Article: Year in books 2002: A look back at books that captured our attention.

Article: Sustaining the imaginative life: mythology and fantasy in Neil ...
Literator: Journal of Literary Criticism, comparative linguistics and literary studies;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... mythology and fantasy in Neil Gaiman's American Gods This examination of "American Gods" argues that mythology is the bedrock for ... The blending of mythical elements in "American gods" and its restorative project of putting ...

Article: AMERICAN GODS By Neil Gaiman M ...
The Washington Post;  June 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ...AMERICAN GODS By Neil Gaiman Morrow. 465 pp ... is, in large part, the premise of American Gods. Neil Gaiman - - acclaimed for his ... sex, horror, poetic prose -- American Gods uses all these to keep the reader ...

Article: BOOK REVIEW: 'American Gods' talks about nation's ...
University Wire;  July 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... definitely not on the four-eyed geek. American Gods is the bang-up response to this charge ... ever-popular Sandman comic books, American Gods is an explanation and exploration of ... a little too well, passing through American Gods like a will-o'-the-wisp. It ...

Article: BOOK REVIEW: 'American Gods' a miracle
University Wire;  September 4, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... forgotten deities. Neil Gaiman's book American Gods offers a unique view of the American ... their wits and, occasionally, Laura. American Gods is certainly a quest narrative in the ... exactly when to do it. What makes American Gods impressive, aside from strong writing ...

Article: BOOKMARKS; Transplanted "American ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... graphic novels. In his latest novel, "American Gods," (Morrow, 480 pages, $26) his ... It's been reported that your "American Gods" was inspired in part by the ancient ... That was definitely the beginning of "American Gods": the idea of including gods in everyday ...

Article: BOOK REVIEW: Gaiman blends fantasy with reality in ...
University Wire;  October 18, 2001 ;     538 words ... ... Neil Gaiman. The subject matter is "American Gods." In this novel the lines that separate ... Norse and Egyptian mythology. "American Gods" is adventurous, supernatural, funny ... writing novels and his newest venture, "American Gods," is receiving praise from many of ...

Article: FICTION; A well-spun tale; Cult favorite Neil Gaiman has returned ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... long tour to promote his 2001 novel "American Gods," the big work that introduced him ... Gaiman's first adult novel since "American Gods," is drawn from the earlier book. But where "American Gods" purposely was a "big book" - nearly ...