Some thoughts about American Gods...

Yeah, I borrowed a couple of these from the reader’s guide in the back of the paperback version:

- Where’s Jesus? Why doesn’t Gaiman include him?

- Does the relationship between gods and humans in the novel have any correlation with the relationship between divine and mankind in reality, or is the relationship between gods and humans devised by Gaiman merely clever conceit he uses to tell the story?

- Is this book a critique or satire of America?

- This definitely a magical fantastical novel, but at same time is clearly aimed at adults. What role can fantasy literature have in the lives of adults?

Here's Neil Gaiman's website which has a lot interesting content if you enjoyed the book: his blog, videos, a plethora of websites endorsed by the author:
http://www.neilgaiman.com/

Here's an hour long talk Neil Gaiman gave at Google headquarters in 2006. It's a little schmoosey but the author speaks in detail about some of his recent projects:


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We'll be meeting to discuss this book on October 8th at the Main Library in Conference Rm 3 at noon. Feel free to bring a lunch.