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Review: ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman

By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012

When I came to select a book to read after finishing Anderby Wold, I don’t think I could have picked something much more different than Neil Gaiman’s  had I been trying deliberately to do so.  The former is provincial, understated, realistic and oh so English, while the latter is sweeping, outrageous, mythological and (despite its [...]