I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a fan of his work. My first real experience was in reading American Gods. Gaiman has this way of taking lore from all cultures and mashing it together to make it his own. It sounds crude, I know, but it's actually quite interesting and delivered in an unusually melancholy way.
I have an inherent problem with writers who have a debilitating obsession with detail, as prolific and well received as they may be. Gaiman seems to provide the balance I like; a kind of imaginative freedom.
I have an inherent problem with writers who have a debilitating obsession with detail, as prolific and well received as they may be. Gaiman seems to provide the balance I like; a kind of imaginative freedom.
If I have one criticism of this work, it's the main character's name. I mean, Shadow? Really?!
Come on.
I must admit, it felt kind of silly reading trying to read through it. It took effort on my part. In the end it was well worth it. American Gods may sometimes feel a little directionless, but trust me; it manages to bring it all together in the end and its never uninteresting.
The only reason I bother to say anything is because this is a shameless plug American Gods 10th Anniversary Edition is available.
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