Literary Exploration discussion

Final thoughts on American Gods

I just finished reading it. This is probably the weirdest book I've ever read.
As I said, this is my first urban fantasy novel, and at the end of it I can say this is probably not going to be my favorite genre. I'm not much of a fantasy gal, actually, but I do like some good fantasy and I thought it might have been different with the urban element.
However, this book was really good! I really liked the story and the way it was told, I liked the writing, I liked the characters. I liked everything, actually, except it is not really the kind of novel I would normally want to read. So, it was perfect to step outside my comfort zone, but I don't think I'll read more urban fantasy in the near future.
Anyway, if you like the genre, you are most definitley going to love this book!

I just finished American Gods, and I feel a lot like Marina. This book just got too complex for me to follow. It is very much like with all Terry Pratchett books I've read. Somewhere I loose track of what is going on, and in the end I have a vague idea of what happened.
I should add that I listened to this on audio, and while the narrator is brilliant at giving every single character an individual voice, it might have added to the confusion. One spoilery thing about the audio was that due to the homophonic names of Loki (Low Key), to me he was Loki all the time. Lucky me he turned out to be Mr. World as well, which surprised me. But it made perfect sense considering Loki's way and what Odin and him have in common in mythology. I guess it is time I read my copy of the Edda!

Has anyone read The Sandman series? I read that some of the characters from that series have cameos in American Gods.

All in all a very interesting read. Also, I loved that Shadow read Gravity's Rainbow at his mother's deathbed. It seems to be one of the most avoided yet well-known American novels.

Sam, do read the Edda, it is a wonderful read!
As for your question, I read only one book from The Sandman series, but it was such a long time ago I can't remember it so well...