Neil Gaiman’s American Gods

From Back Cover: “Shadow is a man with a past, but now he wants nothing more than to spend a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she’s been killed in a terrible accident.

Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will be the same…”

I’ve never read a book quite like this. It’s the first fantasy novel I’ve ever read, other than Harry Potter, but for some reason, I think that’s different. I found myself confused for a good half of the novel because there was so much going on. Gaiman had all of these side stories that had me forgetting what I just read because it became so complex. I grasped the bulk of the novel, though, and I must say I did enjoy it. I loved the ending, and I loved Shadow. The book says so much about American culture, and I loved the satire. I might have to check out some of Gaiman’s other novels because it was nice to deviate from the norm, and read something so much different from what I usually read.