I just finished reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods, as well as the next four Sandman series, through A Game of You. Some of those Sandman comics I remember, but I think the ones I really remember well are probably the next few books.
American Gods was a very good book. It was imaginative and clever, and very well written. Plus it had a lot of things that reminded me of the midwest. I remember that Sam said her father opened a Taco Bell rip-off called "Taco Bill". The funny thing is, I remember seeing a Taco Bill restuarant somewhere in Missouri. Possibly Union City. There's other tidbits that reminded me of things I read or saw. Last year my wife borrowed a book from the library about Anansi, the Spider Man, who is featured in the book (she read these tales growing up in Trinidad). I read it; it was a short and enjoyable bunch of tales about the wily Anansi outsmarting various jungle creatures. A few years ago I read a book on cons that had the "I know it crooked, but it's the only game in town" story. I remember seeing the signs for "Lookout Mountain" and "Rock City", or whatever it was all around Georgia. So a lot of the book was very familiar to me. I think that's part of the reason I enjoyed it so much. Plus, I always enjoy myths and those stories, and so this book was just a natural match. Anyway, I recommend it.
Posted by ahyatt at April 12, 2003 12:08 PM