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July 28, 2005
American Gods
I recently bought Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" on no more than a whim. Seems that pretty much any book by Gaiman is worth a read, and no more so than this one.
"American Gods" begins with the story of a small-time con named Shadow who has served three years for assault and who is looking forward to being released in two days so he can go back to his wife and start anew. Then he is unexpectedly summoned to the warden's office and is told he is being released early because his wife has died in a car crash. Strange things begin to happen, starting with meeting Mr Wednesday on the plane back to his wife's funeral. Wednesday offers him a job, but knows more about Shadow than he should. When the plane is diverted due to bad weather, Shadow impulsively get off, hires a car and drives to a bar in the middle of nowhere where he buys dinner. And then, in the mens' room, he finds Wednesday patiently waiting for him. Suffice to say, Wednesday is not just some petty crime boss, and soon Shadow finds himself embroiled in some serious voodoo ...
"Scary, strange and hallucinogenic", says the blurb. You bet.
The sequel, "Anansi Boys", is out on September 20. I'm not sure whether I'll get it straight away (my days of snapping up bulky hardcover editions are over) but I sure am looking forward to reading it.
Posted by daen at July 28, 2005 01:19 PM