My rating: Intentionally Not Rated
I’m going to gracefully back out of this one.
I got through 10% and realized I’m not quite adult enough for that much adult content. I kept hoping the F-bomb count would starting ticking down. Unfortunately, it ticked up in stead.
I probably should have guessed that would happen after the women ate that dude with her vagina.
I’m totally bummed. I’ve loved everything Neil Gaiman, and I can tell this story was on its way to awesome. I’ll intentionally leave this review unrated.
Looking to experience the Neil Gaiman magic without the four-letter color? Try Stardust, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Neverwhere, or The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I love them all.
Happy Reading!
One Man Book Club 
18 responses to “#AmericanGods: Holy F*%^!”
Totally agree with all of this. I am definitely a bigger fan of Gaiman’s PG works. His MG novella “Fortunately the Milk” made both my son and me roll off the couch laughing.
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I’ll have to look that one up!
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It’s a great one to read aloud with older kids (especially 5th-6th grade, who may still accept reading with parents). The humor is clean and irreverent and it’s just so much fun.
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Awesome, looking it up right now!
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I read it back in ’11 and haven’t read another Gaiman since.
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Well, I’m glad I didn’t start with this one. You ought to give those others I mentioned a try.
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I did read Coraline and enjoyed it almost as much as the movie 🙂
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I loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane and couldn’t understand why I didn’t love American Gods. I’d get into the story for a short while and then would lose my way. I’ll have to give more of his work a try.
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Yes, do for sure!
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Haha,I remember that vagina scene! From what I heard, it will also be in the TV show.
I enjoyed reading ‘American Gods’ but don’t feel like I have to read the sequel. And the ending was disappointing.
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Good to know I saved myself from a bad ending!
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Use of particular words usually doesn’t turn me off a story, but the man-eating vagina is just too much for me. Thank you for the heads up!
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From others I understand it was a one time occurrence that happened early in the book. If you don’t mind the language, you might consider checking it out. It’s actually a very good book. He has lots of other great stuff though that you don’t have to question why you’re reading it, so you might check that out instead
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Oh I’ve got my eyes on several of his other books, so I’m not put out by him as an author.
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I think it was ok, didn’t enjoy it as the other books. I loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Neverwhere and still remain my favourite.
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Yep, I loved those too. Have you read Stardust or Coraline? They are great as well.
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I forced myself to finish this and I just hated it. I couoldn’t get into it at all, I found it boring and it never managed to work for me. It has prevented me from giving his other works a try but I do have a copy of Neverwhere somewhere so I might give this one a go!
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Please do give it a try, and I hope you enjoy it!
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