American Gods
...by Neil Gaiman. American Gods rips off one of Pratchett's most interesting ideas...that gods are sustained by belief.
In American Gods, every god who was every believed in by someone who wound up in the states still has a physical instantiation (in various states of decrepitude). In the meantime, new gods are created as Americans find new things to worship (media, technology, automobiles etc.).
It's got some interesting ideas...and some nice set-pieces...but it doesn't actually go anywhere with them. What you wind up with at the end is a big messy Pratchett-like denouement, which takes far too long to finish.
I can't really recommend it.
...btw, I like the funky buttons at the top. Ooohing and aaahing will commence shortly.
In American Gods, every god who was every believed in by someone who wound up in the states still has a physical instantiation (in various states of decrepitude). In the meantime, new gods are created as Americans find new things to worship (media, technology, automobiles etc.).
It's got some interesting ideas...and some nice set-pieces...but it doesn't actually go anywhere with them. What you wind up with at the end is a big messy Pratchett-like denouement, which takes far too long to finish.
I can't really recommend it.
...btw, I like the funky buttons at the top. Ooohing and aaahing will commence shortly.
posted by batgimp | 9:33 p.m.
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