“American Gods” is more than just a fairy tell set in the modern United States. I thought it to be a calling to arms over the importance of preserving the stories of the past, no matter how fantastical or uncommon to our own. Neil Gaiman gave me not only a great read, but a thought provoking, and often sad tale of how we push ideas that have provided us with so much joy and
hope out into the cold.
“American Gods” is the story of a man nicknamed Shadow on a journey to help a semi-relevant God bring back stability to the world. It sounds over the top, and it is, but it’s a tale of ideas that have been lost to time, and the gods are a manifestation of our own needs who need us as much as we used to need them.
I particularly enjoyed the slew of new gods, in particular the gods of the modern day western world, including a pasty chubby boy that many will remind many of the modern idea of an obese gamer, and their arrogance to not understand that their time is limited.
It may take a little time for the reader to catch onto the plot, but once they do, they have a great story of war being raged for control over nothing but time. It’s ...
