HBO: Today, "Game of Thrones". Tomorrow...

[Martinus]

"American Gods"

http://www.themarysue.com/american-gods-series/

This is nerdtastic. 

[Slargos]

 

Izwut?

Stardust was good, and so was Good Omens. I don't know the restof his catalogue.

[Martinus]

American Gods is imo his best novel. Much more "adult" than anything else he has written.

[The Brain]

Gay.

[Neil]

American Gods is imo his best novel. Much more "adult" than anything else he has written.

So are there gays in it or something?

[Eddie Teach]

Izwut?

Battle Royale of minor pagan deities, set in modern US. It was alright(didn't live up to Languish hype unfortunately). I think it would have been better if he hadn't ignored the elephants in the room(Jesus/Yahweh/Allah/Mammon/etc)

[Martinus]

Izwut?

Battle Royale of minor pagan deities, set in modern US. It was alright(didn't live up to Languish hype unfortunately). I think it would have been better if he hadn't ignored the elephants in the room(Jesus/Yahweh/Allah/Mammon/etc)

Actually, they do mention Jesus at one instance, iirc. Essentially, the minor deities say they are out of his league really (except for Eostre, who is leeching from him).

[Zeus]

They mention a "god" that sounds similar to the Christian variety, but he never really crops up.

But on the note of American Gods becoming a TV series; FUCK YES. I loved that book.

[garbon]

American Gods is imo his best novel. Much more "adult" than anything else he has written.

So are there gays in it or something?

Yes - middle eastern gays.

Also, this is probably his most overhyped book by Languish*. I remember being quite disappointed.

*although I can't remember precisely who was giving it so much hype.

[Sheilbh]

I agree with Garbon.  It's a nice enough idea and book but not deserving of the hype.

[CountDeMoney]

At least it's not another Kushner production, like Angels in the Outfield in America or whatever that Angels in the Ass thing was a few years ago.

[grumbler]

I agree with Garbon.  It's a nice enough idea and book but not deserving of the hype.

I don't think it was overhyped here at languish.  It was an interesting but flawed book, and that's how it was presented here, as I recall.  I remember not being disappointed.  A Game of Thrones (books not TV series) is a better example of overhype, IMO.

[Eddie Teach]

The reviews of American Gods were every bit as glowing as those of Song of Ice and Fire, it was just forgotten and left aside whereas ASOIAF gets brought up again a couple times a year.

[grumbler]

The reviews of American Gods were every bit as glowing as those of Song of Ice and Fire, it was just forgotten and left aside whereas ASOIAF gets brought up again a couple times a year.

I must have missed a thread.... or you are talking about reviews from Marti, Slargos, or Grallon (in which case I didn't read them).  My recollection is being told it was a great concept that was not brilliantly executed (which is pretty typical of Gaiman work) and that is what I recall getting. 

I recall somebody saying Gaiman is better at short stuff than long stuff, but that could have been me.