Finished:

The Library Book, by Susan Orlean

Part true crime story of the fire that was lit in LA Public Library in the 80s, part love letter to libraries and the impact they have on society.

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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton

A time travelling, body hopping murder mystery with a Black Mirror twist. Think Groundhog Day meets Agatha Christie.

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Revival, by Stephen King

Typical Stephen King. Everything seems OK until the second last chapter, when things get very twisted very quickly. Tells the story of a boy who grows into a man and his relationship with a preacher over the years. Kind of hard to explain but well worth a read.

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Started:

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

I've finally started American gods, by Neil Gaiman Amazing.

Finished Authority, by Jeff VanderMeer I have shared my thoughts on the series elsewhere...but the TL;DR is that I liked it...and Authority was my favorite book in the series.

Started Children of the Fleet, by Orson Scott Card and enjoying it thus far...will likely finish it this week.

Started American Gods, by Neil Giaman and enjoying it so far...despite what I have read from others...the name Shadow doesn't really bother me.

Working on American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. It's so strange and fun to read. I'm debating on starting the TV show afterwards. Does anyone recommend it?

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

American Gods by Neil Gaiman It was an enjoyable book with a nice sense of mystery and pace of discovery. However I still don't understand the protagonist, which is a little frustrating. He was ludicrously incurious and emotionally absent which I can't explain. I had fun with it because I love mythology and this book was a clever spin on that topic.

I finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris.

Both were okay. I think American Gods is painfully slow sometimes, and I found that I like Sedaris in roughly 20 minute chunks. Because of a lot of commuting, I listened to these on audiobook.

I started The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Mastermind, by Evan Ratliff.

Tolkien needs no reviews. I’m loving the final chapter of the trilogy. Ratliff’s book tells a really fascinating story about an unlikely kingpin.

Finished American Gods by Neil Gaiman - absolutely loved the premise but the resolution was a bit of a letdown as it didn't feel very fleshed out.

Started Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky - really enjoying the atmospheric setting so far.

Finished:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I think I need to read more of his work because this was excellent.

Started/in-progress:

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

The sequel to Three-Body Problem. It may have been was to give the series a buffer between entries, but I'm still enjoying this follow-up.

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

I will start this on audiobook when I head into work today. It was one of many I lined up in my queue this morning, so I'm excited for more audiobooks! (American Gods really got me into it).

Finished: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Started: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

I recently started reading Gaiman, and American Gods wasnt my favorite of his so far (probably The Ocean at the End of the Lane) but its still 5 stars. Sapiens is incredible so far. The writing is amazing, and I think its one of those books everyone should read. I recently rediscovered my passion for reading, and im trying to read a book a week this summer while back from college. These books are making it way easier than I thought

I finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Great concept, interesting story. I think the concept allowed Gaiman to squeeze so much in that it gets messy at times. Overall worth reading though.

Started Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law, by Jay Feinman

I wanted to become better informed and to understand the news better, and this seemed a good way to do so. It covers a range of topics from constitutional law, the litigation process, tort law, contract law, property law, and criminal law. It is remarkably interesting and engaging. I'm really enjoying it.

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, which to be honest I am not sure I enjoyed, despite my love for Gaiman. I then started reading The Edible Woman, by Margaret Atwood.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

About a hundred pages in, I love it. Haven't watched the tv series but I've seen stills and such so will have that to look forward to another time.

Finished To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. I really liked the narration. A terrific book.

Started American gods, by Neil Gaiman. Hundred pages in and I'm enjoying it so far.

Also started Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. This one is tricky, for some reason I find it hard to follow. I guess English being my second language has to do with it or maybe it doesn't much appeal to my sense of humor.

Finished:

The Bacchae, by Euripides
This was fine, and also, insane. The ancient Greeks do not mess around.

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
Ugh. I did not like this. It was way too long, ridiculously so. It was also extremely meandering without much of a purpose for being so. I am someone who loves long, meandering books, but this didn't have a reason to stand on for being either of those things. It was also incredibly dull, and the climax was a giant letdown. Plus, hardly any of the characters were likable. Shadow was an empty shell of a character. Blah.

All that being said, I'm still looking forward to binging the first season of the show now that I've finished the book.

I finished A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter Miller. I loved this book. Telling the story of a monastery in three different eras after a nuclear fallout is just brilliant.

I started American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. So far, it is just okay. I’m neither loving it nor hating it.

I also started Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition by Craig Bartholomew.This is a really interesting systematic introduction to the line of thought initiated by Abraham Kuyper, a 19th and early 20th century Dutch theologian and politician who founded the Free University of Amsterdam. Good stuff!

Finished, House of Chains, by Steven Erikson

HoC is book 4 in Erikson's malazan series and it really feels like it's a big set up for the rest of the 6 books. The book is filled with interesting new characters and I enjoyed every bit of it, but as a whole it wasn't as fun or intense as the previous 3 books. But I'm ready for what comes next.

started, Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson

I'm nothing if not consistent. Looking forward to seeing where this thing goes!

started, American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I got about 50 pages deep during travel but was kind of disappointed so far. It didn't feel like the Gaiman I had enjoyed with Good Omens and Ocean at the end of the Lane. There's a LOT more book to get through before I judge it thoroughly, but was hoping it would grab me so that I could give malazan a break. But hey, I'm enjoying malazan, so ill keep going.

Just finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. I really enjoyed the first 2/3s of the book, didn't feel like the climax reached the heights that it could have, and then did enjoy the ending. I especially liked learning more about different mythologies and gods that I had never heard of, and thought the world built by the book was extremely interesting.

I finished Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch. Didn't enjoy it as much as others did. It wasn't bad just that it wasn't as fun. I've noticed that I like mystery/thrillers but I always end up being disappointed. My next mystery/thriller I'll be reading will be by Raymond Chandler(?) fingers crossed. Currently reading American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Have heard so much, hopefully this wouldn't be a letdown. I have a long TBR for this month because holidays ...aaahhh!

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
Started The Pioneers, by David McCullough, Armada, by Ernest Cline, and The Lost Vintage, by Ann Mah (last 2 for book clubs)

Still reading through A game of thrones, by George R. R. Martin and American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Both are really long. I will finish them eventually.

Today I finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Honestly, I really enjoyed Neverwhere and Good Omens much more than this book. It was really too long and there were too many unanswered questions, tedious sequences, and unexplained parts. It had my attention at the beginning, but by the time I was half way through I started to get annoyed with it. Did anyone else feel the same way about this book?

I read and finished Crazy Rich Asians, by Kevin Kwan. It was a quick read and entertaining enough, but I wish I had stopped there instead of continuing on to the second book, China Rich Girlfriend, by Kevin Kwan. He makes fun use of footnotes, but the actual writing isn't that great. Some of the dialogue can be a little rough. I will probably finish it anyway, but I don't know about finishing the series. Still look forward to seeing the movie though.

Also almost finished up with Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge. Still good, just not something I can zoom through.

Also began American Gods, by Neil Gaiman on audiobook.

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. My first Gaiman read. I didn't know he was quite so surreal. Excited to watch the show with the gf now!

Started The Future of the Brain, by various scientists. A little non fiction neuroscience to mix things up. Hopefully not too much over my head.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman Listening on Audible and really it’s good narration.

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Finished - American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Well, that was fun. And by fun I mean slightly fucked up but also a good read. It was the 'author's preferred text', I need to buy the original now because I want to know what on earth was left out in the first one. Also I have the tv show to look forward too. I don't like Starz but the cast is great. I knew the cast beforehand so was picturing them when I was reading.

Started - The Loving Spirit, by Daphne du Maurier It took a few pages of this to cement her in my top author list for good. And this is her first novel! It already has the dreamy, spooky style of hers. Also she was my age when she wrote it. I love her. And I love that the chapters are quite short so I can easily read one every so often between working.

Last week I started Relic, by Douglas Preston and American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Currently 80% through Relic, about 25% through American Gods.

Finished Relic, by Douglas Preston. Entertaining thriller with interesting characters that has me wanting to continue the series.

Still working through American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. A little slower progress on it since I'm just listening to it during the daily commute.

Currently reading Sea of Rust, by C. Robert Cargill. About 1/3rd into it and it has my interest so far. I like the different perspective of no humans being left where most stories are afraid to go that route. The one thing I'm not really a fan of so far is the every other chapter being a flashback. Hopefully that stops happening so often as the background is filled in and the main plot starts to take off.

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

• about 100 pages in, really enjoying it so far.

• The story telling is wonderful and I've really enjoyed the writing

• I find myself liking Shadow

Next: maybe more Neil Gaiman? Maybe Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman - 10/10 what a ride it was! Started Slaughterhouse 5, by Kurt Vonnegut

Finally got my hands on American Gods, by Neil Gaiman so I'm plowing through that to see if it lives up to all the hype. ~100 pages in and enjoying it so far!

I'm like 30% of the way through American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Slow progress (and it's a long one), but I'm enjoying it so far!

Just recently finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. I really enjoyed the first half but found it slowed down quite a bit by the end.

Started Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Three or four of the last books I've read were Fantsay so it's nice to come back to Sci-Fi. A few chapters in, interested to see where it goes.

Started and finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Great read-- had me hooked from the beginning and it lived up to the hype!

In between library borrows I've been working on Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson, as well as Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, by Richard Rhodes which was lent to me by a colleague. I finished his previous book on the making of the atomic bomb, which was phenomenal, but a bit of a slog so I am breaking this one up with some fiction reading.

Just got Hyperion, by Dan Simmons from the library so I'll be starting that later tonight.

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Great read. Strange story, but satisfying humor and great amount of depth to many of the characters

Finished:

The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu

Started:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

I finished The Sisters of the Winter Wood, by Rena Rossner.

This book was very atmospheric for the season, and overall I enjoyed it, but it did feel like it dragged on just a bit too long near the middle.

I started American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.

I've heard so much about this book, and it is so fitting to my aesthetic that it is amazing I haven't read it already. It is one of those books I just kept moving a bit further down on the 'to read' list for years. This month's theme for my book club was fantasy, and this was the book! So excited that now I am being physically forced to read it and can no longer procrastinate.

I started reading American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.

I started listening to The Radium Girls, by Kate Moor.

I finished reading All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr.

American gods, by Neil Gaiman

Last week I finished; The Circle, by Dave Eggers and American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Since then, I’ve been reading some H.P. Lovecraft short stories.

Reading Beneath a Scarlet Sky, by Mark T. Sullivan.

It's a very engrossing read but I'm only halfway through!

Finished reading American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.

I went in fully expecting to enjoy it as I really liked Gaiman's short stories. This was my first Gaiman novel and I didn't like it. :(

The Darkling Bride, by Laura Andersen Just started and enjoying

The Vintner's Daughter, by Kristen Harnissch This is for book club and I like it.

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman Been on the TBR and finally made it to the top

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Well it is slow paced and Shadow is a bit boring, however there is definetely a sense of build-up and I believe that in the end Gaiman will deliver. People who have read the book, could you tell around when does the pace pick up?

Finished Sea of Rust, by C.Robert Cargill and American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.

About a third of the way through both Kings of the Wyld, by Nicholas Eames and Babel-17, by Samuel R. Delany.

Was hoping to finish American Gods by Neil Gaiman but its taking longer than I thought. I quite like its randomness but it feels a bit of a slow burner. If I finish it this week I'm moving on to a recommendation from this forum: Beyond Redemption by Michael Fletcher.

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. It was a 10th anniversary version and in the foreword he said people either love or hate this book. I disagree. I still don't know whether I like it or not. I've actually never felt so undecided about a book before. I do not think it's the masterpiece some people think it is, but I think it's got good points.

Started Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. This one's been on my list for a long time. I haven't got very far so I can't speak to the plot so much, but the writing style is really interesting.

Finished up:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson

I have really enjoyed the millennium trilogy, and feel that this series gave me another favourite genre to explore. Any recommendations are welcome.

Started:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Started rereading this book two days ago. It has been a decade or so since I first read it and watching the tv show prompted me to reread.

Finished:

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

Started:

Washington: A Life, by Ron Chernow

Still Reading:

Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

I'm mostly going through it via audiobook and picking it up in between with an ebook, and it's fascinating to see moments in the dialogue where I'm confused by who's speaking, but with the audiobook, it's crystal clear. It's an interesting read so far. Not sure if I like it or not.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by Simon Armitage

Reading this ahead of time for my medieval literature course, and it's really helpful having both the Middle English and the translation on the same page. How do you even pronounce half these words?

Finished American Gods, by Neil Gaiman

I've been switching back and forth between A game of thrones, by George R.R. Martin and American Gods, by Neil Gaiman for the past few weeks now.

American Gods, by Neil Gaiman I haven't seen the movie/TV adaptation but heard it's a striking difference so not sure I'll watch it. I rather enjoyed the book immensely.