I went into this book with pretty high expectations ("The Graveyard Book" is one of my all-time favorite books), and these expectations may have actually gotten in the way of my enjoyment of the book. I'm not saying "American Gods" is bad - it's quite good - but it doesn't live up to my ultra-high expectations for a Neil Gaiman book. It felt, at points, like a one-trick-pony, or a novella that became a bit bloated out of control. (Ironically, I just found out there is apparently an expanded "Author's Preferred Text" with some significant additions. Perhaps these are the missing pieces which bring the whole novel together?)
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