So this was the first Neil
Gaimen book and have to say I was quite impressed. I will have to check out
more of his work. Really enjoyed the way the story was written I thought it had
a nice flow and the overall feel reminded me of Horns by Joe Hill. Which was
good, as I loved Horns!
So the story was focused on
one guy, Shadow, who gets out of prison early due to the fact his wife has died
in a car accident. Leading to Shadow encountering a guy we initially are
introduced to as Mr Wednesday. He hired Shadow as a general errand boy and
basically all havoc ensues. Along the way we learn that gods walk among us and
as faith a worship are lessening in modern America these gods are becoming
weaker and are worrying about the occurrences of the new more modern gods that
have formed from people reliance on technology.
In-between the main story
telling there is a lot of side stories about other gods and how they came to
America in the heart and minds of travelers and immigrants. Some people may
not like this deviation from the main plot but I enjoyed the depth it gave the
world I was reading about. I would definitely read more from this author again.
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