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American Gods

by Gaiman Neal

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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This bestselling novel "American Gods", is talking about intriguing tale of Shadow, an ordinary young man who encounters some very extraordinary characters and involve him in a journey across America on a strange and very dangerous adventure in which ancient mythology and folklore meets the New Gods of the modern world...

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...heading somewhat to the left of the way Shadow had originally been going. "Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are." The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes. "Say 'Nevermore,' " said Shadow. "Fuck you," said the raven. It said nothing else as they went through the woodland together. In half an hour they reached a blacktop road on the edge of a town, and the raven flew back into the wood. Shadow observed a Culvers Frozen Custard Butterburgers sign, and, next to it, a gas station. He went into the Culvers, which was empty of customers. There was a keen young man with a shaven head behind the cash register. Shadow ordered two butterburgers and french fries. Then he went into the rest room to clean up. He looked a real mess. He did an inventory of the contents of his pockets: he had a few coins, including the silver Liberty dollar, a disposable toothbrush and toothpaste, three Snickers bars, five chemical heater...

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All comments: 5

lilfaiith

11 Jan 2011 20:01:50

looking forward to read ths xx! wow i want to download this !

Korinths'mommy

26 Dec 2010 02:30:07

amazing writer and great novel! if you have seen any of his work i defiantly recommend this book too!

Kittimick04

07 Dec 2010 14:56:43

I have this book but have not read it yet. I know Neil Gaiman will not disappoint me.

landacristian

14 Aug 2010 22:32:01

Great book

francesca.resta

05 Aug 2010 17:36:04

I loved this book, you'll learn a lot about myths and it's written so well! In this novel, Gaiman managed to mix ancient religions and modern american life.

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That night he had dreamed of an orchard under the moonlight, of skeletal white-trees, their branches ending in bony hands, their roots going deep down into the graves. There was fruit that grew upon the trees in the bone orchard, in his dream, and there was something very disturbing about the fruit in the dream, but on waking he could no longer remember what strange fruit grew oh the trees, nor why he found it so repellent.