What if gods walked the Earth as they did in ancient tales? Neil Gaiman answers that question in his own way, this story assumes that all gods from all pantheons are real, but not quite in the way you might expect. They have their abilities, and we discover some weaknesses.
The book starts off slowly, as the protagonist, Shadow, seems to flow randomly from event to event and place to place. Wednesday seems to be guiding the story, but the reader gets very little information about what’s going on, except that a war is looming.
There are a number of sex scenes early in the book that feel extraneous, and a bit over the top. I think the book would have been better without them.
There are a lot of dream sequences that seemed important. Some of the symbolism seemed to indicate changes in Shadow’s life. Many of the dreams just felt random.
The writing is good, it holds your attention. The second half of the book definitely picks up as you begin to understand what is happening. If the whole book were like the second half, I would recommend it, as it is, it is good, but difficult to get through in the beginning.