Doodle Adventures

Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

 

I always need to remind myself that Neil Gaiman stories do not grab me right from the beginning.  His stories always seem to start out like you skipped the first few chapters, you know the ones that introduce you to the characters and give you a bit of background, so for a while I always feel a bit lost but then the click happens, things fall into place and I become involved in needing to know what happens next.
Having read the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne I found myself knowing about many of the mythically characters referenced (I found myself wistfully smiling when Ratatoskr made his appearance) and familiar with the idea of what happens when a god is no longer worshipped.

This tale to me is a multi faceted morality tale; the morality of a man doing what he believes is right, the morals people will toss aside in order to get what they want, the morals of the old way versus the new/