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by: Neil Gaiman Average Rating: 4.00 out of 5 stars

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- Simply Fantastic, anybody who says otherwise has bad taste.
This is my first Gaiman book so I can't compare it to his other works. After I read this book I ran out and bought 3 more of his books, that is how much I enjoyed it. I don't think you should read alot about this book before you read it because it is so unique that describing the premise is even a bit of a spoiler. All I will say is that if you are interested in myth and folklore then you will love it and if you are not you will be by the end of the book.
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- Gaiman delivers again...
...no surprise there. He really takes advantage of the space allotted by the novel format (as opposed to the comics, short stories, and children's books he was once more known for). This widly ambitious book works in several ways: as a fantasy epic, as a satiric look at American culture, as the character study of a flawed but basically good man, as a portrait of a troubled relationship, as a suspense novel, and in creating its own modern mythology out of disparate elements (which do owe quite a bit ... Read More

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- Another hit by Gaiman
This is my third Gaiman book, and it's the best I've read so far. The entire concept of the book is wonderfully imaginative in itself, and a bit strange which is a big reason that I like it. Gaiman's writing style is relaxed and engrossing making the book very hard to put down. The characters are interesting and deep...I think the reluctant hero has been taken to a new level with Shadow! The plot twists were well constructed, or at least hidden well enough to fool me (I'm not very good at spotting twists ... Read More

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