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“One of the interesting things about Gaiman’s novel is the way in which he picks up on the idea of America as the American dream: the place where everyone can come, where everyone can bring their gods, where they can make this new society. But the old gods linger, in a way as a kind of marker for ethnic identity that doesn’t get erased by the identity of being American.” Read more...
The Best Norse Mythology Books
Carolyne Larrington, Literary Scholar
“For me, this is the best of Gaiman’s books and I’ve got all of them. It’s set in the present time and talks about settlers who have settled a continent and have brought their gods with them. So, if you are Swedish and you cherish Nordic gods and move to the US, the gods go with you and the more you believe in them the stronger they are. But if fewer people start believing in them then they get weaker and eventually they become mortal and die. So, it’s about all these forgotten gods. It’s a horror story in which nobody dies. It’s a metaphor for our society – if you replace gods with values then you get the same thing.” Read more...
The best books on How to Win Elections
Marko Rakar, Political Commentator
