American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005745I4C |
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| Number of Pages | : | 174 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined. Now a STARZ® Original Series produced by FremantleMedia North America starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. Soon Shadow learns that the past never dies and that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing-an epic war for the very soul of America-and that he is standing squarely in its path. "Mystery, satire, sex, h
Carol said Renewed Appreciation for Gaiman. In "American Gods" Gaiman has, once again, done his research and created an attention holding book with plenty of action, humor and darkness. Showing gods of the "old world" as near mortals that feed on prayer and sacrifice to survive in our new technology driven culture is an ingenious take on religious evolution. Gaiman has a knack for taking a idea that would inundate most writers with its vastness and narrowing it down to an empathy-invoking quest of one man, Shadow Moon. That he can make a character named "Shadow Moon" into a total badass is a feat in and of itself. I have been an on th. Slow to start, but a gripping story. At first, it seems that there're too many unconnected story lines and characters, but everything becomes connected in the end.Shadow and Wednesday relationship evolved over time via chunks of dialog or small scenes.The side characters vary in their quality and most of the new gods were a lot more intriguing and interesting than the old ones. Some of the side stories (e.g. taxi driver) were unnecessary and quite boring.Speaking of unnecessary, there re couple of sex scenes that serve a little purspose, except to have a juicy description of the sex act. Perhaps only the Wednesday's exploits we. "Solidly written story." according to Rebecca. I had never read any of his books until this one. It was recommended to me somewhere as a "if you've read that, then you might like this" suggestion. I think the book is fairly well written and like that it gives you an epilogue. (Possible Spoiler): I'm not fond of stories that have unrealistic and "fantastical" scenarios and plot turns in them and this book does. What I'm meaning to say is that storylines that have you rolling your eyes and saying, "of course that happened to them" because every thing that *could* happen, DOES happen. Twists of fate that would never happen in real life. BUT