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American Gods - Neil Gaiman

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Lunamoth Nessus Joined: August 2002 Posts: 7435 Location: Austin, TX Gender:	American Gods - Neil Gaiman I've already read this book, as I have the trade paperback, but for one month only, Harper Collins is letting people read it online for free: American Gods _________________ "He ne'er is crowned with immortality Who fears to follow where airy voices lead." -John Keats
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:48 pm

Captain Nevarre Cania Joined: October 2002 Posts: 1927 Location: Denver, Colorado Gender:	Wow. I recommend that you all read it. If you haven't, you are missing out. Seriously. I can't praise it enough. Captain Nevarre ...digs out his paperback version and the audio CDs.... _________________ ~The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool~
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:55 pm

threnody Cania Joined: July 2004 Posts: 1246 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Gender:	That's pretty awesome. It's a great book...anybody who hasn't read it should take advantage of this. _________________ If you put together all the ingredients that naturally attract children - sex, violence, revenge, spectacle and vigorous noise - what you have is grand opera. Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior
Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:03 pm

Raya Malbolge Joined: December 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Deutschland Gender:	Funny. I am currently reading this book for the first time and just started a week ago or so. I have to admit until now it did not really manage to excite me as much as I was excited about Gaimans "Neverwhere" from the first pages. Might be due to the fact I have just finished another gods-related story and wasn´t too enthusiastic about it... (Anatole Frances "Revolt of the Angels") Thanks for sharing the link, Luna! _________________ Oscar is Wilde
Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:06 pm

Lunamoth Nessus Joined: August 2002 Posts: 7435 Location: Austin, TX Gender:	Gaiman also scanned some of the pages from his notes while writing this story, which he posted up here. I stared at them for a long time, but only made out a word or two here and there. :D _________________ "He ne'er is crowned with immortality Who fears to follow where airy voices lead." -John Keats
Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:12 pm

Raya Malbolge Joined: December 2004 Posts: 383 Location: Deutschland Gender:	Lunamoth wrote: Gaiman also scanned some of the pages from his notes while writing this story, which he posted up here. I stared at them for a long time, but only made out a word or two here and there. :D The quality of the scan isn´t the best though... I had no major troubles reading it when zoomed in though I usually couldn´t decipher the words that would have made the context clear :D A bit off-topic: Is it adviseable to continue with "Anansi Boys" after "American Gods"? It says its the sequel.. _________________ Oscar is Wilde
Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:05 am

broken Cania Joined: April 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: One two seven dot zero dot zero dot one Gender:	Raya wrote: Lunamoth wrote: Gaiman also scanned some of the pages from his notes while writing this story, which he posted up here. I stared at them for a long time, but only made out a word or two here and there. :D The quality of the scan isn´t the best though... I had no major troubles reading it when zoomed in though I usually couldn´t decipher the words that would have made the context clear :D A bit off-topic: Is it adviseable to continue with "Anansi Boys" after "American Gods"? It says its the sequel.. I'm not sure I'd consider it a sequel really. Mostly it just focuses on Anansi and his kids and doesn't really tie in with American Gods. I found it to be a good read though and wasn't disappointed.
Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:24 am

Ender Stygia Joined: November 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Sequim, Washington Gender:	Re: American Gods - Neil Gaiman Ooh, thanks for that, I've been wanting to read this for a while. _________________ Gamertag: Push St4rt
Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:42 pm

Captain Nevarre Cania Joined: October 2002 Posts: 1927 Location: Denver, Colorado Gender:	Re: American Gods - Neil Gaiman Quote: A bit off-topic: Is it adviseable to continue with "Anansi Boys" after "American Gods"? It says its the sequel... I loved Anansi Boys too. I never thought of it as a sequel. It has a lot in common and I guess some of the characters carry over, but I am sure it works on its own as well. It is certainly not a continuation of the story of Shadow or Wednesday. Though now that I think about it, it has a lot of the same themes, just on a much more personal level. I want to go have a beer with Fat Charlie... Captain Nevarre _________________ ~The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool~
Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:17 pm

Goblin Phlegethos Joined: May 2007 Posts: 98 Location: London Gender:	Re: American Gods - Neil Gaiman I thought Anansi Boys was amazing; and I preferred it to American Gods. Thanks for the links, especially the notes - on the first page I'm pretty sure he's written 'Blur - Magic America' and the first verse of William Henry's 'Echoes'. 'Magic America' seems a bit obvious, but I have no idea where 'Ecoes' coiuld have fitted in with the plot. _________________ "Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me..." George Orwell, 1984
Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:42 am

viscus Stygia Joined: March 2008 Posts: 186 Location: Hyogo, Japan Gender:	Re: American Gods - Neil Gaiman American Gods was one of the best books I've ever read. I absolutely loved it. _________________ "Brevity is the soul of wit" -William Shakespeare "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - American proverb
Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:17 pm

¤Undead Beauty¤ Avernus Joined: July 2008 Posts: 9 Gender:	Re: American Gods - Neil Gaiman Oh, one of my favorite books! I found it in a book-store last summer, snd when I started to read it, I couldn't put it away! It sort of reminds me of the RPG Scion, which is great! I love Gaiman, he is brilliant! I just started collecting the Sandman books
Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:05 am

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