Reviews

Američtí bohové 1: Stíny by P. Craig Russell, Neil Gaiman

dreaming_ace's review against another edition

5.0

It is fascinating how the stories of the Gods, or in this case how the story of "American Gods" changes from medium to medium.

When I first read the novel I was pretty lukewarm about it in truth. (I think I had flashbacks to reading The Old Man And The Sea in middle school and not being impressed by it).

Then I saw the first season of the show version and was swept away by the characters and the story and the wonder of it all. It is the lens I see the world through now and how I see my own faith journey. All the Gods need our belief and our love and a few hugs too.

Then I read this graphic novel which is the same story but told differently (make sense there are no single versions of any myth or faith systems). It is not the show line by line or even story by story but it is an amazing retelling. Enjoy the stories of this world which we need to remember in this day and age.

raila_h's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kennedy1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Racism, and Xenophobia

melissax's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nennamonkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

scwoodyard's review against another edition

4.0

Got a Neil Gaiman bundle for Christmas and this was part of it. I love his storytelling and I love that his stories often get translated to graphic novels which are a very fun medium to consume. A very good adaptation.

albertico66's review against another edition

5.0

been a very long while since i read the original novel... this is a great way to get back into it. beautiful artwork

lsparrow's review against another edition

4.0

although I had read this book previously it was nice to review this story in a graphic novel format especially as I watching the show.

maeaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5