American Gods by Neil Gaiman. If Harry Stephen Keeler had ever written one his
webwork novels that wasn't totally batshit insane, it might have come out something like
American Gods. But we are lucky that Neil Gaiman did the job instead, for while it is as expansive as any Keeler story it is a lot more coherent and readable. This long sprawling novel (practically Dickensian in scope) never fails to captivate as it tells the story of a new world, old gods on the wane, new gods on the rise, and the universal feelings that lie in the breasts of gods and humans alike. Gaiman has an ear for dialogue, grounding his characters in an emotional truth all while spinning a most fantastical tale. Well worth the time.
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