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u/[deleted] · 135 pointsr/books

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

It's not really greek mythology though. It's super good.

u/theocarina · 14 pointsr/scifi

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Amazing book so far. I still have to finish Sandman, too, but already I can tell Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite active fictional writers of our time.

u/yohanleafheart · 4 pointsr/TumblrInAction

You should, it is a book by Neil Gaiman. Here is the link to amazon. It is a very, very good reading.

u/jodythebad · 4 pointsr/suggestmeabook

I recommend Neil Gaiman's American Gods.

u/victoriasauce · 3 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I would love American Gods by Neil Gaiman because the library wouldn't let me renew it again :( I'm a student with very little time for pleasure reading, so I prefer to own the books I read so I don't have to worry about due dates and renewal limits haha.

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

u/DickNickerson · 3 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Honestly I am not sure if this applies or not, but when I read your question I immediately thought of Gaiman's American Gods. Standalone novel that deals with the moving of gods/legends from other countries to the U.S. and their the effect modern culture/technology has on them. sorry if that is a little vague. Been a little while since I've read it and I didn't want to spoil anything. Perhaps the amazon listing would do a better job describing it HERE

u/Corydoras · 3 pointsr/AskReddit
u/eatingdust · 3 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

It was sad but im going to read American Gods next so.... I cant whine too much.

u/mirage2k6 · 2 pointsr/motorcycles

Take a book with you. If you're going to all the roadside attractions, I'd suggest "American Gods".

u/generalvostok · 2 pointsr/bookshelf

Top 5 off those shelves would be:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Alt History detective novel by a Pulitzer winner
http://www.amazon.com/Yiddish-Policemens-Union-Novel-P-S/dp/0007149832
The Atrocity Archives - Lovecraftian spy thriller and IT hell
http://www.amazon.com/Atrocity-Archives-Laundry-Files-Novel/dp/0441016685/
Books of Blood - A compilation of Clive Barker's nasty little 80s horror anthologies
http://www.amazon.com/Books-Blood-Vols-Clive-Barker/dp/0425165582/
Perdido Street Station - Steampunky fantasy with excellent worldbuilding that's apparently a good example of the New Weird, whatever that is and however it differes from the Old Weird
http://www.amazon.com/Perdido-Street-Station-China-Mieville/dp/0345459407
American Gods - Gaiman's mythology based urban fantasy; a modern classic
http://www.amazon.com/American-Gods-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0380789035

As for the Weird Tales collection, it's Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors. It sets out to present the best tale from each year of the magazine's original run. Published in 1988 and edited by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz (as if the eldritch gods didn't inject enough unpronounceable names into the mix) you've got everyone from Isaac Asimov to Seabury Quinn to good ol' HPL himself with "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"
http://www.amazon.com/Weird-Tales-32-Unearthed-Terrors/dp/0517661233
Not quite the $1 deal I got from the library sale, but not as outrageous as some of the out of print prices on Amazon.

u/somenobby · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

You could try American Gods

u/misslistlesss · 2 pointsr/OkCupid

I'm finishing up American Gods. In the last 60 or so days I've read that, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, and The People in the Trees. All very good. All very different.

I've been so off my exercise jam lately, but obvi with this new free time I'm going to get back into the gym. I'm pretty artistic, but I'm not very handy. I wish I could make at least somewhat practical shit like that. I already have enough art on my walls.

u/AkatoshChiefOfThe9 · 2 pointsr/reactiongifs

SPOILER ALERT read this book.

u/Tsujigiri · 2 pointsr/pics
u/DrMnhttn · 1 pointr/movies

It's based on a Neil Gaiman book. He's an amazing author. If you like the movie, you'd probably love a lot of his work. He's well known for the Sandman comics and books like American Gods and Good Omens, which he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett.

u/NukeThePope · 1 pointr/atheism

American Gods by Neil Gaiman. A captivating story, yet also a bitter spoof of god worship. It won a Nebula Prize and is claimed to be one of his best books, so it's not just some random trash.

Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt is not a prize winner, it's a very humorous little book making fun of the old Norse gods and modern culture at the same time. Chuckle at the Valkyries vacuuming Odin's apartment and other silly but fun anachronisms. Funny, not deep.

u/themleaks · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Well, from my wishlist I'd really like to have the book American Gods, because I'd love to read as much of Neil Gaiman as quickly as I can.

Thanks for the contest!

u/IgnoreYourDoctor · 1 pointr/asoiaf

Book of the New Sun. Dense, awesome allegorical sci/fi-fantasy. Its my first read through and I'm already hooked.

Before that I read Pohl's Gateway and American Gods. Cannot recommend Gateway enough.

u/SolipsistMisanthrope · 1 pointr/books

Great books, but American Gods? The 624 page American Gods? Might be a bit much for most people to read in less than two days.

u/TangPauMC · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

American Gods by: Gaiman

u/readbeam · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

Have you read any of King's early fantasy? Eyes of the Dragon is one I can definitely recommend.

I think American Gods or anything by Gaiman would be of interest to you. Also look at Iain Banks -- I can't recommend a specific book as I've been told they would traumatize me (I'm a bit timid) but I occasionally hear friends raving about him and if you like King, you're probably braver than I am (IT horrified me).

Finally, if you're interested in fantasy still, you should look at Greg Bear's Songs of Earth and Fire. I remember it being quite haunting.

u/writed · 1 pointr/fantasywriters

Other teasers give me more information. For example, American Gods:

>Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live 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 ever be the same...

We learn about Shadow and we know he's been through some traumatic changes. His wife is dead -- we know he wasn't expecting it, since he wanted to live a quiet life with her -- and yet this isn't what turns his world upside down. What is it? And who exactly is this Wednesday?

There's a hint of conflict. I have some idea where the story's going: the coming storm that Wednesday wants to prepare for. I'm drawn in.

Now, look at yours. A thousand year old Valkyrie has been hiding in Canada for a hundred years. Someone finds her. And now she needs to deal with it. BTW: Wyld Hunt is a thing.

I don't have a good sense about the story or the characters involved. I don't know why she's hiding and why do both 1000 and 100 years should matter to me. And I really don't care. Is she trying to blend in with modern life? Like a coffee shop waitress with a warrior past? Or is she in a cabin in a woods? What draws her out of hiding, exactly? And there isn't enough hinting at what the Wyld Hunt is for it to mean anything to me.

Your excerpt drew me in much more. But I also couldn't get a sense of your writing style from it. If the entire book was written like that, I'd find it too jarring.

Not the casual first person part. But the gush of information hitting me over the head. And rather inconsistent information. Do I need to know that she claims to be from Florida now? Or that she has two names right there? And, why don't I get the name who she killed? What makes him a golden boy? And who's Lady?

The character seems cool, but she's the only thing I feel I understand.

u/Zoobles88 · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Hmm...well, the writer of The Circle wrote a memoir about his post-college days, with a really pretentious title. I have always really liked it, but the reviews are mixed.

The Stolen Child is pretty cool. It's a little different, I hadn't read anything like it before, and got through it quick.

My personal favorite is American Gods. Little weird, but if you're into it, it will really pull you in quick.

And if you're into something creepier, Heart-Shaped Box (not to be confused with the Nirvana song) is probably one of the scariest things I've ever read.

And then as far as YA is concerned, I just discovered Jennifer Hubbard last week - met her at a writing conference.

And then I had never heard of House of Leaves - but it looks SO cool, so thank you haha

u/Cellophane_Girl · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

The last one I finished was Speak I just read it like last week.

I'm also currently reading American Gods But I'm reading that with a friend at a rate of 2 chapters a week, so I'm reading other books at the same time.

I'm about to start Godless Which I just got in the mail yesterday.


How about you? What was the last physical book you read?

u/fireshaper · 1 pointr/whatsthatbook

Are you talking about American Gods by Neil Gaiman?

u/dannighe · 1 pointr/Fantasy

And then there's American Gods.

This confuses the hell out of me, I really don't get how a book that's over 20 years old can have a more expensive ebook.