![]() Wednesday is one of the old gods, and he wants to enlist Shadow’s help as a driver and bodyguard in his upcoming war with the new gods. And that is when he meets the mysterious Mr. But when he’s released a few days early, he is informed that his wife was killed in a car accident, and that he has essentially no home to go to. He has done his time (crimes unspecified) and he’s ready to rejoin his wife and civil society. The book has a patient, almost meandering approach that echoes the slower pace of classical movies like “Citizen Kane” or “The Maltese Falcon.”Īmerican Gods begins with Shadow’s release from prison. But the description is actually quite fitting for American Gods. ![]() I generally scoff at such claims, since it is virtually impossible to tell which works will stand the test of time many books and movies are widely heralded upon their release, only to be quickly forgotten. People have described Neil Gaiman’s American Gods as one of the true new classics of fantasy. ![]()
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