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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

31 reviews

catriona176's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

It was very engaging and interesting. I really enjoyed learning about all of the different mythologies and gods mentioned (I read the annotated version so it gave me more information) and I really liked this book!

raavi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

cglharmony's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

martin27's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read the 10th anniversary edition with the extended, author-preferred text.

At times the book felt like it dragged on. I think part of it might just be that I usually read books with shorter chapters while this book had fairly long chapters. It’s a really hard story to describe, but it has a long of really interesting moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

eddiesourboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Neil Gaimen has really great prose and dialogue, but my god does he use those abilities for evil sometimes. Fascinating book. Incredibly long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Pedophilia

greenglass67's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of my all-time favorite books. It’s a combination of a detective mystery, a thriller, a romance, and more. The mythology behind this story is so detailed. Little hints and clues are laced throughout the whole book. It’s got a very American feel, as the title implies. It’s a fascinating commentary on belief, culture, faith, and worship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

cstein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A couple too many driving scenes and stays in decrepit hotels/houses bogged down the narrative in the middle. However, overall I found it to be a provocative and authentic-feeling exploration of American culture, rounded out by a slow burn small-town mystery and anchored by a fantastical romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

szote's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War