{"id":1080306,"date":"2017-03-29T22:07:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T21:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8ce250469d.nxcli.io\/?p=1080306"},"modified":"2020-08-23T00:03:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T23:03:36","slug":"neil-gaiman-american-gods-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment-focus.com\/2017\/03\/29\/neil-gaiman-american-gods-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Gaiman – American Gods review"},"content":{"rendered":"
American Gods is a hugely ambitious book in its breadth of imagination and its unique take on a subject matter. Thankfully, author Neil Gaiman is up to the task, and it’s an incredible read.<\/p>\n
This edition from the Folio Society coincides with the release of a new high-budget television adaptation, and it uses the slightly longer version of the text, preferred by the author, which first appeared in print in 2003. In common with its stablemates in the Folio Society range, American Gods is an attractively-presented hardback which is packaged in a card slipcase. Another visual impact is\u00a0the illustrations – some of which cover two pages – by Dave McKean, who has brought added value to many literary titles, including Richard Dawkins’ book for children, The Magic of Reality. Given the subject matter of the book, McKean’s artistry is ideally chosen to visually enhance the world, and the paintings are stunning, even if at times\u00a0macabre or sinister.<\/p>\n