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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060558121

ISBN-139780060558123

eBay Product ID (ePID)2415151

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Book TitleAmerican Gods

Number of Pages624 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicFantasy / Contemporary, General

GenreFiction

AuthorNeil Gaiman

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-047115

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsOriginal, engrossing, and endlessly inventive; a picaresque journey across America where the travelers are even stranger than the roadside attractions., A fascinating tale . . . by turns thoughtful, hilarious, disturbing, uplifting, horrifying and enjoyable -- and sometimes all at once, in a curious sort of way. Those who are familiar with Gaiman's earlier work will find a satisfying yarn by a familiar master storyteller. Those who are meeting him for the first time may be surprised at just how good he is.

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisReleased from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming -- a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path. One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece., One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, "American Gods" is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.

LC Classification NumberPS3557.A3519A84 2003

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by corey2336
Sep 13, 2021
Timeless, engaging magical / cultural fantasy
This is one of my favorite books. I re-read it at least once every year. The story of fading gods being usurped by the ‘new gods’ of technology- and the skirmishes, betrayals, trials and final battle that include a man. Great humor, action and story
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by jamejenkin_239
Sep 02, 2019
A masterpiece by one of the great storytellers of our time.
Neil Gaiman has the ability to make unlikely beings into Lives that you can relate to. The ex-con Shadow could have easily been a simple character that one would have little empathy for. But, Gaiman fleshed him out into a likeable person of great humanity, in contrast to the highly complex and macabre world he has been thrust into.
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by 3201dianne
Jul 19, 2018
Spellbinding storytelling leaves you wondering "what if?"
Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" is a masterpiece story. His imagination leaves you wondering how much is truth and how much is fiction.
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by magick0616
Apr 29, 2017
American Gods
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by panterafan79
May 08, 2019
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by elisidl_0
Feb 28, 2017
Must read
A must read for Neil Gaiman fans.
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by popgiant81
Jan 22, 2018
Great price!
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by marmargarui
Jan 11, 2017
Dark and Fun
Just started reading so only about 50-60 pages in but if you like dark but fun reading this book fills that. Strongly recommend.
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