![]() ![]() Here’s the unique twist in American Gods that caused my political antenna to start twitching-every God (like say Odin) has an “avatar” of him or herself in each country. Okay, I’ve heard the ratio-of-worshippers-to-power idea before so that’s not so original. The plot: there is a building power struggle between the old Gods (Norse, Native American, pagan, etc.) and the new Gods (Technology, Television, Money, etc.). The basic idea: the more worshippers a God has, the more powerful they are. But Gods help me, the more I read, the more I hated American Gods.įirst off, while the premise sounds interesting the more I thought about it, the less I liked it. For those who love this book-and I know it is many-please forgive the sarcasm to follow as I blaspheme against the beloved Gaiman. How on Gods’ Earth could a book about Gods walking on the Earth among mortals be so pedestrian? Somehow Gaiman managed to turn a potentially cool premise into something boring. I find myself shocked at the awards this book has won and the praise heaped upon it. ![]()
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