal Deception

   thelotusqueen in List Five Books Parlour Game : One Thing Leads to Another, Part II (Jan 30, 2009, 11:07am)

   The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar by Robert Alexander The American Boy by Andrew Taylor American Gods by Neil Gaiman Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey

   benitastrnad in 40-Something Library Thingers : What are you currently reading/recommending? (Jan 29, 2009, 4:12pm)

   ... They are not known to be adventurous with their choices. I have not read this book, but have read other Gaiman books - American Gods but decided to go get Coraline from the library. I hope that they have it as a recorded book. I want to read it or hear it before I go see the movie.

   jsherri in 20-Something LibraryThingers : Books for Christmas (Jan 28, 2009, 7:58pm)

   Thanks, I actually just finished reading American Gods and really liked it. I don't know how I have gone so long without reading Neil Gaiman.

   leelee4571 in 20-Something LibraryThingers : Books for Christmas (Jan 28, 2009, 6:53pm)

   ... Neverwhere is a great book - I actually feel jealous that you've got it still to read. If you like Neil Gaiman, go for American Gods next. Enjoy.

   girlunderglass in 50 Book Challenge : MissConstantReader 50 Book Challenge 2009 (Jan 28, 2009, 2:31pm)

   ... Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, and I've been wanting to read one of his more "adult" books for a change - I guess American Gods it is then! (can't resist it when someone says a book made them cry :P) Good luck with your challenge!

   fredanria in 999 Challenge : Fredanria's (attempted) 999 Challenge (Jan 26, 2009, 8:05pm)

   ... Gruen 3. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire 4. The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon 5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 7. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk 8. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Mari ...

   onyx95 in Romance - from historical to contemporary : Favorite Romance Reads 2008 (Jan 21, 2009, 12:36pm)

   ... ne. I believe my favorites are: 1. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 2. Dark Prince by Christine Feehan 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 4. Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas 5. Darkest Night by Gena Showalter

   onyx95 in 999 Challenge : SqueakyChu's 999 Challenge (Jan 20, 2009, 10:42am)

   I have read and really enjoyed American Gods, I keep meaning to grab Neverwhere and Anansi Boys, after reading this thread I may have to see if I can get them soon (I am at the library computer so all I would have to do is walk up stairs). Thanks for an idea of where to go next.

   flissp in 999 Challenge : SqueakyChu's 999 Challenge (Jan 20, 2009, 8:54am)

   ... he's written (with the exception of one or two stories in Fragile Things, which I only liked ;) Neverwhere and American Gods currently the top of my list, but that may all change yet! I also enjoyed Anansi Boys SqueakyChu - but you may have guessed that!

   jaysenedward in FantasyFans : in search of "one shot"/stand-alone fantasy novels (Jan 20, 2009, 8:23am)

   I don't know if it's been said but my stand-alone favorite is American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

   Sibylle.Night in What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 17 January 2009 (Jan 19, 2009, 12:41pm)

   Finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I absolutely need time before I can write anything about it. It was so incredible I felt like I was holding my breath all the way through.

   Ambrosia4 in 999 Challenge : SqueakyChu's 999 Challenge (Jan 17, 2009, 7:30pm)

   I too concur on Neil Gaiman, he's wonderful! I liked Neverwhere alright, but loved American Gods and his Sandman graphic novels.

   Ambrosia4 in BookMooching : The Dark Side - Pimp Your Wishlist? (Jan 17, 2009, 7:27pm)

   #11> I have no problem listing American Gods, everyone in my house has read it and if I keep it I'll eventually have to move it. Which, ugh, I don't want to do ever again :) With all these TBR books, I doubt I'll get a chance to read it again for a long long time. I'll let you know as soon as I ...

   FlossieT in BookMooching : The Dark Side - Pimp Your Wishlist? (Jan 17, 2009, 1:20pm)

   ... read this, especially with all the sad news about the indies closing down along there... very nostalgic. Also keen to read American Gods, but don't list it just for me if you were thinking of keeping it anyway - sounds like I may be able to use up a few of my points here so I shan't be in any ...

   Ambrosia4 in BookMooching : The Dark Side - Pimp Your Wishlist? (Jan 17, 2009, 8:20am)

   I have American Gods and 84 Charing Cross Road. Neither are in my inventory because I was thinking of keeping the first and haven't yet read the second (although it's the very next thing on my reading list and it's short so I'd send it soon, I was planning on listing it anyways). I'd rather ...

   saccityjack in Book talk : Books to be added to High School reading list. (Jan 15, 2009, 3:08am)

   1.American Gods-Neil Gaiman-Explores cultural shift and conflict in greater depth than the average sophomore history class. 2.Watchmen-Alan Moore-Ever more pertinent in the post 9/11 world. ...

   klarusu in Club Read 2009 : klarusu's 2009 Reading Experience (Jan 13, 2009, 4:24pm)

   I must not pick up another book until I've finished some of the ones I'm reading now ... I will not be tempted by American Gods even though I've been dying to read it ... I will not be tempted by Blood of Elves and I certainly won't reread any Harry Potter. Move along now, move along...

   stephmo in 999 Challenge : Stephmo's List (Jan 13, 2009, 8:11am)

   ... Long 1. Brick Lane by Monica Ali 2. Chained by Lauren Henderson finished 7/1 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 4. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill finished 2/27 5. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby 6. On Writing ...

   Impious in 50 Book Challenge : 50 books for Impious in 2009 (Jan 12, 2009, 6:30pm)

   ... good parent/child bonding time in reading it together. As far as adult reads - I'm torn between Anansi Boys and American Gods - both well worth a read. Of course Good Omens is a lot of fun too - and felt much more 'Gaiman' than 'Pratchett' to me.

   MissConstantReader in 50 Book Challenge : MissConstantReader 50 Book Challenge 2009 (Jan 11, 2009, 12:46pm)

   ... halfway through it (especially since the guy I'm totally crushing on loved it and so did my hot boss). So now I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. This I'm commited to.

   BorisG in Folio Society devotees : The Screwtape Letters (Jan 11, 2009, 9:47am)

   ... in fact being created even nowadays, only we don't yet recognize them as such? (Neil Gaiman makes a great point on this in American Gods, where one of the major themes is a war between the old, traditional gods, and the new gods of Media, Technology, Internet, Highways etc.) Edit: by saying ' ...

   edrandrew in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Ed's 2009 Reading List (Jan 10, 2009, 2:29am)

   ... it) etc. I'm guessing that it's partly a case of being aimed at a younger audience than the likes of Neverwhere or American Gods but now that I come to think about it I have growing sense of a-sequel-to-come. The Sansom books were good page turners and I'll definitely be reading ...

   nmhale in 999 Challenge : Katrina's 999 challenge (Jan 9, 2009, 10:52pm)

   Thanks for that review of American Gods - I've been thinking about reading it, as I'm a Neil Gaiman fan. Did you enjoy it overall?

   madhatter22 in 999 Challenge : Madhatter22's 999 Challenge (Jan 9, 2009, 7:35pm)

   ... (Mar.) 8. Muriel Spark - "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" (Sept.) 9. Neil Gaiman - "American Gods" (May) I Love This Author, but I've Never Read ... 1. "Jailbird" - Kurt Vonnegut 2. "Caramelo" - Sandra Cisneros 3. "Fever ...

   katrinasreads in 999 Challenge : Katrina's 999 challenge (Jan 9, 2009, 6:45pm)

   Another one bites the dust! American Gods "Shadow had done three years in prison. He was big enough, and looked don't fuck-with-me enough that his biggest problem was killing time. So he kept himself in shape, and taught himself coin tricks, nd thought a lot about how much he loved his wife." ...

   mattplozza in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : mattplozza's 2009 books (Jan 8, 2009, 12:24am)

   ... liked it. But it was nowhere near as rewarding an experience as re-reading a Foucault's Pendulum or a Lolita or even an American Gods. Unfair, I know, naming my four favourite books. But such is life.

   SylviaO in 999 Challenge : SylviaO's 999 Challenge (Jan 7, 2009, 4:54pm)

   ... Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (finished) 3.The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (finished) 4.American Gods by Neil Gaiman (finished) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

   allthesedarnbooks in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 7, 2009, 1:14pm)

   I love Neverwhere, and it was my first introduction to Neil Gaiman, but I have to chime in with some American Gods love. I actually really want to reread it this year. I'm a huge fan of Norse mythology and world religions, so it was endlessly fascinating for me. Speaking of Gaiman, I just ...

   beserene in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 10:02pm)

   ... also second the rec of the Witches books of Pratchett's, and the Death books, if that helps. I was sad to see you take American Gods off the list -- you know I love it -- but it is definitely heavy, long, and the most dense of Gaiman's work, so I understand not wanting to get involved with ...

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 3:18pm)

   ... I read the first 60 while in Kansas; otherwise might never have dared dive in. For the Gaiman books, I agree that American Gods is probably my least favorite. I adore Good Omens and I think Anansi Boys is excellent as well--it is one of those books I got more out of and liked even ...

   alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 2:28pm)

   OK, I have ordered Neverwhere and taken American Gods off the list for this year. Thanks to you both!

   richardderus in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 2:26pm)

   ... gets my vote for a Gaiman read. It was another really, really good idea, and as a story, a lot more fun to read than American Gods. >139 fantasia, I guess we call you the Supporterette? What comes before Patroness?

   alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 2:18pm)

   ... message. I did not think it was really that long, though, Tad. Thanks for the input on Gaiman - I think I will pass by American Gods, no matter how long it is, and try and find Neverwhere.

   alcottacre in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 2:07pm)

   #134: Thanks for the input on American Gods, Richard. I had no idea it was 6000 pages long - somehow, I do not remember it being that long when I got it from the library previously. Is there another of Gaiman's books that would be a better substitute?

   richardderus in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Jan 6, 2009, 1:55pm)

   ... appropriate. All hail AlcottAcre, our Patroness of Book Lovers! *sweeping bow* Oh...and one other thing I forgot...American Gods is a book I would suggest giving a miss to, unless you're a passionate Gaimaniac. It's a cool idea and it's a lot of fun to read. For 150pp. The last 5,873 ...

   stretch in 50 Book Challenge : Stretch's attempt at 50 (Jan 3, 2009, 7:48pm)

   ... room for some of the books on my want list. Anyway I'm going to predate this to the start of the year (1/1/09). 1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman I fail to see the appeal of this book. I thought the story was a little drawn out (all the coming to America stories weren't ...

   vq5p9 in San Diego Bibliophiles : 50 Book Challange (Jan 2, 2009, 1:26pm)

   ... Letters The Divine Comedy Tracking Trash The Robber Bride The Knitters Book of Yarn The Mysts of Avalon American Gods Don Quixote A Distant Mirror A Mercy Crime and Punishment Ulysses Outlander The Lathe of Heaven The Meaning of Wife

   Sibylle.Night in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--December 2008 #2 (Dec 31, 2008, 3:17pm)

   ... euro I had to make some purchases, it's all about opportunities. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke Mort - Terry Pratchett American Gods - Neil Gaiman The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula LeGuin Stardust - Neil Gaiman The Well of Loneliness - Radclyffe Hall White Boots - Noel Streatfeild ...

   TadAD in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads (Dec 30, 2008, 9:00am)

   Hey Stasia, You know I'm a Gaiman fan, so I'm glad to see American Gods on your list, plus the Stephenson—I think it and The Diamond Age are well worth reading by him. I've read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and listened to it on audio book. Interestingly, I think the audio version ...

   SpiraledStar in 999 Challenge : SpiraledStar's 999 (Dec 29, 2008, 1:28am)

   ... to Elvish by Jim Allan 5. The Princess Bride by William Goldman 6. Eulalia! by Brian Jacques 7. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 8. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly 9. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 10. The Road by Cormac McCarthy ...

   brlb21 in 50 Book Challenge : brlb21's attempt at the challenge (Dec 24, 2008, 12:46pm)

   American Gods Pretty good, not what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it. I have precisely one month to read 5 more books and finish this challenge.

   Sibylle.Night in What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 20 December 2008? (Dec 23, 2008, 11:09am)

   #108 American Gods and Guernsey are really different, Nancy. I think American Gods can turn anyone to fantasy. Had you read the summary for Guernsey before reading it ? I can resist the hype if it really doesn't sound like something I'd like. I read reviews and I can give in to certain ...

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 20 December 2008? (Dec 23, 2008, 9:25am)

   ... manage the hype. I avoid things that are hyped out of some perverse desire to be rebellious. Then I love something (such as American Gods) and start to believe the hype. Which leads me to read something like Guernsey. Anyone have hype management advice? About to begin Lush Life by Richar ...

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : WHY are you reading now? (Dec 22, 2008, 2:04pm)

   ... to avoid the hype because of some secret desire to be rebellious. Then I read the hyped book and am completely blown away -American Gods - but no one wants to hear it because they read it when the hype was strong two years ago or whatever. So, I give in to the hype - Guernsey Literary... - ...

   Kettricken in 999 uitdaging : Vragen over categorieën (Dec 21, 2008, 6:53am)

   ... een soort subgenre binnen de urban fantasy) - Mike Carey's The Devil You Know - Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys, American Gods, en Neverwhere - Tim Powers: De Laatste Kaart - ook heb ik Jeff VanderMeer, K.J. Bishop en China Miéville erop staan, wordt eigenlijk ...

   libreria04 in 50 Book Challenge : Libreria's 50-Book Challenge starts Dec 20, 2008 (Dec 20, 2008, 8:45am)

   ... t A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Madeleine L'Engle Many Waters, Madeleine L'Engle An Acceptable Time, Madeleine L'Engle American Gods, Neil Gaiman The Book Thief, Markus Zusak Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon The Historian, Elizabeth Kostovo The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey N ...

   wandering_star in 50 Book Challenge : Wandering_star's 50 book challenge: more non-fiction (Dec 20, 2008, 5:13am)

   132. American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I recently went to a gig by one of my favourite singers, Amanda Palmer, and Neil Gaiman appeared on stage and did a reading. Amanda P then sang a "modern-day torch song" which Neil Gaiman had ...

   LisaMorr in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--DECEMBER 2008 (Dec 18, 2008, 1:57pm)

   ... Fire and Shadow Game. By Orson Scott Card: Xenocide and Children of the Mind By Neil Gaiman: Neverwhere and American Gods The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and finally Anthem by Ayn Rand. Also some books came in intended for Christmas ...

   brlb21 in 50 Book Challenge : brlb21's attempt at the challenge (Dec 9, 2008, 6:20pm)

   ... been reading lots of anthropology stuff for my two final papers, and of course the book for the class I teach for. Started American Gods but probably wont' be able to finish it anytime soon, though I have enjoyed the first part immensely (my sister has been telling me to read the book forever... ...

   citygirl in Literary Snobs : What are you reading?--Final Quarter/2008 (post a review if you like) (Dec 6, 2008, 10:27am)

   Just finished up, in the past few weeks, The Historian, The Yiddish Policeman's Union and American Gods. Still dawdling pleasurably over Speak, Memory and just jumped into The Spy Who Came In from the Cold. Why did no one ever insist I read this book before? Great sparse prose, use of ...

   citygirl in 50 Book Challenge : citygirl's reading (Dec 4, 2008, 2:24pm)

   ... Dracula tale. The Yiddish Policeman's Union - Michael Chabon. Started slow but turned out to be very much worth it. American Gods - Neil Gaiman. Ye gods! This book is amazing. 2008 Rankings as of Today 1 Ada - V. Nabokov 2 David Copperfield - C. Dickens 3 Pale Fire - V. Nabokov 4 ...

   agatatera in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Aga's Challenge (Dec 2, 2008, 6:10am)

   ... and plot tighther. I like the story line as well. And also the ending was quite nice :) I liked it in a different way than American gods, but I think that both of them are very good books and I enjoyed both of them a lot. Maybe I will have one day time to re-read both of them and then it may ...

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Aga's Challenge (Dec 1, 2008, 7:37pm)

   What did you think of Anansi Boys? I liked it a great deal, more than American Gods. I went back and read it a second time and got even more out of it--one of my criteria for a really good book. I think the characters were more sympathetic and the plot tighter. Have you read Good Omens? It's ...

   drneutron in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Aga's Challenge (Dec 1, 2008, 10:10am)

   ... I just finished Stardust for the first time a few days ago. It was a wonderful little fairy tale. I'm gonna have to put American Gods back on the list for rereading now! 8^}

   drneutron in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Aga's Challenge (Nov 29, 2008, 8:35pm)

   What did you think of American Gods?

   ivyd in 999 Challenge : Ivy's 999 (Nov 29, 2008, 3:55pm)

   ... Atwood (January, 3*) 2. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (February, 4 3/4*) 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (March, 2 1/2*) 4. Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen (April, 3 1/2*) 5. Flying Changes by Sara Gruen< ...

   agatatera in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Aga's Challenge (Nov 29, 2008, 5:14am)

   113. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   nmhale in Read YA Lit : 2008-11 Discussion of Lightning Thief (Nov 29, 2008, 12:18am)

   ... heard of this one before the read, and was pleasantly surprised. It is a fun and fast read, and since I have not read American Gods before (someday I will, promise!), it was a very original angle for me. Hmm, some themes I found while reading ... Just because you're not 'average' or ' ...

   audiocat in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 (Nov 27, 2008, 5:41pm)

   ... by Steven saylor read by john lee is what I'm listening to now. I just finished varjak paw by s f said read by george guidall which actually is a childrens' book ages 9 and up. I found it interesting and think it's a good listen for the kids.

   minerva66 in Knock Your Socks Off Books : DL's Suggestions for Books (Nov 25, 2008, 11:19pm)

   ... getting into Runemarks, but the 2nd half was really good. I expected more from Stardust. It was not nearly as eloquent as American Gods. I liked elements of the book, and it is different, but it won't be a favorite as a whole. Zoe, hope you will do a list. The more the better. I'm always ...

   audiocat in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 (Nov 25, 2008, 2:24pm)

   Now I'm listening to Another Man's Moccasins by craig johnson read by George Guidall I've always liked him as a narrator and this mystery in the Walt Longmire series doesn't disappoint.

   JechtShot in 50 Book Challenge : JechtShot's 25 Book Challenge: 12/01/08 - 12/01/09 (Nov 24, 2008, 5:05pm)

   First off, hello everyone! I discovered LibraryThing a few months ago and this is my first post. I have been under a spell of reading hibernation for the past few years and I am just now starting to wake out of it. LibraryThing, and other factors, have motivated me to once again pick up a ...

   Sibylle.Night in FantasyFans : Where are you in Fantasyland? (Nov 24, 2008, 6:20am)

   I've finished reading Coraline by Neil Gaiman, which was a pure gem (I reviewed it on my blog) and I've started American Gods. I've only reached page 200 but so far so good. So I guess I'm in our world, only with some extras ;)

   nancyewhite in Book Nudgers : Aviddiva needs a nudge (Nov 19, 2008, 3:47pm)

   OK, I'm going to nudge American Gods. It was recommended to me by a clerk in a bookstore. I left it to languish in my TBR pile for a long time because of my instinctive rebellion against hype and because I'm not really a fan of speculative fiction/fantasy. Then when I read it, I thought it was a ...

   kambrogi in 50 Book Challenge : teelgee's 100 for 2008 Part Two (Nov 19, 2008, 12:40pm)

   Teelgee, I have only read American Gods by Gaiman, and his early Sandman comic books. Those had absolutely fabulous covers by Dave McKean, that ultimately warranted their own collection: ryn_books in What Are You Reading Now? : Recommendations: Fairy tales, scifi (Nov 18, 2008, 1:40am)

   ... he uses to know how close a match those ideas would be....a darker grittier present day fantasy may be Neil Gaiman's American Gods or Anansi Boys. They're not retellings but are imbued with folklore and mythology. Short story wise, I thoroughly recommend checking out the yearly ...

   timjones in Book Nudgers : Rarelibri is ready and willing to be nudged (Nov 14, 2008, 6:31am)

   ... that pile! Of those I've read, I would nudge (in this order) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, The Secret History and American Gods, and de-nudge An Instance of the Fingerpost, although only for the vague recollection that it starts strongly but doesn't end that way.

   FlossieT in Book Nudgers : Aviddiva needs a nudge (Nov 13, 2008, 5:40pm)

   ... found the lead character completely insufferable and none of the musical stuff really rang true for me. American Gods is on my own TBR list so if I may half-nudge a book I haven't read, I'd go for that one.

   aviddiva in Book Nudgers : Aviddiva needs a nudge (Nov 13, 2008, 3:37pm)

   ... a woman's tale by Elizabeth Cunningham The Geographer's Library by John Fasman The Finishing School by Muriel Spark American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : flissp 2008 books (Nov 12, 2008, 9:12am)

   ... audiobooks, they might want to check these out if they're still up - he's a very good speaker. Although I still prefer American Gods and Neverwhere, I enjoyed this immensly. Now ongoing: 76) The Last Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko: Wasn't expecting another one of these, I thought ...

   jessicawest in 999 Challenge : jessicawest's 999 challenge (Nov 11, 2008, 10:58pm)

   ... by Robert Charles Wilson 3.A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge 4.Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer 5.American Gods by Neil Gaiman 6.A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge 7.To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 8.Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman 9.The Diamond ...

   minerva66 in Read YA Lit : 2008-11 Discussion of Lightning Thief (Nov 10, 2008, 5:32pm)

   ... level. The best part is the connection to mythology and how that translates to the modern world. I also liked this about American Gods. The characters and story get stronger in later books. Including Sally Jackson. No, she's not a great character in this book, but Riordan needed a reason for P ...

   d_perlo in Read YA Lit : 2008-11 Discussion of Lightning Thief (Nov 10, 2008, 3:53pm)

   I agree that The Lightning Thief is not a Harry Potter ripoff. Instead, it feels more like an American Gods for teens. Greek and Roman gods are active in the world, "monsters" are living as everyday people. What I thought refreshing, was the idea of an old fashioned quest for quest's sake. ...

   Schehezerade in 50 Book Challenge : Schez's 50 Book Challenge (Nov 9, 2008, 10:54pm)

   ... K.W. Jeter 8. The Subtle Knife- Philip S. Pullman 9. Journey to the West, Vol. 2- by Anthony C. Yu 10. American Gods- by Neil Gaiman 11. Dune Messiah- by Frank Herbert 12. Perdido Street Station- by China Mieville 13. Journey to the West, Vol. 3- by Ant ...

   WillSteed in The Green Dragon : Nabs in November (or what I ought *not* to have purchased) (Nov 9, 2008, 4:46am)

   ... (hard to find these days, and I love that romanisation system - so imaginative!) A Vietnamese dictionary plus I bought American Gods and Passage by Connie Willis as birthday gifts for friends.

   iron_queen in What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 8 November 2008? (Nov 8, 2008, 12:47pm)

   ... life by his mere existence. I'm seeing him in New York tomorrow! So excited. After that, I'm probably going to read either American Gods or Smoke and Mirrors.

   Elee in 999 Challenge : Katrina's 999 challenge (Nov 3, 2008, 9:57pm)

   ... goodness knows, I certainly have a lot of them! I second MusicMom's recommendation of The Princess Bride. I also liked American Gods very much. Happy reading :-)

   katrinasreads in 999 Challenge : Katrina's 999 challenge (Nov 2, 2008, 3:37pm)

   ... COMPLETE 1. Beauty, McKinley 2. Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire 3. American Gods, Gaiman 4. The Host, Stephanie Meyer 5. The Tales of the Beedle and the Bard, J.K Rowling 6.

   ronincats in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : BeSerene's Books of 2008 (Oct 30, 2008, 4:52pm)

   ... and The Dragon Heir. I thoroughly enjoyed Anansi Boys as well. I thought Gaiman was much more successful than in American Gods in establishing atmosphere and embedding the mythology, as well as I just liked the characters better. Of course, the collaboration of Gaiman with Terry Pratc ...

   beserene in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : BeSerene's Books of 2008 (Oct 30, 2008, 4:41pm)

   ... characters and, while I appreciated the social commentary, I didn't really care all that much about what happened. #49: American Gods by Neil Gaiman #50: Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman #51: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman I've been intending for some time to reread American Gods and ...

   bibliophool in Book talk : What literary character do you identify most with? (Oct 20, 2008, 3:13pm)

   Shadow from American Gods. I hadn't thought about it until a friend of mine told me she kept thinking of me while reading the book.

   Unexpected in 999 Challenge : Unexpected's 999 Challenge (Oct 19, 2008, 9:36am)

   Fantasy & Sci-fi 1. The Gnole - Alan Aldridge 2. Prospero's Children - Jan Siegel 3. American Gods - Neil Gaiman 4. The Silmarilion - J.R.R. Tolkien 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

   kiwiflowa in 999 Challenge : Kiwiflowa's 999 in 2009 (Oct 18, 2008, 4:29am)

   One Hit Wonders No Longer: Author's I've read once before and would like to read more of 1) Neil Gaimon - American Gods 05/06/09. Read Stardust in 2007. I'm really glad I gave this author a second chance. I enjoyed reading Stardust but American Gods had a real *wow* factor which I'm sure ...

   DevourerOfBooks in What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - OCTOBER 2008 (Oct 17, 2008, 12:34pm)

   Decent little pile today, two from BookMooch, one for a blog tour: American Gods by Neil Gaiman The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage

   wookiebender in BookCrossing Australia! : Group Reading Log: October 2008 (Oct 17, 2008, 8:41am)

   ... Now, I have a vague definition of "gothic", but I'd suggest Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King, horror); American Gods by Neil Gaiman, and any of the Sandman series by him... oh hell, just anything he's written, Coraline is quite delightful; Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake; De ...

   kmaziarz in FantasyFans : Whats your "thing?" (Oct 15, 2008, 1:34pm)

   ... or mystery-solving in sight. Neil Gaiman is also urban fantasy -- Neverwhere particularly, as well as some aspects of American Gods and even The Sandman. Also look at Emma Bull's War for the Oaks. However, urban fantasy doesn't have to take place in on of OUR cities, though it ...

   Delirium9 in The Green Dragon : What world are you on? (Oct 15, 2008, 2:10am)

   ... carousel with Shadow, and Odin, and Mr Nancy... This could almost have been the creation of Neil Gaiman's mind for American Gods, but no, the attraction actually exists! I definitely want to go there some day...

   Delirium9 in The Green Dragon : All-Time Favorite Opening Lines (Oct 14, 2008, 3:12am)

   ... by the procession of the Equinoxes, and on the west by the Day of Judgement. - The American Joe Miller's Jest Book American Gods - Neil Gaiman (Well, actually, the first lines of the novel proper are: Shadow had done three years in prison. He was big enough and looked don't-fuck ...

   infamousjem in BookMooching : A Book Search Among Friends (Oct 13, 2008, 12:26am)

   ... Girl - movie tie in edition Stardust - movie tie in edition On Chesil Beach - HC Neverwhere The Historian American Gods Baby Proof I'm willing to send international provided if you mooch two books. I'm from the Philippines and I can't send single mooches as these books ...

   xicanti in 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list (Oct 10, 2008, 2:58pm)

   As ronincats says, American Gods and Anansi Boys aren't codependant. They share one character, but the stories don't overlap at all. I really enjoyed both of them, but for different reasons. In my opinion, Anansi Boys is a lot more fun than American Gods.

   ronincats in 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list (Oct 9, 2008, 4:20pm)

   No, you do not need to read American Gods at all to grasp Anansi Boys, and the latter is by far the better book, IMHO. In fact, it is up in my top tier. I love books that are not only good stories, but you get even more out of them when you reread them, stuff you missed the first time. Layered ...

   jfetting in 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list (Oct 8, 2008, 11:36pm)

   ... "fantasy" was all Wall Street. Now I want to hear the stories told by the man himself! Quick question: do I need to read American Gods to understand Anansi Boys? I love your list, by the way. I'm both getting new ideas and remembering old favorites.

   wisewoman in BookMooching : A Book Search Among Friends (Oct 6, 2008, 8:56pm)

   I have some new books to post: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (decent paperback with very minimal creasing), A Prayer for Own Meany by John Irving (decent paperback with some creases on the spine), Blue Spruce by David Long (nice trade paperback), and The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodma ...

   Madcow299 in 50 Book Challenge : madcow's 50 book Challenge (Oct 2, 2008, 6:57pm)

   48. American Gods = 19 Audio CD's. Holy Crap this is a lot of CD's. Came highly recommended by LTer's so it should be good.

   Medellia in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Left Your Home Today? October 2008 (Oct 2, 2008, 9:00am)

   Sent some books off to Bookmoochers: The Stepford Wives (Tennessee) Sense and Sensibility - Dover edition (Michigan) American Gods and Candide - Dover edition (California) Henceforth I'm not going to be buying Dover editions. They're blessedly cheap, but something about the font just ...

   onyx95 in Romance - from historical to contemporary : Book Challenge 2008 (Oct 1, 2008, 10:32am)

   Having to slow down the reading a bit, I am reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman right now. klarusu in 999 Challenge : Klarusu's 999 Challenge (Sep 30, 2008, 6:24am)

   ... egory 1. In the Land of Invisible Women 2. Old Goriot 3. The Reluctant Fundamentalist 4. A Lost Lady 5. American Gods 6. Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories 7. The Leopard 8. 9.

   klarusu in 999 Challenge : Klarusu's 999 Challenge (Sep 30, 2008, 6:20am)

   ... Goriot 5. The Reluctant Fundamentalist 6. A Lost Lady 7. American Gods 8. Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories 9. The Leopard

   klarusu in 999 Challenge : Klarusu's 999 Challenge (Sep 30, 2008, 6:14am)

   2. Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Steampunk 1. American Gods 2. The Night Watch 3. Blood of Elves 4. Far North 5. The Day Watch 6. The Twilight Watch 7. Brisingr 8. Homeland 9. Exile ...

   ronincats in Science Fiction Fans : What are you reading? (Q4) September-December, 2008 (Sep 26, 2008, 3:33pm)

   ... all-time books. And I found Anansi Boys tremendously charming, especially the second time through. I did not think American Gods anything outstanding. I have read three of his juveniles as well, Coraline, Interworld, and M is for Magic, but again, they were okay but not great. But ...

   rojse in Science Fiction Fans : What are you reading? (Q4) September-December, 2008 (Sep 26, 2008, 7:46am)

   Neil Gaiman - American Gods. Extremely interesting premise - gods of all of the different American settlers exist in the 21st century. Lots of cool mythological ideas, and it's put together quite interestingly, but I felt quite confused about what exactly was happening the whole way through - ...

   pinkymccoversong in Read YA Lit : Help find an edgy book by a British author (Sep 21, 2008, 12:48am)

   ... hard time selling that one for some reason, but I do love it. You might also try some of the works by Neil Gaiman - American Gods or Stardust, perhaps - even though these aren't technically YA, his midgrade novels are too young for a senior in high school to read for a school ...

   onyx95 in 50 Book Challenge : onyx95 - reading challenge for 2008 (Sep 11, 2008, 7:12pm)

   ... ARC) 64. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (on audio) 66. The Gingerbread Man by Maggie Shayne 68. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 69. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (on audio)

   readeron in List Five Books Parlour Game : Countries, Regions and Nationalities (Sep 9, 2008, 3:28pm)

   Chinese Takeout by Arthur Nersesian American Gods by Neil Gaiman The French Confection by Anthony Horowitz In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield From Russia, with Love by Ian Fleming

   FlossieT in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Whisper's 2008 Reading List (Sep 8, 2008, 5:55pm)

   ... disappointed by the film despite having read the book. Great fun. I've had Neverwhere in my TBR pile for ages, and American Gods and Anansi Boys on the list. Stack of library books to work through first....

   flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Whisper's 2008 Reading List (Sep 8, 2008, 1:52pm)

   ... - I'm not quite sure how to describe him, except that he's extremely versatile and always very readable; i'll recommend American Gods and Neverwhere as the books I've enjoyed the most to date (his blog's at www.neilgaiman.com)... Small advert there!

   WillSteed in The Green Dragon : Guilt about your TBR pile. (Sep 7, 2008, 9:14pm)

   ... The Technomage Trilogy and the Dark Mirror Fanfic from Babylon 5 Perdido Street Station Neveryona The Baroque Cycle American Gods and Anansi Boys Star Light, Star Bright The Hollow Earth and others I can't even remember at the moment.

   _Zoe_ in I want to read that! : Zoe's New List (Aug 23, 2008, 11:36pm)

   ... and the Quest to Rewrite Life Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science The Dress Lodger Fingersmith American Gods An Anthropologist on Mars New Moon The Lightning Thief The Well of Ascension (after Mistborn) The Planets Fated Sky: Astrol ...

   Writist in 50 Book Challenge : Writist (Aug 23, 2008, 9:14pm)

   33. Cosmos 34. Anansi Boys 35. American Gods 36. QED

   readeron in List Five Books Parlour Game : The Gods (Aug 20, 2008, 7:21pm)

   ... Kenner Aphrodite's Passion by Julie Kenner Aphrodite's Secret by Julie Kenner Aphrodite's Flame by Julie Kenner American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   whitewavedarling in 50 Book Challenge : whitewavedarling's reads in 2008 (Aug 19, 2008, 9:09pm)

   ... the novels is Neverwhere (which might be the first--certainly one of the earliest). Anansi Boys is Sort of a sequel to American Gods, but not to the point that you'd Need to read it first. I think they're wonderful, and I'm sure you'll like them if you like the stories (I've read a few in ...

   Espeon200 in Hogwarts Express : What are you reading - August (Aug 13, 2008, 5:52pm)

   ... I'll have to give Gaiman's older stuff another chance. Anyone have any suggestions on where to start? I've been told the American Gods is excellent. However I'm still weeks from that point as can be seen by checking out the TBR pile thread. Next up on my mad crusade to finish these books ...

   scaifea in The Green Dragon : Your August aquisitions (Aug 12, 2008, 2:05pm)

   In the mail today: American Gods for my Gaiman collection and World War Z, because my best friend keeps telling me that I *need* to read it.

   scaifea in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008 (Aug 12, 2008, 2:03pm)

   In the mail today: American Gods, for my Gaiman collection and World War Z, because my best friend keeps telling me that I *need* to read it.

   ryvre in Common Knowledge, WikiThing, HelpThing : How to list superheroes? (Aug 11, 2008, 5:16pm)

   ... of certain characters are in what amounts to alternate universes. Loki is different in Eight Days of Luke than in American Gods, and neither of them are quite the same as the Prose Edda, but they all link together. (Or they will when I finish working on the Eddas.)

   richardderus in Science Fiction Fans : Your Essential Science Fiction List (Aug 6, 2008, 11:16pm)

   ... definition.} A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Air by Geoff Ryman American Gods by Neil Gaiman Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle Aztec Century by Christopher Evans Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Ro ...

   benitastrnad in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 (Aug 6, 2008, 5:38pm)

   just finished listening to american gods by neil gaiman. it was a good listen, although I have to admit that the reader was a bit annoying at first. But i got past that and got so that I enjoyed listening to him.

   benitastrnad in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4 (Jul 29, 2008, 10:28pm)

   I am listening to american gods by Neil Gaiman and really like it. In fact I am having some driveway moments with it. I find that I am idling the car while listening to a book! So then I shut off the car and leave the story running so I can get to a good stopping place. Just like when I ...

   BirgitWalraet in Nederlandstalige lezers : Wat lees jij nu? (Jul 27, 2008, 3:54pm)

   Ben bezig in American Gods van Neil Gaiman, ik hou erg veel van zijn soort fantasy.

   chanale in San Diego Bibliophiles : What are you reading now? (Jul 19, 2008, 10:21am)

   ... you there; KIA was hilarious. I love that Jacobs can laugh at his neuroses. Books finished in the last week were The English American, Wicked Lovely, and Pride and Prescience - all so-so. I wish I could say I finished Three Cups of Tea, but I only made ...

   chanale in San Diego Bibliophiles : What are you reading now? (Jul 11, 2008, 10:11am)

   ... Biblically. Extras was a turnip, but the others were all quite enjoyable. I'm currently midway through The English American. I haven't made any progress on Three Cups of Tea, although I need to restart soon because my deadline is in a week.

   benitastrnad in 40-Something Library Thingers : What are you currently reading/recommending? (Jul 9, 2008, 4:34pm)

   ... wonderful book. I just started Name of the Wind and 200 pages into it I am really liking it. In my car I listening to American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I am intrigued by the ideas in that one. What are the American Gods and what has happened to our sense of mystery and wonder? His style of ...

   benitastrnad in Audiobooks : What are you listening to now? Part 3 (Jul 8, 2008, 7:52pm)

   started listening to American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It is good so far. I can tell a man wrote it for men, especially young men. I am not sure about the narrator. He sounds too much like an old man. I wonder if that is on purpose?

   BorisG in Folio Society devotees : For those of us who like Sci-Fi/Fantasy (Jul 4, 2008, 3:57am)

   ... so I'll be really happy to hear your opinion if you decide to get one. I was a bit a put off by the purpleness of the American Gods Limited, though Anansi Boys looks very appealing, as does most of the Bradbury stuff, and Melinda. J_ipsen, completely agree. It really eludes me why ...

   MSKi23 in The Green Dragon : What are you reading in July? (Jul 1, 2008, 5:57pm)

   I just finished Neil Gaiman´s Neverwhere which I really enjoyed and am now starting American Gods which is even better so far!

   0bazooka0 in What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five Books, 2008, Q2: April - June (Jun 25, 2008, 11:39am)

   ... I'm not usually a huge fan of short stories but this followed an unusual formula that made it good to the last page. American Gods I had been putting off reading this book for forever, and when I did, it was so good I almost cried when it was over. The Poisonwood Bible Another book I ...

   kmaziarz in FantasyFans : recommendations for fantasy books without magic (Jun 24, 2008, 7:33pm)

   ... sci-fi. But it is definitely a genre-blend, so I can see why it might be considered fantasy to some. I'd also suggest "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman. Other than the fact that several of the main characters are, well, gods, there isn't much magic, really. The gods are mostly close to ...

   ktran82 in 50 Book Challenge : ktran82's 50 Book Challenge for 2008 (Jun 23, 2008, 4:02pm)

   I've been keeping track of my books read in 2008 on my profile, and this looked like a fun way to do it too. I got off to a slow start, but am taking a month-long vacation in August/September and hope to make up some ground then. So far: 1. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 2. World With ...

   aces in What Are You Reading Now? : Book Roots! How we come to have the books we read! (Jun 17, 2008, 7:02am)

   ... read an overview of history and see if I liked his style before reading a book by him about a specific few people. American Gods by Neil Gaiman This was a re-read. The first Gaiman I bought was Neverwhere and since then I have been buying everything else by him. Moll Flanders ...

   CliffBurns in Science Fiction Fans : Good SF Movies (Jun 12, 2008, 8:58am)

   ... Count me out of the cult of Gaiman too--like some of his kids/YA stuff (CORALINE and WOLVES IN THE WALLS) but thought AMERICAN GODS was Steve King lite. And let's not forget, he was one of the contributors to that "Beowulf" piece of shite. Michele Pfeiffer LOOKS great in everything. It' ...

   raistlinsshadow in 50 Book Challenge : RaistlinsShadow's ten million words in 2008 (Jun 8, 2008, 11:18pm)

   ... Brooks – 467 pgs. The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa – 312 pgs. Druids by Morgan Llywelyn – 404 pgs. American Gods by Neil Gaiman – 592 pgs. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – 351 pgs. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield – 165 pgs. Jude the Obs ...

   drsol in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 31 May 2008 (Jun 5, 2008, 12:56pm)

   ... because of the title. I has turned out to be a pretty fun memoir. I'll probably finish it tonight. Next up: Maybe American Gods. It has been recommended multiple times.

   sydamy in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: May. 2008 (May 29, 2008, 3:45pm)

   ... She write very beautifully. I can't wait to read Interpreter of Maladies. I picked up from the thrift store, American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Soul Music by Terry Pratchett.

   aces in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : aces' 2008 challenge (May 26, 2008, 4:04pm)

   39. American Gods by Neil Gaiman*

   walk2work in Christianity : What book would you give to an atheist? (May 24, 2008, 8:34pm)

   ... not to believe. For folks I know I could possibly have a deeper conversation with, I would possibly give Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Fiction and novels - storytelling in general - are great ways to explore themes and topics. American Gods may be a bit overlong, but it makes the point well ...

   aces in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 17 May 2008 (May 22, 2008, 6:05pm)

   I finished reading Monarchy and now I am re-reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

   Medellia in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: May. 2008 (May 22, 2008, 3:53pm)

   Trip to Strand! Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima Night by Elie Wiesel The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany Wilson: A Consid ...

   LettaAvanell in Hogwarts Express : What is everyone reading at the moment? III (May 21, 2008, 12:09pm)

   I finished American Gods last night which I really liked and am now reading The Constant Princess.

   katylit in The Green Dragon : 1001 Fantasy: Books in Common? (May 18, 2008, 2:50pm)

   I've read 55 of the 61 shared. Well, I tried reading American Gods, but hated it, so didn't finish, so not sure if that counts. Still have the audio book tho'.

   Onara in 50 Book Challenge : My 2008 reading list (May 17, 2008, 10:31pm)

   ... & Shane Dix 24. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 25. Rhapsody: Child of Blood by Elizabeth Haydon 26. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 27. The River God by Wilbur Smith 28. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez 29. Empress by Karen Miller 30. ...

   greendragongirl in The Green Dragon : Visual Puns: Book Titles (May 15, 2008, 8:12pm)

   #79 is actually meant to be american gods but american heroes works just as well I guess, heh.

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (May 15, 2008, 7:06pm)

   "Poor taste in boyfriends." American Gods by Neil Gaiman "Would it be okay if I finish reading the book?"

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (May 15, 2008, 6:49am)

   "You have some pretty whacked-out theories." American Gods by Neil Gaiman "You ever driven a hearse?"

   Joles in I want to read that! : Jolene's List (May 14, 2008, 4:24pm)

   ... (Book 2) The Demon You Know (Book 3) Howl at the Moon (Book 4) Walk on the Wild Side (Book 5) (6/3/2008) American Gods by Neil Gaiman Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz White is for Magic Silver is for Secrets Red is for Remembrance Bleed ...

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 7 (May 13, 2008, 4:43pm)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (May 13, 2008, 4:41pm)

   ... is uninspected, unimagined, unthought, a representation of the thing, and not the thing itself. It is a fine fiction." American Gods by Neil Gaiman "What were you looking at, out there?"

   elbakerone in Hogwarts Express : What is everyone reading at the moment? III (May 13, 2008, 2:59pm)

   #518 - I have mixed feelings about American Gods - for me parts of it were pure genius where as other parts felt like filler. I really really really love its sequel Anansi Boys but most Neil Gaiman fans are switched on their preference of those two. Let me know your thoughts when you're done. ...

   LettaAvanell in Hogwarts Express : What is everyone reading at the moment? III (May 13, 2008, 2:51pm)

   I love all of Diana Wynne Jone's books. I'm reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

   chanale in San Diego Bibliophiles : 18 (May 13, 2008, 11:20am)

   ... lows 12 - Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban 10 - Jane Eyre 10 - Little Women 10 - The Golden Compass 10 - American Gods 10 - Catch-22 10 - The Kite Runner

   merry10 in 50 Book Challenge : Judylou's at it again in 2008 (May 13, 2008, 6:59am)

   Great books Judylou! I liked the Handmaid's Tale and American Gods a lot, but I haven't read I am Legend.

   judylou in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 May 2008 (May 13, 2008, 1:51am)

   FInished American Gods and have picked up Regeneration. I also have the other two of the trilogy, so will get into those soon.

   judylou in 50 Book Challenge : Judylou's at it again in 2008 (May 13, 2008, 1:26am)

   52. American Gods by Neil Gaiman Very clever story. The immigrants to America brought all their Gods with them, from ancient to modern times. But the old Gods are losing their effectiveness as the people forget about them. A storm is coming and Shadow is somehow caught up in it. Is he the ...

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (May 12, 2008, 7:18pm)

   "Well, seeing that today certainly is my day, why don't you call me Wednesday. Mister Wednesday." American Gods by Neil Gaiman "Would you like to know the secret of my success?"

   ToReadToNap in Book talk : A silly book game (Part 2) (May 12, 2008, 5:02pm)

   "Sounds like a hell of a lot of work to me." American Gods by Neil Gaiman "How'd you lose your eye?"

   judylou in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 10 May 2008 (May 11, 2008, 10:06pm)

   I am finishing up American Gods and although it took me some time to get into it, I have really enjoyed reading it. Next up either Regeneration or Extremely loud and Incredibly Close.

   thioviolight in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 Mayl 2008 (May 9, 2008, 2:06am)

   # 119: judy Hope you're enjoying American Gods!

   judylou in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 Mayl 2008 (May 8, 2008, 1:08am)

   Now reading American Gods in my quest to read all of Gaiman's novels.

   nancyewhite in 50 Book Challenge : NancyEWhite's 2008 Challenge (May 3, 2008, 8:26pm)

   ... read it: I resist well-reviewed novels. Finally, I often get around to them and sometimes love them. It happened to me with American Gods as well. This one was on sale at HPB and would have sat on the TBR pile longer except for this challenge. bibliophool in FantasyFans : Five most read fantasy books (Apr 29, 2008, 9:21am)

   ... (so far my favorite book in the series) Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett (the book that introduced me to Sam Vimes) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (an all time favorite) Someplace to be Flying by Charles de Lint (I love the crow girls)

   AprilHamilton in Writer's Brag and Rag Bag : Book online marketing (Apr 28, 2008, 10:03pm)

   ... the fact that a book defies easy classification is evidence of its originality; how could one classify Neil Gaiman's American Gods or Anansi Boys, for instance? I've seen them on the fantasy shelf and the thriller shelf in bookstores, but they don't really fit neatly into any ...

   kd9 in Science Fiction Fans : HUGO Nominations are up! (Apr 19, 2008, 3:40pm)

   ... etc. There were howls of protest when Harry Potter won a Hugo. Certainly there were mutterings when Neil Gainman's American Gods won the Hugo. Some SF fans ARE strictly Analog fans. If it isn't tech, if it isn't space, if it isn't rockets, it's NOT SF. I'm not a slicer or dicer ...

   nancyewhite in 50 Book Challenge : Jesslyn's First Book: How To Read A Poem (and fall in love with poetry) (Apr 18, 2008, 11:17am)

   I have Neverwhere and Anansi Boys TBR, and that is because I bought them immediately after finishing American Gods which I adored. I expected to dislike it because of the hype, but I just thought it was a blast!

   eairo in 888 Challenge : eairo's challenge (Apr 18, 2008, 3:17am)

   ... to find out, she'll have to save them. And she will. This is quite a simple story compared to Gaiman's other books like American gods and Anansi boys, and this is a positive evaluation. I think this is, along with Neverwhere, one of his best books. Not that the more complex ones are bad ...

   Oklahomabooklady in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 April 2008 (Apr 14, 2008, 8:44pm)

   I am about 100 pages into reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I really hope something starts to happen soon.

   natabat in FantasyFans : Recommendations for Real World or Urban fantasy (Apr 11, 2008, 5:05pm)

   You might also like American Gods by Gaiman. I think the first urban fantasy novel I read was The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams. I don't actually remember it very well, but I do remember that I liked it. Also, nthing de Lint. PhoenixTerran gave me Dreams Underfoot as a SantaThing gift, and ...

   flissp in What Are You Reading Now? : Books and Authors Suggestions - April / May 2008 (Apr 10, 2008, 10:54am)

   ... contemporary-ish authors I personally enjoy are (plus a couple of recommendations): Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere, or American Gods Douglas Adams - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Margaret Atwood - (seconded!) Alias Grace Christopher Brookmyre - One Fine Day in the M ...

   flissp in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : flissp 2008 books (Apr 9, 2008, 12:46pm)

   ... I'm becomming a little obsessed by Neil Gaiman's stuff. If you've only read a few, can I recommend Neverwhere and American Gods as my current favourites (and very different books), although the Sandman series are also fantastic (some better than others), even if you're not a comic ...

   alaskabookworm in Book talk : Could you recommend a book written with a sense of humor but not shallow? (Apr 6, 2008, 3:31pm)

   ... early June). Other books: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving; Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris; American Gods by Neil Gaiman; The Once and Future King by T. H. White; Lamb by Christopher Moore; any of the Jeeves books by Wodehouse; Brideshead Revis ...

   hairballsrus in 50 Book Challenge : Hairballsrus's Nifty Fifty and Beyond....Starting Oct. 1rst. (Apr 6, 2008, 10:55am)

   ... are still ahead. I'm not sure I want to commit to that. Let's aim for 75. More audio books... Still working on American Gods, mostly because I'm not listening in order and I'm totally confused. :) I love that narrator. I would listen to him read the ingredients list off the back ...

   felius in The Green Dragon : Temptation!!! (Apr 1, 2008, 5:42am)

   ... others, such as Snow Crash. I quite enjoyed Zodiac though, and Interface wasn't bad. Anansi Boys - not as good as American Gods but I still liked it very much. Other books: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is brilliant, but an acquired taste. Think Jane Austen meets Neil Gaiman. ...

   dugan7f in 50 Book Challenge : dugan7f - 50 books (Mar 31, 2008, 11:25pm)

   6 -- american gods

   Damiella in 50 Book Challenge : Damiella's 2008 Book challenge (Mar 29, 2008, 4:21am)

   ... this for a month or so, dip into it to see if it's improved, and if not I'll put it up to be mooched. 56. (76) American Gods - Neil Gaimin (588pp) Now this was more like it. I always enjoy Gaimin's books and when I heard that there was a free e-copy up of this one for March ...

   Admiral in 888 Challenge : Admiral's 888 List (Mar 21, 2008, 4:28am)

   ... it. I'll have to see if I can remember it... American Novels; Travels with Charley (Read) Tender is the Night American Gods Classics; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Read) Great Expectations Children's Books; The Story of Tracy Beaker (Read) Twilight Watership Down ...

   Antares1 in List Five Books Parlour Game : Starts with A, but not just A (Mar 18, 2008, 1:57pm)

   ... Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart Alas Babylon by Pat Frank All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   Lunar in The Green Dragon : Practical ideas and suggestions (Mar 15, 2008, 10:12pm)

   ... to manually process whale oil in Moby Dick. And learned how to rip off people depositing money into ATM machines in American Gods.

   jamesapt10 in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : My Books (Mar 11, 2008, 10:37pm)

   This year I've read: The AmericanHenry James The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka The History of LoveNicole Krauss The Innocent ManJohn Grisham DustMartha Grimes Up at the Villa Somerset Maugham The Short Reign of Pippin IVJohn Steinbeck The Turn of the Scr ...

   jseger9000 in Science Fiction Fans : The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - SF Movies... and forget the Good (Mar 10, 2008, 12:22pm)

   ... the man deserves a helluva lot more respect than that. Have you read The Sandman? Or Violent Cases? Or Coraline? Or American Gods? Did Zemeckis or Gaiman or Avery ever claim that their version was authoritative and accurate? Shakespeare called his play about Julius Caesar Juliu ...

   littlegeek in The Green Dragon : Books you've read that you should have enjoyed... (Mar 3, 2008, 3:27pm)

   I expected to like American Gods, but I just didn't. I thought Time Traveler's Wife was way overrated. Ditto The Kite Runner.

   kgramer in 50 Book Challenge : kristen's 50 books to read (Mar 3, 2008, 8:43am)

   ... The outcast: a novel - Sadie Jones 39. Roommates wanted - Lisa Jewell 40. Acceptance - Susan Coll 41. The English American - Alison Larkin 42. Never on a sundae - Wendy Markham 43. Bidding for love - Katie Fforde 44. The guardians: a novel - Ana Castil ...

   hairballsrus in 50 Book Challenge : Hairballsrus's Nifty Fifty and Beyond....Starting Oct. 1rst. (Feb 29, 2008, 9:13pm)

   Audio listening.... 1. American Gods This is a long novel to listen to...since it's only on my computer and I can only listen to it in the house, I keep backing up to hear a section again. 2. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 Garrison Keillor embraces his inner fourteen year-old. The bathroom ...

   beeg in 50 Book Challenge : Judylou's at it again in 2008 (Feb 26, 2008, 7:23pm)

   try Neverwhere, or American gods big favorites of mine

   ellevee in The Green Dragon : Audio books are wonderful, because they ... (Feb 25, 2008, 11:39pm)

   i KNOW. And I got him reading American Gods. Maybe I'll like the book more with his mellifluous voice in my adoring ears.

   RedBowlingBallRuth in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 9 February 2008 (Feb 25, 2008, 2:18pm)

   ^I'm nearly done with Neverwhere now, I'm really enjoying it! I do own American Gods, but I haven't gotten around to reading just yet, but I will soon! High Fidelity was great, it made me laugh on several occations!

   ellevee in The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 (Feb 25, 2008, 2:17pm)

   #216 - Yeah, American Gods might be my least favorite of his books. But I really liked Anansi Boys. Go figure...

   Lindsayg in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 9 February 2008 (Feb 24, 2008, 9:42pm)

   #135 - RedBowlingBallRuth Two of my favorites! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. If you haven't read American Gods (also by Neil Gaiman) I reccommend that one as well.

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 (Feb 24, 2008, 8:49am)

   #209 - I loved Stardust, ellevee! It almost made up for American Gods. :o)

   paulette.martinez in 50 Book Challenge : paulette.martinez 2008 list (Feb 23, 2008, 5:20pm)

   ... ullman His Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman Service Included by Phoebe Damrosch American Gods by Neil Gaiman Sabriel by Garth Nix Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones Charmed Life by Diana ...

   Lunar in Book talk : Life of Pi and other similar books (Feb 21, 2008, 11:37pm)

   ... of belief. Checking for books tagged with "belief" mostly gets me non-fiction books. Top fiction book for belief is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Nothing about the plot is really related to Life of Pi, but the theme of the power of belief comes into play pretty often. But it's rather ...

   SatansParakeet in UK Blue 2.0 : What's your favorite book? (Feb 21, 2008, 3:35pm)

   It would definitely have to be American Gods. I fell in love with it several years ago and I've had a bit of a Neil Gaiman obsession ever since. How can you go wrong with an ex-con having unexpected encounters with living, semi-mortal, remnants of Gods?

   RedBowlingBallRuth in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - FEBRUARY 2008 (Feb 19, 2008, 7:24am)

   Yesterday I bought Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Road by Cormac McCarthy, American Gods and Neverwhere, both by Neil Gaiman.

   stringcat3 in Trollope lovers unite or fight : And what about the Pallisers? (Feb 16, 2008, 3:18am)

   ... He would have irritated a saint. Which she certainly was not. Am taking a short break from AT with Neil Gaiman's American Gods.

   BrentNewhall in 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list (Feb 13, 2008, 6:53pm)

   ... I must admit that I can't really get into Neil Gaiman's books, other than Sandman. I tried both Neverwhere and American Gods and just wasn't interested. Sandman's brilliant, though. I've just sent a sample chapter of Tanya Huff's Smoke and Shadows to my Kindle.

   Jakeofalltrades in The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 (Feb 13, 2008, 4:13am)

   ... buying a book. Never before had I had such disturbing psychological dread of book purchasing. Methinks Nova Express or American Gods is the ticket.

   xicanti in 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list (Feb 12, 2008, 10:20pm)

   ... fantasy/mystery/horror series called the Blood Books, while Gaiman has written three urban fantasies: Neverwhere, American Gods and Anansi Boys. His Sandman series is also worth checking out, if you like graphic novels. It's a mix of horror, urban fantasy and high fantasy. I ...

   CliffBurns in Science Fiction Fans : Dream Writer Collaborations (Feb 7, 2008, 8:35pm)

   Ian: I'm no big fan of Gaiman's either. His YA stuff WOLVES IN THE WALLS and CORALINE were all right but AMERICAN GODS was warmed over Stephen King. And let us not forget he had a role in the creation of the execrable film adaptation of "Beowulf". Shan't forgive him for that for a LONG time ...

   mojo1111 in 888 Challenge : Detailmuse ... 888 from TBRs (Feb 5, 2008, 9:22pm)

   ... It was excellent. That is the book that hooked me and I started reading his other books. My second fave would have to be American Gods. I suggest you start with one of those.

   mojo1111 in 888 Challenge : Mojo's 888 (Feb 5, 2008, 9:13pm)

   ... It was excellent. That is the book that hooked me and I started reading his other books. My second fav would have to be American Gods. I suggest you start with one of those.

   leelerbaby in 50 Book Challenge : leelerbaby going for 100 in 2008 (Jan 31, 2008, 8:54pm)

   ... Virtuos Woman by Kaye Gibbons 2.Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis 3.Colorado Kid by Stephen King 4.American Gods by Neil Gaiman 5.In the Dark of the Night by John Saul 6.Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 7.Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by G ...

   nmelcher in Audiobooks : What Are You Listening To Now? Part 2 (Jan 25, 2008, 2:14am)

   I'm listening to American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It's one of my favorite novels, but I've never heard the audio version before. It's really good so far - I'm a tape and a half through a ten-tape unabridged presentation.

   drbubbles in The Green Dragon : Cloverfield: Spoiler-free discussion (Jan 22, 2008, 11:50am)

   I saw it yesterday. I'd tried to find out something about it last week, and this from the Wikipedia entry stuck with me: "J. J. Abrams conceived of a new monster after he and his son visited a toy store in Japan while promoting Mission: Impossible III. He explained, 'We saw all these Godzilla ...

   extrajoker in List Five Books Parlour Game : Any goddesses lurking in your library? (Jan 22, 2008, 11:34am)

   Folk of the Air American Gods (goddesses, too!) The Broken Bridge (Voodoun allusions)

   iphigenie in 888 Challenge : Iphigenie's 888 (Jan 13, 2008, 8:50am)

   ... that I own and haven't read (or soo long ago) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Slaughterhouse 5 * American Gods Fahrenheit 451 * Ender's Game * The Lovely Bones Dune (no touchstone??) * Beowulf: A New Verse Translation The Giver Alternative Cat Id ...

   greendragongirl in The Green Dragon : NOMINATIONS: 1001 Fantasy Books (Jan 11, 2008, 1:12pm)

   ... McCaffrey. (again the original set, not necessarily all the offshoots and sequels) Neverwhere by Gaiman American Gods by Gaiman Magic's Pawn, Magic's Price, and Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey there are more for sure...but I must get to work : (

   ByrningBunny in 888 Challenge : ByrningBunny's 888 (Jan 10, 2008, 5:48pm)

   ... by Susanna Clarke Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer American Gods by Neil Gaiman To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy) by Kim Stanley Robinson Pulitzer Prize Winners The Road (rough ...

   bibliophool in The Green Dragon : Your Pedigree? (Jan 8, 2008, 5:18am)

   ... Bryson, Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, too many others to list (but they're all on my profile) FAVORITE BOOK(s): Thirteen, American Gods, Memories of Ice, Iron Council FAVORITE DRINK: Laphroaig FAVORITE CHEESE: Pepper-jack FAVOURITE SPELLING OF FAVORITE: "Favourite" FAVORITE GOURD-NOSED ...

   undeadgoat in Reading Globally : Recommend a book from your country of origin/residence (Jan 6, 2008, 8:13pm)

   ... has caused me much white-girl envy every time I read it. Closer to my home, and also further, is Neil Gaiman's American Gods--not many places I know well show up in the novel, but he got the drive into Chicago westbound on I-90 pitch-perfect. And for some reason I want to ...

   beserene in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 5 January 2008 (Jan 5, 2008, 7:36pm)

   ... wasn't already married... Ahem. Anyway, I'm saving the last story in FT because its a Shadow story and I want to reread American Gods before I read it and then read Anansi Boys after it. Is that too freakishly obsessive or what?

   DeusXMachina in Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now? January 2008 (Jan 5, 2008, 6:44pm)

   I'm on a journey across the USA with Mr. Wednesday and Shadow in American Gods.

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : Top Five books read during 2007 (Dec 31, 2007, 3:53pm)

   ... Honorable Mention: Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup Fiction: Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld Honorable Me ...

   Tjarda in 50 Book Challenge : Tjarda's 50 book challenge (or more) (Dec 30, 2007, 8:00am)

   A little update: 20. American Gods - Neil Gailman 592 p. I really like this book. Long live the fantasy of mr. Gaiman. 21. The book thief - Markus Zusak 584 p. I liked this one because it gives a glimp of the life (and death) of the ordinary german citizen during the second World War. ...

   RicketyCat in Combiners! : opps! arrrgh (Dec 29, 2007, 11:28pm)

   I just mis-clicked and combined Gaiman's Anansi Boys and American Gods. If anyone is out there watching, please help. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrhhhhhhhg

   StarGazer72 in 20-Something LibraryThingers : Books for Christmas (Dec 27, 2007, 9:33pm)

   So far (I have three more gifts exchanges left): American Gods Anansi Boys and the DVD of MirrorMask Also, two books of poetry.

   StarGazer72 in The Green Dragon : What books did Santa bring you? (Dec 27, 2007, 9:30pm)

   ... and the original side by side? I saw that while I was shopping but, sadly, too late to add to my list. I got both American Gods and Anansi Boys, along with the DVD of MirrorMask. :) It's all about the Neil Gaiman fest. Also two books of poetry, one of 100 best poems through ...

   katylit in The Green Dragon : So, just what are you reading there, Missy/Mister? [Part 4] (Dec 27, 2007, 8:01pm)

   ... to add this, but I listened to Coraline read by the author and it was great, very creepy and whimsical. I didn't like American Gods at all, but I definitely enjoyed Coraline.

   pratchettfan in 50 Book Challenge : pratchettfan is reading 60 books (Dec 25, 2007, 4:09pm)

   ... perfectly illustrates the claustrophobic experiences the people trying to escape the building have. Rating 4/5 96. American Gods by Neil Gaiman Is America a place for Gods? Neil Gaiman tries to answer this question in this profound novel. A thrilling view of American Society and ...

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : Top Books read 4th quarter 2007 October -December (Dec 19, 2007, 9:13am)

   Random Order: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Heartsick by Chelsea Cain American Gods by Neil Gaiman Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup

   Mordekai in 1001 Books to read before you die : [Pamela], by Samuel Richardson (Dec 13, 2007, 8:02am)

   I got it! I found the ebook, at last, and I'm going to start it as soon as I finish American Gods. I know Fielding is very famous, and it would be quite easy to find his Tom Jones, but other less known works are scarce.

   dchaikin in Reading Resolutions : What Did You Read in 2007? (Dec 12, 2007, 10:18pm)

   ... Larson The Mustangs-J. Frank Dobie Rattlesnakes-J. Frank Dobie Cryptonomicon-Neal Stephenson American Gods-Neil Gaiman A Spot of Bother: A Novel-Mark Haddon A Parents' Guide to the Montessori Classroom-Aline D. Wolf The Absorbent Mind (The Clio M ...

   lucien in The Green Dragon : Need new urban fantasy (w or w/o romance) authors (Dec 8, 2007, 12:17am)

   I don't know what you thought of American Gods, but I thought Neverwhere was a very good urban fantasy.

   Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Need new urban fantasy (w or w/o romance) authors (Dec 7, 2007, 11:24am)

   Read American Gods! Looks like I'll try Huff next.

   CliffBurns in Art is Life : Has a book or piece of artwork ever made you weep? (Dec 1, 2007, 8:45am)

   ... and as a result his literary merits begin to dissolve away one by one. I liked WOLVES IN THE WALLS and CORALINE but AMERICAN GODS read like a Stephen King knockoff. He has been defending and praising the movie version of BEOWULF when he should be embarrassed and disowning the bloody ...

   Atomicmutant in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: The Golden Compass - Contains SPOILERS! Finish the book first! (Nov 29, 2007, 9:47am)

   ... the group reads, and it's been a lot of fun. I really, really loved Tigana, I thought Elantris was OK, I didn't like American Gods at all, The Caves of Steel was another "meh", and this one is, as I said, meh. So that's not a bad record for someone who doesn't really like fantasy at ...

   heina in 1001 Books to read before you die : Your one "I cant believe it's not in there" book (Nov 18, 2007, 7:59pm)

   ... time, more of a character study than a true sci-fi piece. Neil Gaiman ought to have been on this list in some way. American Gods is brilliant, as is Stardust and Neverwhere. Dan Simmons's Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, too.

   estarriol in 50 Book Challenge : estarriol's 50 book challenge (Nov 18, 2007, 4:02pm)

   47.) American Gods by Neil Gaiman pretty good. I couldn't put it down for the first half, but the absorption waned on the second. I loved the premise, love Gaiman's writing, but I felt a bit let down by what he did with the story in some parts. Good overall, though!

   massmentality in Graduate Students : How do you make time to read for the fun of it? (Nov 14, 2007, 5:44am)

   ... I've managed to read through Man's Search for Meaning, The life of Pi, The God of Small Things, Of Mice and Men, American Gods and The Catcher in the Rye - 15 to 30 pages at a time. I started with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas today... quite weird (but interesting) to read about ...

   alcottacre in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - November 2007 (Nov 13, 2007, 9:21pm)

   ... When Titans Clashed by David M. Glantz and Jonathan House Deep Water, Ancient Ships by Willard Bascom American Gods by Neil Gaiman Fatal Justice by Jerry Allen Potter and Fred Bost First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde Snagged by Carol Higgins Cla ...

   nancyewhite in 50 Book Challenge : nancyewhite's 50ish (Nov 1, 2007, 10:36am)

   31. American Gods by Neil Gaiman I resisted reading this and now I feel so stupid. I found it to be so exhilarating. I totally get what all the fuss is about. 32. Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson Another good book in the Alan Banks series. This one was for Early Reviewers. ...

   twomoredays in Book talk : Another Silly Game To Play (new thread - the last one was getting entirely too long) (Oct 31, 2007, 6:02am)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   nancyewhite in 50 Book Challenge : Favorite books for October? (Oct 29, 2007, 9:01pm)

   ... a lot (Heartsick and The Devil in the White City) and one that I adored and is definitely my favorite for the month - American Gods.

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : Share a line or passage from your current book, part 2 (Oct 22, 2007, 10:18pm)

   ... a waitress at a family restaurant as a "girl who looked scarcely old enough to have dropped out of high school." American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 20 October 2007 (Oct 20, 2007, 5:45pm)

   >19. Very worth renewing. I read it a week or so ago and really enjoyed it. I am reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman and loving it...

   thioviolight in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 13 October 2007 (Oct 20, 2007, 4:26am)

   #132: nancyewhite I'm glad you're enjoying American Gods; I loved that one!

   nancyewhite in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 13 October 2007 (Oct 19, 2007, 9:55am)

   Finished Heartsick by Chelsea Cain. Most compelling thriller I've read in quite a while. Started American Gods by Neil Gaiman, I've resisted this for a long time and now I have no idea why as I am enjoying it immensely.

   nancyewhite in 50 Book Challenge : nancyewhite's 50ish (Oct 18, 2007, 9:46pm)

   ... fly above other thrillers. It has been a long, long time since I've stayed up past my bedtime reading Currently reading: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Our Group Book Discussions/Shared Reads Compendium (Oct 15, 2007, 2:33am)

   What about American Gods, To ride hell's chasm & our recent The caves of steel? *tried to edit touchstones*

   Kell_Smurthwaite in Lad-lit : American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Oct 7, 2007, 8:43am)

   ... warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path. Review: American Gods is the winner of several prestigious awards: Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, SFX and Locus. This goes some way to alerting the reader just how many different ...

   dchaikin in Reading Resolutions : Is Anyone Still Working on Their Big Five? (Oct 3, 2007, 9:11am)

   ... year. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson - Done, it goes pretty quick, but there are still 900 pages to get through. American Gods by Neil Gamon - Done, but wasn't very big Earth : an intimate history by Richard Fortey - Done, this was tough to get through The Border Trilogy by Corma ...

   SqueakyChu in Book talk : Another Silly Game to Play -- Continued! (Sep 30, 2007, 5:47pm)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   elbakerone in Read YA Lit : Urban Fantasy (Sep 27, 2007, 1:01pm)

   ... right to discuss Urban Fantasy without mention of Neil Gaiman. I think most of what he writes fits into that category (American Gods, Anansi Boys, Neverwhere, Coraline, Good Omens, etc etc, etc) some YA, some more adult stuff but he's more or less refined if not defined the genre. : ...

   vpfluke in Book talk : High on surreal imagery and emotional impact - low on plot (Sep 19, 2007, 10:31pm)

   ... by Mikhail Bulgakov Life of Pi : a novel by Yann Martel The wind-up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami American gods : a novel by Neil Gaiman Anlina, I'm not sure that all of these would fit your query.

   compskibook in 50 Book Challenge : CompSki's Books! (Sep 16, 2007, 9:40am)

   ... oran First among sequels, Jasper Fforde The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer American Gods, Neil Gaiman The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown South of Broad, Pat Conroy Her Fearful Symmetry, Audrey Niffenegger Half Broke Horses, ...

   SqueakyChu in Book talk : Another silly game to play. (Sep 12, 2007, 9:22am)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   ellevee in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 September 2007 (Sep 5, 2007, 5:25pm)

   FINALLY finished American Gods which was disappointing, but decent. Next one is Darkly Dreaming Dexter, because the show kicks ass. Also, I can't seem to follow my own reading list, and have given up. #109 I love Vonnegut, but Cat's Cradle may be my least favorite of all his books. I ...

   ellevee in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part III (Sep 3, 2007, 5:51pm)

   ... lost touch with reality. So. I have made myself a cup of tea. I have music playing. I am going to drink tea and finish American Gods. Then I am going to read... something else. That is my plan for this lovely day. At least I finished Amy Sedaris's book.

   lesadee in 50 Book Challenge : lesadee's 100 books a year (Aug 30, 2007, 12:02pm)

   6. American Gods by Neil Gaiman This was soooo not as good as I thought it would be. 7. The Vendetta: FBI Hero Melvin Purvis' War Against Crime and J. Edgar Hoover's War Against Him by Alston Purvis The first half was really interesting. The second half ... not so much. 8. The Post-Birt ...

   ellevee in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 25 Aug (Aug 27, 2007, 11:52am)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

   scribblingDesdemona in 50 Book Challenge : scribblingDesdemona. 7.15.07-7.15.08 (Aug 19, 2007, 6:10pm)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman I don't know if anyone is reading my post, but after delving into the intricate world that is American Gods, I don't know what to read next. Any Suggestions?

   Ex_Libris in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 18 August 2007 (Aug 19, 2007, 9:01am)

   I am reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman for my f2f book group that meets next week. I had hoped to finish it today, but it doesn't look like that will happen. Also, I'm still trying to work my way through A Southern Family by Gail Godwin.

   magst in What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? (Aug 18, 2007, 10:39am)

   I loved American Gods!!! I thought it was a great book! I have a bunch of unfinished series in my TBR... That's what I'm going to be working on these next few months. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books 2-12 Lemony Snicket The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill ...

   Ex_Libris in What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? (Aug 17, 2007, 12:56pm)

   Next up for me is American Gods by Neil Gaiman and We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

   ellevee in What did YOU buy today? : What did you buy Today? August 2007 Edition (Aug 16, 2007, 12:23am)

   #45 Huzzah for Crooked Little Vein! I know, it's dinky. But it's filled with love! And rat pee. American Gods The Long Goodbye

   ellevee in The Green Dragon : Have You Bought Any Books Lately Part 3 (Aug 16, 2007, 12:18am)

   American Gods The Long Goodbye

   ellevee in What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - August 2007 (Aug 16, 2007, 12:12am)

   I. Need. To. Stop. Buying. Books. American Gods The Long Goodbye I also had Medical Detectives in my hand, but my friend did an intervention and took it away. Now I'm annoyed with her. And myself, for asking her to do so.

   scribblingDesdemona in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 August 2007 (Aug 11, 2007, 4:49pm)

   I just started American Gods

   ellevee in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 August 2007 (Aug 9, 2007, 2:47pm)

   #115 I liked it - fun, clever, nothing too intense. I haven't read American Gods yet, so I'll be curious to hear them compared - it may determine whether or not I read it.

   elbakerone in The Green Dragon : Urban Fantasy (Aug 8, 2007, 4:37pm)

   I'm also a Jim Butcher fan and I really like Neil Gaiman too - American Gods is kind of heavy though so a better "starter" book might be Neverwhere or Anansi Boys (which is technically the sequel to American Gods but not extremely related). Another author to check out is Charles ...

   elwen in The Green Dragon : Urban Fantasy (Aug 8, 2007, 3:21pm)

   ... I enjoyed a lot Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and I've never seen the subway in the same way since then. Other one would be American Gods, also by Neil Gaiman. Well, I guess it's pretty clear that he's one of my favourite writers :)

   ladybookworm in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 August 2007 (Aug 8, 2007, 3:10pm)

   Finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman. So disappointing. Two books that I had on hold at the library came in, so I'm going with those now. Koko by Peter Straub and We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (A LT suggestion).

   amancine in 50 Book Challenge : amancine's 50 book challenge: I will try for 100 books (Aug 6, 2007, 5:50pm)

   August 74. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - I found this in a box of books belonging to my son, and thought I would give it a read. It kind of bogged down in the middle for me, but ended nicely, and that's important, too. 75. In the Country of the Young by Lisa Carey - I saw this book in ...

   ladybookworm in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 August 2007 (Aug 6, 2007, 12:25am)

   ... I too was so disappointed in The Lovely Bones. The ending just ruined the whole thing for me. I'm currently reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm finding it very slow-moving. I can only hope it gets better. After that, I'm moving on to Catch-22 and Running With Scissors.

   HippieLunatic in Northern Cincinnati Book Club : August Meeting (Aug 5, 2007, 8:52pm)

   AUGUST 27, 7:00pm. The book: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. The place is still TBD but it will be in the same stretch of Mason Road as Claddagh.

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Lesser Known Great Books (Jul 27, 2007, 1:20pm)

   ... in the Rye, 12.587... why do I own this books? I don't like it! ...followed by the LoTR books, but the odd thing is American Gods manage to squeeze in between TTT and RoTK... How can that be?

   bookworm12 in What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? - July 2007 (Jul 22, 2007, 7:04pm)

   I got Neil Gaiman's Stardust Friday night. I just finished American Gods and I'm really interested to read more of his work. I also got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and am looking forward to receiving The Shadow of the Wind from pbs soon.

   jillmwo in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 21, 2007, 4:44pm)

   ... and thought he handled the literary fairy tale in a way that was respectful of the genre while still humorous. I read American Gods but felt it suffered from a certain sprawl of too many cultures being fitted into a relatively thin story. I thoroughly enjoyed Good Omens, but as someone ...

   Excalibur in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 19, 2007, 3:00am)

   ... I actually thought that the book was pretty poorly written. There was an amateurish feel to the book. I liked American Gods better than Neverwhere, although I really didn't love the book. I thought that the characters in American Gods were fairly one sided, cold, and rather, for ...

   lexid523 in Bostonians : Obligatory Favorite Book Question (Jul 18, 2007, 10:49pm)

   ... how to choose! The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon most definitely. And Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Slaughterhouse-Five goes without saying. And I recently read through the whole Transmetropolitan comic book series. It was phenomenal, and it really ...

   thioviolight in What Are You Reading Now? : Reading Favorites Again (Jul 17, 2007, 4:28am)

   ... reading, I'd enjoy rereading the following: By Neil Gaiman: Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) Neverwhere American Gods Smoke and Mirrors (read a few times already) Fragile Things The Sandman series Also: The Hitchhiker and Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adams Writt ...

   bookworm12 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 14 July 2007 (Jul 16, 2007, 4:44pm)

   ... mystery and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It was a interesting way to see the Jane Eyre novel. Also finishing up American Gods and The Road in the next day or two. I had an eventful weekend so not as much reading time as I would have liked.

   usin in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 15, 2007, 10:19pm)

   ... read all his novels, I picked up Smoke and Mirrors, and fell in love some more! I've loved Neverwhere, Good Omens, American Gods, and highly enjoyed Stardust and Anansi Boys. I can't sing his praises enough. ;)

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: To Ride Hell's Chasm - SPOILER FREE thread (Jul 13, 2007, 4:47pm)

   ... or even enjoy reading anything written on a third grade level. In fact, many of us were whining about the lack of style in American Gods, even though we found out it was a very deliberate choice on Neil Gaiman's part. I have heard a lot of people complain about J.R.R. Tolkien's writing ...

   bookworm12 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 7 July 2007 (Jul 11, 2007, 4:00pm)

   ... up and your comment has definitely encouraged me to do so soon. Today I realized something kind of funny. I'm reading American Gods, in which a main character's name is Wednesday. I just astarted The Eyre Affair, in which the main character's name is Thursday. I feel like I should pick ...

   bookworm12 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 7 July 2007 (Jul 9, 2007, 7:43pm)

   ... heard so much chatter about it on LT. I'm also reading Forever in Blue as a fun summer read. Still chugging along on American Gods as well, past the half way mark.

   thegreattimsbooklist in 50 Book Challenge : thegreattimsbooklist 2007 (Jul 9, 2007, 9:38am)

   ... Lost Things by John Connelly 8. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 9. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 10. American Gods by Neil Gaiman 11. The Lottery And Other Short Stories by Shirley Jackson 12. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman 13. A Gap In Nature by Ti ...

   littlebookworm in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 7, 2007, 10:01pm)

   ... when I've read some of his short stories or comics. I liked Neverwhere, loved Good Omens, and was not very fond of American Gods. I'd really like to read the Sandman series, though.

   bookworm12 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 June 2007 (Jul 3, 2007, 6:15pm)

   ... I wasn't a fan. On a happy note I'm at the end of The Other Boleyn Girl which I've really enjoyed. I'm also reading American Gods on audio book. It's my first Neil Gaiman and it's very different so far, but I've got a long way to go. I'm at the end of Down and Out in Paris and Lond ...

   felius in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 8:26pm)

   ... of his I'd read, though as a collaboration (albeit an excellent one) I figured it didn't really count. Last year I read American Gods and thought it was truly brilliant, but it seems I may be in the minority there?? I read Anansi Boys after that, and while I did enjoy it I didn't ...

   phosphorescence in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 7:24pm)

   I say yay. I read Coraline first and loved it. Then I read American Gods and I liked that one also. I have only read those two and I plan to read more. I think that his books are very different from other books and that is why I liked them so much.

   gmork in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 10:03am)

   Yay, but with caveats. I really liked American Gods but thought Anansi Boys was both derivative and kind of tedious. I didn't think it was awful, per se, just another unremarkable fantasy novel to slog through. His recently released Fragile Things collection of short stories worked very ...

   Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 9:52am)

   American Gods is the only thing I've read by Gaiman and I really liked it. I'll be reading more of his work. Next up is Good Omens.

   bibliophool in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 9:37am)

   I'm firmly in the yay camp. I started out reading the Sandman, and have liked almost everything he's written. American Gods is my favorite of his books, but after reading a lot of the various discussions about it, and the thoughts of those I've recommended it to, I've revised my opinion about ...

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 2, 2007, 2:32am)

   ... on that one. I've read Good Omens gazillions of times, I think it's hilariously fun. On my firstr ead I thought American Gods OK - the nest time round I felt it... flat. I enjoyed Coraline. So, I went on to try Anansi Boys but found it impossible to read more than a third of ...

   philosojerk in List Five Books Parlour Game : Chain Reaction (Jul 1, 2007, 4:36pm)

   ... russell philosophy and democracy by thomas christiano democracy in america by alexis de tocqueville american gods by neil gaiman god of tarot by piers anthony

   philosojerk in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 1, 2007, 4:12pm)

   i'm so glad to see so many gaiman fans claim that american gods is their least favorite of his books. it makes me more inclined to try his stuff again.

   AnjilaG in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jul 1, 2007, 12:52pm)

   I'll say yay. I liked American Gods and Anansi Boys, I thought they were different and odd and that's what grabs me. I read Good Omens a few years back and loved it. I don't really analyze an author, though. I either like the book or "eh", I've never totally blown off an author because I ...

   kejti in Heights Library : Only ONE book?! (Jun 30, 2007, 10:18pm)

   ... like candy when I was younger. And I don't know if you would classify Neil Gaiman as horror...or sci-fi...or what. But American Gods I thought was pretty original.

   dchaikin in What Are You Reading Now? : Top books read 2nd quarter 2007 April - June (Jun 30, 2007, 4:06pm)

   ... world... 1. The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori (1949) 2. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (1999) 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)

   angelikat in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 1:00pm)

   ... to read Sandman way back in the day, I think it still stands as an excellent work. I can understand the feeling about American Gods, that book was a bit hard to get through, but I can highly recommend his short story collections, I think that is where he stands out the most. For me it is a ...

   JPB in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 11:18am)

   Gaiman's The Sandman series was quite good on first read, and Coraline was also really enjoyable. But, American Gods wasn't nearly as good. I tried re-reading The Sandman again a couple of months ago, and I could see what I really liked about it, but it didn't hold up as well on a ...

   katylit in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 10:51am)

   I didn't like American Gods at all, couldn't even finish it, but I did like Coraline and I enjoyed Mirrormask, though I didn't know until now that he wrote it. But I'm not in a hurry to read anything else of his.

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 10:45am)

   What, no 'meh' option? Because that's what I'd vote, at this point. I've only read his American Gods as a shared read in this group, and while I enjoyed parts of it, on the whole I found the book fair to middling. I'll come back and post some threads for you, so you can read our discussions, T ...

   iphigenie in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 10:39am)

   ... and makes you think. Recently i read anansi boys and that is a very enjoyable trickster myth book. I haven't read american gods but it is high on my list

   philosojerk in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 10:19am)

   the only thing i've read of his was american gods, but i pretty much agree with simonw - the idea was great, the execution could have been better.

   GeorgiaDawn in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 10:14am)

   The only Gaiman book I've ever tried to read was American Gods. Like blue said above, I couldn't get through it. I tried, but I could not get interested. I'm willing to give him another try. I don't want to base my opinion one book. Any suggestions as to what would be a good one to try?

   bluesalamanders in The Green Dragon : Neil Gaiman: Yay or Nay? (Jun 30, 2007, 8:05am)

   ... or the end. I read a short story by him and thought it was ok, if not particularly innovative. I tried to read American Gods and couldn't even get halfway through it.

   Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Fun Game- First lines of books (Jun 25, 2007, 9:08am)

   Ooh, ooh, ooh. #1 "Shadow had done three years in prison." American Gods by Gaiman #2 "Her Imperial Highness, Princess Ce'Nedra, jewel of the House of Borune Magician's Gambit by Eddings

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Fun Game- First lines of books (Jun 25, 2007, 8:26am)

   "Shadow had done three years in prison." American Gods? BTW I think "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." is Tolstoy...? I leave finding a new set of starter lines to someone else - I have to work (and I don't have my ...

   bookladykm in Book talk : Stupid game to play (Jun 23, 2007, 11:21am)

   Shadow thought about asking for his hands to be untied, but decided against it. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   thioviolight in List Five Books Parlour Game : Mythical Beasts and Beings (Jun 23, 2007, 3:52am)

   American Gods Stardust: Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest Kingdom of the Golden Dragon Nymph I Was a Teenage Fairy Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories The Rose and The Beast: Fair ...

   thioviolight in List Five Books Parlour Game : Where are you from? (Jun 23, 2007, 3:16am)

   American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Millennium: The Frenchman, by Elizabeth Hand Sleepless in Manila, by Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo A sea of stories: Tales from Sulu, by Carla M. Pacis Manila, my Manila, by Nick Joaquin

   DoranPayne in Dean Koontz Fans : Best Koontz? (Jun 21, 2007, 10:06pm)

   ... do actually own Fear Nothing and Seize the Night but for some reason I have never read them, once I get done rereading American Gods, I guess I should give them a go. Sorry I am no help what so ever. :(

   Morphidae in of mice and MENSANS : Books That Disappoint (not just bad books) (Jun 19, 2007, 3:06pm)

   I liked American Gods and loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time but I love ya anyway, Clamababy. :)

   clamairy in of mice and MENSANS : Books That Disappoint (not just bad books) (Jun 19, 2007, 2:51pm)

   I agree on American Gods, lilith. We shared it as a group read in The Green Dragon, and many people didn't even finish it. I did, because I kept waiting for the pay-off. Sadly it never came. As you say, it wasn't bad, but I felt that my time could have been better spent on some other book.

   lilithcat in of mice and MENSANS : Books That Disappoint (not just bad books) (Jun 19, 2007, 2:38pm)

   ... All I could think was, "wish I were there". As to disappointments, I finally got around to reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods. It had been sitting on my shelf for a while, and so many people raved about it that I figured I'd better read it. It wasn't bad, but it sure wasn't ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Group read, anyone? (Jun 17, 2007, 9:38am)

   ... the book into parts, sometimes we keep them as a one thread discussion. So far we've shared seven books, I think. Tigana, American Gods, A Christmas Carol, Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Elantris and His Majesty's Dragon. I think we should keep this book a one thread ...

   wm_star in 50 Book Challenge : Jen's 2007 Book Challenge (Jun 16, 2007, 8:47am)

   ... books because I gave them to my husband to read right after I finished them: 23. Geek Love - Katherine Dunn 24. American Gods - Neil Gaiman

   dulcibelle in 50 Book Challenge : Dulcibelle's jumping in (Jun 5, 2007, 9:35pm)

   11. American Gods - I really enjoyed this book. I connected with Shadow right off, and the story kept moving well. Now I need to read more about the mythology of other countries to see where all these gods fit in. I'll be reading more by Neil Gaiman. 12. The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker ...

   BOSK in Science Fiction Fans : American Gods : a novel by Neil Gaiman (Jun 4, 2007, 5:20pm)

   I bought American Gods about two weeks ago. I had never heard of it prior to coming to this site. There was another thread about the top 50 sci-fi/fantasy books and it was one of 4 I had not read. I enjoyed the book but it did not "knock it out of the park" for me. One of the other books I ...

   VisibleGhost in Science Fiction Fans : American Gods : a novel by Neil Gaiman (Jun 2, 2007, 5:16pm)

   I can't remember when exactly I picked up American Gods but it was before the Hugo Award. I saw it mentioned and hyped on some discussion boards somewhere. So I bought and read it. Interesting aside: I started following Catch-22 and AG on LT because they are vying for the 25th most popular ...

   sheherazahde in Science Fiction Fans : American Gods : a novel by Neil Gaiman (Jun 2, 2007, 2:01am)

   I see that 346 of us own a copy of American Gods by Neil Gaiman. It and The Hobbit are the only Fantasy books on the "most commonly shared books" list for this group. I understand why The Hobbit is there (it is a very common book) and I know why I own a copy of American Gods (I like Fant ...

   dulcibelle in 50 Book Challenge : Dulcibelle's jumping in (May 28, 2007, 9:28pm)

   ... well), but does include extensive notes and bibliographic data at the end of the book. I'm starting on Neil Gaiman's American Gods now, and am trying to figure out what to take on vacation next week so I don't run out of things to read that will match whatever mood I'm in.

   dchaikin in What Are You Reading Now? : Share a line or short passage from your current book (May 24, 2007, 11:05pm)

   ... mochaccino for you ma’am?” Her smile was a lot like the one she had greeted them with when they had entered. -from American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   dchaikin in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 19 May 2007 (May 22, 2007, 12:35pm)

   ... Lounge to take a look at the The Glass Castle discussion. It's quite interesting. Thanks for pointing it out. Finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman last night and enjoyed it. I have this feeling I might have missed something major somewhere, because it didn't feel all that finished to ...

   BOSK in The Green Dragon : Have you bought and books lately? Do tell! (May 21, 2007, 9:14pm)

   ... of Atlanta for work related training. I hit a bunch of thrift stores along with Borders and Barnes and Nobles. I bought American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. I found this site recently and was shocked that I had never heard of either book or either author ...

   xicanti in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 17, 2007, 11:13am)

   ... above, I found Anansi Boys to be a lot of fun, and the audio version was fantastic. It's got a very different tone than American Gods, and isn't really a sequel so much as a book with one of the same characters. I'm currently reading Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne as an ...

   thioviolight in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 17, 2007, 4:16am)

   ... hope you enjoy it as much as I did. =) Anansi Boys is lots of fun as BookLoverGuy says, but it's quite different from American Gods both in story and in tone. I liked it myself, but then I'm quite biased when it comes to Neil Gaiman. ;)

   dchaikin in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 16, 2007, 9:42pm)

   #111> I'm enjoying America Gods. It's easy to get into. I'm almost 1/2 way through and I'm not quite sure what to make of it -- strange creative ideas on gods and culture with with this very serious kind of passive and restrained tone. I'm not sold on carrying on with Ananzi Boys. Maybe. It ...

   Quixotic in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 15, 2007, 2:39pm)

   Just finished a re-read of American Gods by Neil Gaiman, read Bridge to Terabithia last night and, am starting One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest today.

   Kell_Smurthwaite in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 13, 2007, 9:04am)

   # 18 dchaikin - Hope you enjoy American Gods - I got it a year past Christmas and enjoyed it. If you like that one, have a look at Neverwhere and also Good Omens which he wrote with Terry Pratchett. I finished The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath this morning - I can honestly say that I ...

   dchaikin in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 12 May 2007 (May 12, 2007, 11:28pm)

   I just started American Gods by Neil Gaimon. I haven't read him before. I'm hoping for something fun.

   Thalia in The Green Dragon : New book discussion? (May 8, 2007, 3:02pm)

   I don't want to force Gaiman on anyone, but Good Omens is one of my all-time favorite books. It's very different from American Gods or Anansi Boys. You feel that he hasn't written it by himself. I love Gaiman, but for those who love Pratchett, it is definitely also a treat. I think they ...

   bluesalamanders in Book talk : Books that everyone loves and you hate (May 8, 2007, 12:26pm)

   I didn't hate Wicked, but I didn't really like it much. I did hate American Gods and Mélusine and couldn't even finish either of them.

   kawika in The Green Dragon : New book discussion? (May 7, 2007, 2:41am)

   I liked American Gods ok, though didn't think it was as revelationary as others were making it out to be. Yes, I just made up a word :P Not that I would expect people to change stuff just for my opinion or circumstance, but if the next book isn't Children of Hurin, then I won't be ...

   sandragon in The Green Dragon : New book discussion? (May 6, 2007, 7:20pm)

   Thinking back now, I found American Gods ok and interesting, not great. But I just read Gaiman's Stardust which I did really enjoy. I find Gaiman quite diverse. That said, I'm not really into reading the sequel to American Gods, Anansi Boys, right now. And I'll pass on The Children of Hur ...

   Atomicmutant in The Green Dragon : New book discussion? (May 6, 2007, 4:04pm)

   I'm not up for any more Neil Gaiman, maybe ever. So crushingly dissapointed in American Gods, I can't get over it. I had heard so many good things, and man, did that book blow chowder. Maybe after a while, but the wounds are still fresh for me. :) OK, so that's a bit dramatic. But I might ...

   mdisney in Recommend Site Improvements : More intuitive "half-star" interface (May 5, 2007, 11:05am)

   ... be getting a lifetime subscription. I do have a suggestion for a potential improvement, though. I was looking at the American Gods member ratings and noticed the unusual pattern. You can clearly see that from 0.5 to 5 stars, people give it an increasing number of *full* stars, but there ...

   chopstickninja in 50 Book Challenge : chopstickninja's in (May 4, 2007, 11:29am)

   14. American Gods by Neil Gaiman This book kept me up until 3:00am on a weeknight - not so good for the productivity next day at work. You just fall into this strange world where gods are wandering about and you don't really know what's going on but it doesn't matter. Couldn't put it ...

   chopstickninja in 50 Book Challenge : chopstickninja's in (May 4, 2007, 11:10am)

   8. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman I loved this book but it's difficult to describe the story! I picked up American Gods when I was travelling in January and ripped through it. The only other book of Gaiman's that I had read was Good Omens many, many years ago (and it's still a favourite of ...

   gmork in 50 Book Challenge : ironweed's 50 book challenge - Can he make it? (May 2, 2007, 1:08pm)

   ... Williams 3 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger 4 Daughter Of Hounds - Caitlin R. Kiernan 5 American Gods - Neil Gaiman 6 Against Depression - Peter D. Kramer 7 Against the Tide (The Council Wars) - John Ringo 8 The Noonday Demon: An Atlas ...

   Jenson_AKA_DL in Go Review That Book! : The Game Thread (Apr 27, 2007, 9:04am)

   Scorbet- I've heard so much about American Gods by Neil Gaiman, both good and bad, that I would be interested in seeing what you think of the book. Everything in my library that is tagged "tbr" are books that I own and have not yet read.

   LiteraryFeline in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 14 Apr 2007 (Apr 20, 2007, 4:05pm)

   I am in the middle of American Gods by Neil Gaiman at the moment.

   meta87 in 50 Book Challenge : Meta87's 75 book challenge (Apr 18, 2007, 6:42pm)

   20. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

   jenknox in Book talk : Audio Books (Apr 10, 2007, 5:54pm)

   ... now from Conlan Press you get a signed copy of the sequel too! Neil Gaiman has also put out Stardust and (I think) American Gods on Audio Cd with him reading his own work (he is an incredible reader, too!)

   sj_shapiro in Military History : What are you reading (04/08/2007)? (Apr 9, 2007, 10:30am)

   ... but usually with a good sense of humor. Neverwhere is not my personal favorite (that would have to be Good Omens or American Gods) but is still worth reading.

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : New Book for discussion (Mar 29, 2007, 3:54am)

   ... if one wants to comment on a book we've read previously those threads are still open. Previous reads have been Tigana, American Gods, Over sea, under stone + The Dark is Rising and A Christmas Carol. *fixed some typos*

   xicanti in Book talk : Post books that you read at least 3 times (Mar 26, 2007, 4:18pm)

   ... Tolkien (seven times, though I'm not too sure why) ~ Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (three times) ~ American Gods by Neil Gaiman (four times) ~ Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (three times) ~ The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (around twenty-six times; ...

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : E-Books (Mar 26, 2007, 7:59am)

   ... OK but will not seek out any of the other works by Susan Cooper. I had read other stuff by Neil Gaiman including American Gods prior to our group read but then I tried Anansi boys which felt wooden and I won't buy another book by him. But that doesn't make the "liked one read the ...

   JPB in The Green Dragon : E-Books (Mar 26, 2007, 7:42am)

   ... anything by that author again. Many here will not pick up another thing by Neil Gaiman after their disappointment with American Gods. I was disappointed as well (in fact, I didn't finish), but I started with The Sandman and Coraline, so I have experience with good results from him.

   Ilithyia in 50 Book Challenge : Ilithyia's 2007 booklist (she needs a life!) (Mar 22, 2007, 10:01am)

   23. American Gods - Neil Gaiman Not my usual style, but I read it on recommendation and enjoyed it very much. I will read the sequel and probably others by this author. I was intrigued though because I've always been a huge mythology buff. But there wasn't as much of it as I had hoped. It ...

   Busifer in Book talk : Racial Segregation in Borders (Mar 16, 2007, 2:44pm)

   And so, if a lot of people tag a book like American Gods "mythology", then it should appear on a "mythology" section? Very few bookstores have the space or finances to sort books in more than one or maybe two shelfs, and so the logical thing is to sort them in a way that ensures that the most ...

   quinaquisset in FantasyFans : Whats your "thing?" (Mar 13, 2007, 8:47pm)

   ... when all the personas and connections are laid out at the end of the story. I put Neil Gaiman in this category too for American Gods. For the four elements thread, don't forget the Camber of Culdi trilogy . For the dreamer apprentice, I fell in love with the apprentice in Teresa Edge ...

   argoforg in Gloria Stavers Reading Club : Top Ten Favorite books (Mar 11, 2007, 2:50pm)

   Okay, let me actually see if I can put these down. In no particular order: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara American Gods by Neil Gaiman Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Watchmen by Alan Moore (yeeeeessss, I know. Graphic Novel. But still! ^_^) Ender's Game by Orson Scott ...

   charlenemartel in What did YOU buy today? : What did YOU buy today? Message Board #2 (Mar 8, 2007, 5:55pm)

   For me it was Lullabies for little criminals by Heather O'Neill. I already chose what I am getting on the 15th. American Gods & The Witch of Cologne Hubby made me a bet that I can't go in and JUST buy those, on that day. I said I could. I will. If I manage it, I get to go back in and ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part II (Mar 2, 2007, 2:38pm)

   ... katylit. I saw a Neil Gaiman book on the FREE shelf at the library yesterday, and I didn't take it. LOL I did finish American Gods, maybe that is why I am in no hurry to read anything else written by that man.

   katylit in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part II (Mar 2, 2007, 12:46pm)

   Busifer, I keep hearing so much about Neil Gaiman. I tried to read American Gods to join in the group discussion, but found I disliked it intensely and gave up on it. I was thinking I'd give Coraline a try - have you read that one? I like ghost stories and thought that might be more to my ...

   Vanye in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Introductions - And a welcome to the Guild (Mar 1, 2007, 3:06pm)

   Good Omens was my first exposure to Pratchett, but it was reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods that led me to read Good Omens in the first place & I'm now thoroughly(sp)? hooked!! Having read a lot of fantasy some of it dark in tone I love to chuckle, guffaw, & cackle my way through ...

   themillers in FantasyFans : What are your favorite authors, series or trilogy? (Feb 22, 2007, 12:05am)

   ... Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday ...). I don't think two books count as a series, but I also love Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Anansi Boys, as well as much of his other stuff. And, since the original post asked for favorite authors in general, I have to say that my all-time ...

   redderik in Hitchiker's Guide to Good Books : Cool Idea! (Feb 16, 2007, 9:49am)

   ... alongside the modern day "real" world. He does some great books about those types of things. I've read and really enjoyed american gods and neverwhere was stardust good? I didn't really catch the theme.

   xicanti in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: The Dark is Rising (Feb 10, 2007, 9:26pm)

   ... for me on an emotional level. I just didn't feel it and, though there are some notabe exceptions, (including American Gods), I have to have an emotional involvement in a book in order for it to really mean something to me. I think it might be an age thing. I was thinking about ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : I'm thinking the Tag thing is wonky. (Feb 8, 2007, 9:50am)

   I agree, Tane. I enjoyed that book thoroughly. I guess I was surprised to see Angels & Demons and American Gods on there. Also, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is not a favorite of mine.

   katylit in Canadian Bookworms : What are you reading in January? (Jan 11, 2007, 4:21pm)

   I agree with you mdbenoit, I started reading American Gods for a reading group here on LT, but gave up after awhile as I thought it was absolutely dreadful. I'll have to give Neil Gaiman another try though as everyone on LT seems to rave about him - do you think Anansi Boys would be a good one ...

   mdbenoit in Canadian Bookworms : What are you reading in January? (Jan 11, 2007, 7:58am)

   It seems I started a controversy on LJ with my review of American Gods (http://mdbenoit.com/blog/2007/01/09/currently-reading-25/). It's one book I disliked but actually finished because I loved Anansi Boys and hoped it would get better. I've been raked over the coals for my lack of taste. Nothi ...

   cathf in Reading Resolutions : Five big books you will read in 2007 (Jan 11, 2007, 6:43am)

   Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon American Gods by Neil Gaiman The Idiot by Dostoyevski (yeah, I know that's not really a big one, but I'm guessing it'll be a big sort of read). And I'm determined to finish The American Boy by Andrew Taylor (the touchstone doesn't ...

   mdbenoit in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 6 January 2007 (Jan 10, 2007, 7:59am)

   Just finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman, halfway through Cold Dark Matter by Alex Brett. Thumbs down on American Gods. Matter's pretty good.

   NightAngel in The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now. (Jan 8, 2007, 2:29pm)

   At the moment I am reading Son of a Witch and Wolves of Calla. I am debating on whether to read American Gods next or start on The Chronicles of Narnia or Dark Elf Trilogy. I also picked up Marley and Me as a nice quick read. There are so many others I need to get started on though.

   SimonW11 in Urban Fantasy : Welcome! (Jan 8, 2007, 10:07am)

   yes most Neil Gaiman is Urban fantasy, specifically American Gods Anansi Boys and Neverwhere are all urban fantasy

   mdbenoit in Canadian Bookworms : What are you reading in January? (Jan 8, 2007, 8:07am)

   I'm halfway through American Gods by Neil Gaiman and am trying to get into The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman and so far find it a total yawn. I have another couple Lois Lowry on the backburner and Holly Phillips's The Burning Girl.

   bluetyson in FantasyFans : Arthurian and other legends with modern day characters (Jan 6, 2007, 10:31pm)

   Did think of some others, a bit more in the American Gods vein The Return of Merlin by Deepak Chopra and The Forever King by Molly Cochran etc.

   bluetyson in FantasyFans : Arthurian and other legends with modern day characters (Jan 6, 2007, 7:53pm)

   Yeah, I haven't read the Knight Life books etc., but I think that series is of a humorous bent? In American Gods the protagonist certainly runes into a few deities, definitely not a heroic type fantasy though. Is Anansi Boys similar?

   lewispike in FantasyFans : Arthurian and other legends with modern day characters (Jan 6, 2007, 5:29pm)

   ... from the Mabinogion but I can see it's a bit borderline for involvement. I'm kicking myself that I didn't think of American Gods and Anansi Boys earlier, I'm pretty sure both of those meet the modern characters meeting legendary characters in our world motif. Tim Powers has ...

   rarm in Teen Readers : Introductions (Jan 5, 2007, 5:04pm)

   I'm 15. Favorite books? Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Swordspoint, Harry Potter (of course), American Gods, Twilight,The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime,among other things...I'm an aspiring author, too. Nice to meet y'all.

   HughMacdonald in FantasyFans : Must reads of the genre? (Jan 5, 2007, 9:30am)

   Gaiman has already been mentioned with reference to American Gods, but I'd also suggest, for anyone who has a passing aquantance with London, Neverwhere. Also, and not all his stuff classes as fantasy, but a lot of Bernard Cornwell's books, especially his Arthur series (Winter King ...

   bluesalamanders in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Jan 2, 2007, 7:36pm)

   ... me, the "surprising" events didn't surprise me (or if they did, I didn't care), it was just gross... I tried to read American Gods and failed. I don't really remember why anymore. I ended up yielding about a third of the way through and giving my copy to my sister.

   bluesalamanders in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Jan 1, 2007, 8:53pm)

   Funny how different tastes can be. I love Mairelon the Magician, and the sequal Magician's Ward. I disliked American Gods immensely, though; I couldn't even finish it, and gave my copy to my sister, who I knew liked it.

   sycoraxpine in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Jan 1, 2007, 2:14pm)

   ... work in graphic novels immensely (especially Mr. Punch), but the two novels of his I have read so far (Anansi Boys and American Gods) have been thin and unsophisticated by comparison. Anansi Boys is definitely the weaker of the two.

   Vanye in FantasyFans : Epic series recommendations (Jan 1, 2007, 4:13am)

   ... Neil Gaiman was what lead me to want read more of the antic homorr of that cult classic! I have also read Gaiman('s) American Gods but have a strong feeling that Pratchett('s) was the strong hand guiding the trajectory of Omens. I also feel that Pratchett would have fit right in ...

   katylit in Audiobooks : Best and Worst of 2006 (Dec 30, 2006, 12:02pm)

   ... The Time Traveler's Wife, just absolutely wonderful, hands down. I'm also having difficulty with a worst one. Perhaps American Gods? But not because of poor narration, just because I REALLY did not enjoy the story at all, couldn't even finish listening to it. I'm glad to hear about Th ...

   dchaikin in Reading Resolutions : Five big books you will read in 2007 (Dec 29, 2006, 12:27am)

   ... broke down and sketched out a reading schedule for the year. The biggest books are: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson American Gods by Neil Gamon Earth : an intimate history by Richard Fortey The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy The ultimate hitchhiker's guide by Douglas Adams ...

   booklifeozarks in Book talk : Rereadings (Dec 27, 2006, 9:10am)

   ... r Drabble's The Witch of Exmoor Marilyn Robinson's Housekeeping Morrison's Beloved and Song of Solomon Gaiman's American Gods Auster's Leviathan and Moon Palace Eugenides' The Virgin Suicides And then there are The Great Gatsby, The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, ...

   FicusFan in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Dec 24, 2006, 11:36am)

   ... a decent book by him and I have read 3 or 4. He also ruined Good Omens the book he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett. American Gods is the last book of his that I will try. Conversely, he is a great public speaker, very funny and engaging. Love to listen to him, but his books are IMO ...

   Jebbie74 in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Dec 21, 2006, 3:39pm)

   ... writer, but then again, I had never tried to read anything by him so I could still be wrong :) I did, however, try to read American Gods earlier this year, and ended up giving up not so far into it. Don't think his style or choice of subject was up my alley. I might give Anansi Boys a try ...

   JPB in The Green Dragon : Fantasy Graphic Novels (Dec 21, 2006, 8:17am)

   Sandman is fantastic, but after so many people here were disappointed with American Gods, I hesitate suggesting it. The truth is, I think Neil Gaiman is better when the medium forces tight editing. I also wonder (heresy) if he looked fantastic in comparison vs. by absolute ...

   scifi_nut in FantasyFans : in search of "one shot"/stand-alone fantasy novels (Dec 19, 2006, 9:02am)

   Neverwhere or American Gods by Neil Gaiman City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff Vandermeer Inversions by Iain M. Banks is much more fantasy than sci-fi and is standalone (not set in the Culture universe) The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston is I believe standalone.. ...

   DeusExLibris in Book talk : To Be Read Thread (Dec 18, 2006, 11:12am)

   I'm almost through American Gods at the moment, and, as the first Gaiman novel I've ever read, I'm enjoying it. I admit he's not exactly Faulkner or anything, but he's a reasonably talented writer, and for a religious studies major who loves the subject to death, its an absolute joy to read.

   bookmasterjmv in Book talk : To Be Read Thread (Dec 18, 2006, 10:57am)

   ... read Twilight and enjoyed it. I've heard New Moon is a bit different, so we'll see. Neil Gaiman isn't too bad -- American Gods stayed on my shelf because of the fact that it had so much mythology inserted into it that it was enjoyable. The writing style wasn't great, however. I'll let ...

   booklifeozarks in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Dec 17, 2006, 1:32pm)

   ... Not so bad for a whole year. Though I may be forgetting things I took back to the library . . . A thought regarding American Gods (which is on my all time top 20 list): Shadow isn't a human being, he's a god, so he's not going to react/change/grow as a human being would.

   richardderus in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Dec 17, 2006, 1:08pm)

   ... it is. On Beauty was a ghastly disappointment. I won't belabor the point, since so many here have done so before. American Gods by Neil Gaiman was a disappointment, too. I love the idea, and even the characters are fun, but no one grows/changes in any way, so the action comes to ...

   edub23 in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Bottom Five for 2006 (Dec 12, 2006, 10:08pm)

   ... I know this won an Edgar Award, but I wouldn't have voted for it. 4.Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman -- not as good as American Gods, so I was disappointed. Sorry, Neil. You've got too much to live up to. 5.The books I couldn't finish. You know who you are.

   _Zoe_ in Canadian Bookworms : What are your currently reading? (Dec 12, 2006, 5:18pm)

   ... the books I already have. Discussions are just so interesting. I think that mostly confirms the impression I had about American Gods - interesting but not amazing. I won't rush out to buy it yet :)

   _Zoe_ in Canadian Bookworms : What are your currently reading? (Dec 12, 2006, 3:17pm)

   ... I Am the Messenger, and it's in keeping with your discussion group theme :) I'd also like to know what you thought of American Gods - it's so popular and I keep hearing people praising it, but it's never looked at all appealing to me. The only thing I've read by Gaiman is Coraline, ...

   mdbenoit in Canadian Bookworms : What are your currently reading? (Dec 12, 2006, 1:40pm)

   How did you find American Gods? I have it reserved at my public library.

   bookmasterjmv in Reading the States : Reading About Nevada (Dec 11, 2006, 1:41pm)

   ... west, home means Nevada to me! Anywho... Desperation by Stephen King Prey by Michael Crichton American Gods by Neal Gaiman has a brief mention of Las Vegas Area 7 by Matthew Reilly As well as probably 100 other books about Viva Lost Wages. Interest ...

   Lostst in What Are You Reading Now? : Motivation?? (Dec 8, 2006, 12:40am)

   Hi angelott08, I guess you'd have to find books which have themes that you'd find interesting? I totally devoured American Gods in 4 days (which was officially my first book read in a long while) after my studies. I was at the time interested in Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. Other ...

   sandragon in Canadian Bookworms : What are your currently reading? (Dec 4, 2006, 5:29pm)

   American Gods by Neil Gaiman for the Green Dragon group discussion. I'm about halfway through and he's been stolidly building up to something and I can't wait to find out what it is, although I have been finding it interesting so far. It's about the older almost-forgotten gods trying not to ...

   roxainaboxa in Book talk : Reading in Flight (Dec 2, 2006, 1:44am)

   ... to Melbourne. Needless to say, I'm taking entertainment - namely, a few books and some music. I was thinking of bringing American Gods, something by George R.R. Martin (my boyfriend is demanding I read those), and maybe a favorite to re-read, like 1984 or Memoirs of a Geisha.

   andyl in FantasyFans : Must reads of the genre? (Nov 29, 2006, 11:17am)

   What about something by Jonathan Carroll or Graham Joyce? American Gods By Gaiman M. John Harrison's Viriconium stories Jack Vance's Tales Of The Dying Earth and Lyonesse. Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood the sequels aren't as good IMO. At least some of Poul ...

   fyrefly98 in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 29, 2006, 7:21am)

   ... Hitchhiker's Trilogy. I'd recommend it to everyone who hasn't read it, but particularly anyone who liked the concept of American Gods but not so much the execution.

   BoPeep in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Nov 28, 2006, 5:19pm)

   >5 - I found American Gods pretty funny too; I found Anansi Boys very dark in places. They are and aren't similar, I guess; the use of e.g. mythology and attitude to religion aren't going to be well-received in one by someone who didn't like them in the other, I suspect. I've not yet found ...

   Thalia in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Nov 28, 2006, 4:19pm)

   ... well, but that sometimes a story just asks for it and if it is needed he will write it. It's been a few years since I read American Gods and I didn't even remember there was a sex scene in it. So to me it wasn't a cause for annoyance, or excitement... But then I simply love everything Gaiman ...

   BoPeep in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Nov 28, 2006, 2:05pm)

   I loved American Gods. If you didn't like this, don't bother with Anansi Boys, it follows on from it.

   bookmasterjmv in Awful Lit. : Another for the Don't Bother Reading list (Nov 28, 2006, 1:40pm)

   American Gods wasn't too bad. Yes, the plot was weak and it kind of came crashing to an end.. I did like the characters though. It was interesting seeing those mythological beings in a modern world-view.

   sandragon in The Green Dragon : It's so quiet in here... (Nov 27, 2006, 7:23pm)

   ... in the snow. Anyways, I didn't have to go to work and decided to have a lazy afternoon reading. I've finally started American Gods. Yayyy!

   mrgrooism in The Green Dragon : Well, should we start discussing what to read next? (Nov 18, 2006, 11:48pm)

   ... is good for me since I'm still juggling numerous books and haven't had a chance to even BUY let alone START American Gods!!! Wow, you can really ABUSE these touchstones if you try! (I've even read two of these!!!)

   jenn2d2 in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 16, 2006, 6:17pm)

   Re-reading American Gods, I have to say the first several chapters are my least favorite in the book. This is not my favorite Neil Gaiman novel by any means, but I still really felt satisfied with the ending the first time I read it (to provide a bit of answer to JPB's comment). Shadow is ...

   Schismgrl18 in Book talk : Yay (Nov 16, 2006, 12:19am)

   ... up his Fragile Things at the lecture. *Swoons* I went to the beloved Barnes and decided I needed to replace my copy of American Gods (also by Gaiman)that mysteriously walked away. I also picked up Barnes' complete and unabridged hardback edition of Oscar Wilde for a mere $10.36!

   Melmoth in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 (Nov 15, 2006, 2:55pm)

   Reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. So far I'm a little disappointed. I was expecting something really great from all the ravings, but so far it's nothing to write home about.

   sandragon in Homeschoolers who LibraryThing : What your family is reading, October 2006 (Nov 15, 2006, 11:32am)

   ... old likes to listen in as well. I'm finishing up Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Next will be either American Gods by Neil Gaiman, The Trouble with Islam Today by Irshad Manji or I Am The Messenger by Mark Zusak. I want to read all three this month for various ...

   xicanti in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 (Nov 13, 2006, 7:57pm)

   I've finished all the things I had out from the library, so I'm finally ready to start rereding American Gods for the discussion over at the Green Dragon.

   Morphidae in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 (Nov 13, 2006, 8:44am)

   American Gods by Gaiman Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Finlay Puppy Preschool by Ross (I WILL get this puppy housebroken.) I am The Messenger by Zusak

   radiantarchangelus in What did YOU buy today? : Do you ever walk out of a bookstore empty handed? (Nov 9, 2006, 1:29pm)

   I did today, walk out empty-handed, that is. Got to the counter with a copy of American Gods (just 1 book in hand - a triumph) and then discovered that my wallet was at home! Maybe it was a sign. Generally, the local Brentano's near my office is very tiny, so I can and do walk out of there ...

   rec in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 7, 2006, 9:28pm)

   I just finished listening to American Gods, which prompted me to follow up with Anansi Boys. Thoroughly enjoyed both. About to re-start Prince of the Marshes, which I put down a few weeks ago in favour of something a little more, well, trashy.

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 7, 2006, 2:55pm)

   ... beliefsystem, and don't get offended by how the gods are handled here. As a matter of fact, the way they are described in American gods neatly explains why their whole existence are void.

   GreyHead in Book talk : Book Chain (Nov 7, 2006, 2:30pm)

   ... 2) - J.K. Rowling Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Brave New World - Aldous Huxley American Gods - Neil Gaiman Enders Game (The Ender Saga) - Orson Scott Card Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson A Prayer for Owen Meany - John ...

   fyrefly98 in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 7, 2006, 10:24am)

   ... his writing style based on the work of his I've read (Neverwhere, Coraline, Good Omens, and then the first parts of American Gods) is that while he is very good at coming up with a creative story, and he's good at telling you WHAT happens at a good clip, he's not so good at going much ...

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 7, 2006, 8:44am)

   I'm in a bit late, b'cause I had to finish another book first (The exile kiss, by the way)... American Gods is a reread for me but I was eager for it, as I remembered enjoying the book the first time but did not remember the story particularily clear. This time I... I don't know. The ...

   bookmasterjmv in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 7, 2006, 8:21am)

   I finished Neal Gaiman's American Gods a couple of days ago and I'm now working on the first book in Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series Transfer of Power. Pretty good so far!

   Morphidae in The Green Dragon : Do you have a reading plan? (Nov 5, 2006, 8:19am)

   ... so it's 150ish books long. At least they are in order and it was a ton of fun doing it. The top ten "on deck" are: American Gods (Gaiman) Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Finlay) The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) The Tao of Pooh (Hoff) Puppy Preschool (Ross) How to ...

   Morphidae in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 4, 2006, 8:48pm)

   The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas (half done) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (4 chapters in) The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff (half done)

   bookmasterjmv in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 4, 2006, 1:29pm)

   I'm currently working on Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Should be done with that within the next two days or so... hopefully. :D

   fyrefly98 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 4 Nov 2006 (Nov 4, 2006, 9:10am)

   Listening to American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Reading The Messenger by Markus Zusak, which I'm having a hard time putting down so I can get out and do what I need to do today. I've also got my copy of Eragon sitting on the bedside table to remind me that it needs a re-read before the movie ...

   katylit in The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 (Nov 3, 2006, 4:22pm)

   ... really looking forward to reading some Neil Gaiman after reading everybody's enthusiastic comments about him on LT. But American Gods isn't doing anything for me. I can't warm up to the characters at all. Shadow seems so one dimensional, even when he learns that his wife has died, all his ...

   fyrefly98 in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Oct 2006 (Nov 3, 2006, 8:16am)

   ... and then just stopped. It felt like I accidentally bought a copy that only had the first 2/3s of the book. I started American Gods and The Messenger yesterday for group reads in other forums, and am so far enjoying both (although I barely got 20 pages into The Messenger before I had to ...

   mrgrooism in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 29, 2006, 10:18pm)

   American Gods sounds cool. I'll have to read it late and join the discussion late, as my November will be filled to the brim with NanoWriMo. Plus, I've been asked to do a lecture at my local library here in Da Bronx on the history of the NY Yankees, and *GULP!* that sounds like fun but that's ...

   richardderus in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Oct 2006 (Oct 29, 2006, 12:17pm)

   ... Gaiman's work can pall quickly if taken in very large quantity. Space the pleasure out, is my epxerienced advice. American Gods is a good follow-up to Anansi Boys but wait until Christmas before rading it, if you want to continue to enjoy the experience. A word from a long-time ...

   Concetta in Book Clubs : What are you reading this month? (Oct 26, 2006, 7:59pm)

   Ooh - I just finished American Gods and LOVED it - I am a new Gaiman-ite (is there such a thing). As soon as I am done with the book I am reading now I am going to pound through Anansi Boys. I also read Neverwhere and LOVED it even more than AG. I might peek in on The Green Dragon. AND - ...

   clamairy in Book Clubs : What are you reading this month? (Oct 26, 2006, 7:49pm)

   ... Dragon group here on LT we've shared one group read, and we're about to start another. In The Green Dragon we'll be reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. For my library group I'll be reading Gilead by Marilynne Robinson and for the women's group I'll get to read The Thirteenth Tale ...

   soulspirals in The Witches of LibraryThing : Welcome and introductions (Oct 26, 2006, 4:59pm)

   ... Spiral Dance by Starhawk and Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle. For fiction, I recommend that folks read American Gods by Neil Gaiman. For kids, (and adults, really) I recommend Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth by Lee Welles.

   ellen.w in FAQ : Special Sauce recommendations (Oct 23, 2006, 8:01pm)

   ... not only on books you own but the relative obscurity of those books -- e.g. (stealing a couple of titles off of Zeitgeist) American Gods (3,064 copies) in a catalogue tells you more about that person than does The Da Vinci Code (6,078 copies).

   kukkurovaca in Audiobooks : What are you listening to now? (Oct 21, 2006, 9:21pm)

   ... just felt incomplete, and I thought (possibly incorrectly) that some of the period dialect sounded suspect. I've read American Gods, and I enjoyed it, mostly, but the feeling I usually come away with after reading a Gaiman novel is that the things I like about it have been done elsewhere ...

   katylit in Audiobooks : What are you listening to now? (Oct 21, 2006, 8:05pm)

   ... - the ending was odd though - I thought. What did anybody else think? I've spent the last two days trying to listen to American Gods by Neil Gaiman. YUCK! So many people on LT seem to really like Gaiman, I thought it would be good to stretch my wings and try something different. Too ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 20, 2006, 3:34pm)

   ... like an awful lot, doesn't it? But three parts is too few. Too bad we can't have sub-threads... something like one American Gods header, with 20 sub-threads.

   Tane in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 20, 2006, 3:25pm)

   I have a hardback copy of American Gods sat on my lap right now, and I can tell you that it's broken up into Three Parts, and 20 chapters spread across these three parts... so I guess that's 20 threads for this one Book - I would suggest posting all 20 threads at once, then letting people fill it ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 20, 2006, 2:10pm)

   Well, the reading would start as soon as you get a copy of the book. The voting so far is heavily in favor of American Gods at this point in time. I don't know if we're going to to do a chapter a week or a chapter a day. What rate do you people think we should post the discussion threads? I don't ...

   JPB in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 16, 2006, 5:49pm)

   American Gods. I’ve read Neil Gaiman’s entire Sandman trilogy, as well as a couple of his other works, and my my my... is he a good author. Stephen King, lately, isn’t fit to clean his toilets.

   AlannaSmithee in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 16, 2006, 2:13pm)

   American Gods -- I'm almost done with it.

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 16, 2006, 10:52am)

   Looks like 11 votes for American Gods, so far... in that other thread. I'm all for sandragon's excellent suggestion that we discuss our next book chapter by chapter. Those of us who read Tigana all enjoyed it, but for some reason, we aren't discussing it now. LOL I guess it's already been ...

   limerts in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 16, 2006, 10:05am)

   American Gods

   limerts in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 16, 2006, 10:01am)

   I'd vote for American Gods.

   Busifer in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 16, 2006, 1:54am)

   I vote for American Gods, but as I am in the middle of Effingers When gravity fails - A fire in the sun - The exile kiss suite and with a stack of reports to write at work I'm not sure I can make it...

   sycoraxpine in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 14 Oct 2006 (Oct 15, 2006, 7:45pm)

   ... Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. I am much fonder of Gaiman's work in comics than the few novels of his I have read (only American Gods, Good Omens and half of Anansi Boys so far) - the novels are funny and enjoyable, but lack the mythological complexity that characterizes the Sandman ...

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 15, 2006, 4:02pm)

   I'm voting for American Gods, as well. I'm also thinking sandragon has a fantastic idea. Note the fact that so many of us read Tigana, and we all posted how much we were enjoying it while we reading it. But, now that we're actually discussing it, not too many folks are posting. We can post ...

   Melmoth in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 15, 2006, 2:39pm)

   American Gods for me as well

   katylit in The Green Dragon : Next Group read (Oct 15, 2006, 1:08pm)

   I've been wanting to read Neil Gaiman since joining LT - so many people say such wonderful things about him. So I vote for American Gods.

   xicanti in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 14, 2006, 5:47pm)

   I'd be up for American Gods, too, but I doubt I could make it through The Dark Is Rising again. I loved them when I was younger, but I tried to reread them a couple of years ago and found I was less than impressed. I didn't get past the second one.

   clamairy in The Green Dragon : Do we want a shared group book read? (Oct 14, 2006, 2:58pm)

   LOL! I thought we were supposed to be deciding between The Dark is Rising and American Gods? We're going to have to figure out how to do a real vote...

   Tricoteuse in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 Sep 2006 (Oct 5, 2006, 10:44am)

   My bus reading right now is American Gods which I'm finally getting around to reading. It's early on still but I'm enjoying it so far. The other thing I'm reading is Girl Sleuth about the women who wrote/edited/published the Nancy Drew books. It's fascinating to see their stories and how ...

   NocturnalBlue in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 30 Sep 2006 (Sep 30, 2006, 7:25pm)

   ... Daughter. Figure it would be a nice change of pace from repentant skinheads (A Changed Man) and con-men Norse deities (American Gods). Fyrefly I was also late to the Gaiman party, with American Gods being the first of his books I've read. Not sure which one to tackle next though.

   JPB in The Green Dragon : When should we discuss Tigana? (Sep 26, 2006, 10:04pm)

   As American Gods is by Neil Gaiman I believe it would be an excellent choice - I love all of his work. Perhaps even some who didn’t read all of Tigana would pick this up. :)

   sandragon in The Green Dragon : When should we discuss Tigana? (Sep 26, 2006, 11:47am)

   I'd be happy reading the Dark is Rising (all 5?), but I also want to nominate American Gods. (I borrowed it from my brother and need to get to it soon. This way I know I'll read it :o) )

   pink_mist in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 16 Sep 2006 (Sep 17, 2006, 11:10am)

   ... to Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler...though im yet to finish 3 other books :D Taking me sometime to finish American Gods of Neil Gaiman, When I Get to Five by Epstein, and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

   bbsteph in Esoterica : The Last Five Books Your Read (Sep 11, 2006, 12:24pm)

   I'm only posting those books I've read recently that weren't required textbooks for classes. --American Gods by Neil Gaiman --Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn --The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie --The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett --The Road ...

   xicanti in FantasyFans : in search of "one shot"/stand-alone fantasy novels (Sep 6, 2006, 10:58am)

   ... Lackey Stardust by Neil Gaiman Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (while it takes place in the same universe as American Gods, there's really no cross-over) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (not strictly fantasy, but certainly fantastical)

   bocere in The Green Dragon : NON SPOILER: So how are people enjoying Tigana? (Sep 3, 2006, 4:41pm)

   ... I remember it as darker and stranger - more authentic - than many modern fantasy novels. What I have heard about American Gods has not encouraged me to get it, but I'm not opposed to being pleasantly surprised :-). On the Arthurian front, I keep being drawn to Rosemary Sutcliffe ...

   Tane in The Green Dragon : NON SPOILER: So how are people enjoying Tigana? (Sep 3, 2006, 1:34pm)

   I have American Gods in my collection, but I've yet to read it. As for the next book, I don't have a serious suggestion (actually I do have a suggestion, but I'm not pushing the idea - I think Legend by David Gemmell might be fun - I've never read it), but I do have an idea about ...

   sandragon in The Green Dragon : NON SPOILER: So how are people enjoying Tigana? (Sep 3, 2006, 12:31pm)

   ... for the next book reading. Neil Gaiman has caught my eye recently (thanks to LT). I've also heard good things about American Gods. Has anyone read it yet?

   Inkdaub in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 23, 2006, 8:07am)

   ... about literature. Now, what don't I like? Of Mice and Men is awful. I like Neil Gaiman a lot but do not like American Gods. Earlier it was mentioned that someone's hip friends disagreed about Eggers...I get the same response for not liking Kerouac.

   elvendido in Latin@ Library Thing : Latin@ Library Thing Message Board (Aug 22, 2006, 1:04pm)

   ... in a fictional setting? I'm really interested in something like what Neil Gaiman did for Euro-American mythology in American Gods or Sergei Lukyanenko did for Russian mythology in Night Watch.

   BoPeep in Recommend Site Improvements : Tag import (Aug 20, 2006, 7:21pm)

   ... slothman means - how do you 'run a search' for a set of books as varied as Red Mars, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, American Gods, and Flowers for Algernon - which all appear on that Hugo Winners list - if you haven't already tagged them with something relevant? I have all four in my ...

   Thalia in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 19, 2006, 4:26pm)

   I totally disagree with ARidiculousMan, but then American Gods is one of my all-time favorite books and Neil Gaiman my favorite author. I think it's absolutely brilliantly written and full of original ideas. I guess to each his own.

   sunny in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 19, 2006, 4:12pm)

   The LT reviews about American Gods kept me from reading it - seems like that was the right decision, then ;-) Looking for advice from you, the experts: some years ago I got Stark by Ben Elton as a present. I started to read it several times, but each time got stuck after some pages - do you ...

   ARidiculousMan in Awful Lit. : I can't believe I wasted my time on this... (Aug 19, 2006, 3:29pm)

   American Gods by Gaiman was recommended by a few people I (used to) trust. What crap! Copied idea to boot. Very poor style more than anything. I felt like I was reading some Grade 12 kid's creative writing assignment. Ugh! For sale - one copy of this schlock.

   aarti in Historical Fiction : Historical Fiction Message Board (Aug 5, 2006, 9:44pm)

   stnylan, I'm a fellow Dorothy Dunnett fan. In fact, after finishing my current book (American Gods), I plan to pick up The Unicorn Hunt and cross that hump of being MORE than half-way through Niccolo. I read Lymond last summer :-) I also have When Christ and His Saints Slept and Time ...

   Fence in Librarians who LibraryThing : Librarians who LibraryThing Message Board (Aug 3, 2006, 6:01pm)

   Anansi Boys is a great read, imo. If you've read Neil Gaiman's American Gods, then it is set in the same world, but there isn't any cross over. And it is much lighter in tone. A comedic novel, with a touch of black humour. Depends on the 13 as to whether or not he'd enjoy it :)