Ben reviewed American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman
Good but long
4 stars
I read the 10th anniversary edition, which is longer than the original. It seemed a little slow at times and I think the original edition might be better.
Ungekürztes Hörbuch
Deutsch language
Published April 16, 2015 by Lübbe Audio.
Als Shadow aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wird, ist nichts mehr wie zuvor. Seine Frau ist tot, und ein mysteriöser Fremder bietet ihm einen Job an. Er nennt sich Mr. Wednesday und weiß ungewöhnlich viel über Shadow. Er behauptet, ein Sturm ziehe auf, eine gewaltige Schlacht um die Seele Amerikas. Eine Schlacht, in der Shadow eine wichtige Rolle spielen wird...
I read the 10th anniversary edition, which is longer than the original. It seemed a little slow at times and I think the original edition might be better.
I read this both in print and as audiobook. The audiobook version is narrated by Neil Gaiman himself, so it is, of course, amazing.
While I usually read for character development, that isn't a big part of this book--the characters are fun, but you don't come out of it feeling like you know them that well, or, at least, I didn't. Instead, this book is about story and about exploring "what ifs."
It's one of Gaiman's best, which means something.