Tom E. (ProstheticLips) reviewed on 4/29/2012 + 25 more book reviews

A good book, Gaiman has done quite a bit of research on gods from different ideologies, and folded it all into this book. The main character is getting out of jail, and finds out his wife has been killed. He is recruited by a shady character, and the story follows as his eyes are opened more and more to what has been around him, but he just did not realize (or notice).

A good read if you like mythology, and don't mind some parts of the book where you feel like there is more going on than the author is writing, but you haven't been given all of the information. You'll get the whole story by the end, promise.

It is NOT a mystery, but more like a "coming of age" story. Shadow (protagonist) is likable, and you really feel for him. Gaiman does a great job of giving the characters, even some of the more minor characters, a depth that many other writers never do.

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