
If Harry Stephen Keeler had ever written one his webwork novels that wasn't totally insane, it might have come out something like American Gods. This long sprawling novel 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 gods and humans alike. Gaiman grounds his characters in emotional truth while spinning a most fantastical tale. Well worth the time.