Neil gaiman is the critically acclaimed author of the novels american gods winner of the 2002 hugo award for best novel, stardust winner of the american library associations alex award, and the awardwinning sandman series of graphic novels, as well as smoke and mirrors, a collection of short fiction. American gods mass market paperbound by neil gaiman. Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose american gods uses all these to keep the reader turning the pages. Yes, its pace is studied rather than frantic, its tone cool and thoughtful rather than histrionic, but the patient reader will be amply rewarded by gaimans carefully plotted and beautifully written tale of old world dieties struggling for survival and relevance in 21st century america. The plot moves at freight train speed, with breakneck turns and whipping highs and lows, all centered with a most alluring protagonist.
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