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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

71 reviews

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

mjadeh's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and War

bel017's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

justmys's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

ecmbeanie's review against another edition

Had trouble getting into it. Might try reading a print copy instead of listening

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Car accident

raelinton's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed the book though it was meandering and not a lot happens until the last quarter. The world is interesting enough that you don't really mind. (Worth noting that NG did say in the introduction that he wanted to write a novel that was meandering and weird, which he did.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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

miayukino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Helped me get over some big book fear. I love Shadow so much, which is saying something because I never tend to feel so strongly about protagonists. This book comforted me as I chugged through it, slowly, probably over a year. But it was worth it, and l imagine I’ll be reading it again when the time is right. It was wonderful to finish this book in time for spring. 

2024 update: this was my favorite book. i’m so disgusted and sad. believe survivors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and War

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