[UA] I'm sure it's been talked to death....

[Patrick O'Duffy]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryant Durrell" <durrell at innocence.com>
To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>

> Hey, I'm with you.  I said slightly snide things about it in my
> _Summerland_ review.  I was kind of being polite.

You've reviewed Summerland? Send me the details.

And yeah, I'm another person who didn't think much of American Gods. I won't
say it was a bad book, per se, but it was utterly predictable. It's
_exactly_ the sort of book you'd see in your head if you thought 'What if
Neil Gaiman wrote a book about modern-day gods?', down to the last obvious
twist; there are no surpises, no innovations, nothing that isn't exactly
what you'd expect Gaiman to do.

The point where I can work out the book's plot, tone and style before
reading it is the point where I lose interest.

--
Patrick O'Duffy, Brisbane, Australia

Taste My Juicy Thinkmeats - www.livejournal.com/users/docredfern


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