Tag: American Gods

  • My Summer Rereading Program

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    Scott William Foley
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    I teach a class during the school year called Modern Fiction, and it’s basically an independent reading class for upperclassmen.  They get to read virtually whatever they want, but they do have to read each and every day.  If you’re thinking that’s awesome, you’re right.  Furthermore, as any good teacher should, I model expected behavior…

  • New Neil Gaiman Novel In June

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    I just learned that Neil Gaiman has a new novel due out on June 18th, and this excites me.  Gaiman won me over for life with his Sandman comic book series, and some of his books such as American Gods are splendid. Amazon has only this to describe the book: “This bewitching and harrowing tale…

  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review

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    Scott William Foley
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    I like Neil Gaiman. I really do. I liked Neverwhere, and I loved American Gods, both Gaiman novels. Stardust, however, is a completely different story. No pun intended. I can’t believe this book is by the same author that I’ve read in the past. It seems so inadequate compared to his other works. It’s supposed…

  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review

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    Living under the shadow of Sandman and American Gods, Gaiman has difficulty impressing me with other works because those two are so utterly superb.  Anansi Boys is an unfortunate example of just such a case.  It tells the story of Fat Charlie, the son of the trickster god Anansi.  Early on in the story his…