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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
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Now a STARZ® Original Series produced by FremantleMedia North America starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber.

Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.

But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.

Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined. Soon Shadow learns that the past never dies . . . and that beneath the placid surface of everyday life a storm is brewing—an epic war for the very soul of America—and that he is standing squarely in its path.

"Mystery, satire, sex, horror, poetic prose—American Gods uses all these to keep the reader turning the pages."—Washington Post

©2011 Neil Gaiman (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"This full-cast performance of the tenth anniversary edition of Neil Gaiman's American Gods (think director's cut) is one of the most mesmerizing audio experiences ever.... Ron McLarty plays a randy, crusty old Odin disguised as a white-collar con man to perfection. Daniel Oreskes's Shadow, the hero who doesn't know quite what he is, is masterful. Oliver Wyman, who did Mad Sweeney the Leprechaun, is a genius. Hats in the air for the whole cast, a flawless production, and a tour de force of a tale." ( AudioFile)

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Love it.

love it have to hear the book again. nice twist at the end. great book.

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Well deserved praise

The author himself says people really love this book or really hate this book. While I don't love or hate this book it does deserve its praise. Gaiman is a great writer. It's slow paced in the middle, the ending wraps everything up nicely. And it keeps you entertained throughout even though it's not action packed. More philosophical than anything.

The cast is great.

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Excellent Reading

Where does American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Among the best. I really enjoy the fact that it’s a full cast production. Even as I'm listening to American Gods I think I'm ready to listen to it again.

What other book might you compare American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production) to and why?

Anansi Boys which is a pretty obvious one because it’s Neil Gaiman and it’s a modern story about old gods. I thoroughly enjoyed both books.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I really felt for the main character throughout the story. There’re a lot of very realistic sorrows amongst all the fantastical.

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I would highly recomend this book and this audiobook to anyone

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What a great book!

This book is an incredible look at God's, beliefs, habits, and worship. It shows the silliness of the ways the world works while simultaneously shows the importance of what people think. Things are real when enough people believe.

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Full Cast Read!

My first full cast read book. Really enjoyed it!! Great story and was really brought to life!

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Exceptional

i found the book and the concepts intriguing. The almagamation of the American ethnicity is interesting to explore in this way. good read, good performance. thought provoking

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great book

I loved the idea of how other religions and their icons could be Americanized. This was a great performance for a great book.

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So good

I loved how it seemed like there were multiple books going on at once. It made you think about what it would be like to have the old gods in modern times.

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Interesting and refreshing

Great to see Neil's interpretation of old and modern mythos. I personally was trying to figure out which gods I could recognize. I couldnt get into the story myself so I think im going to read the book again. The performance was excellent.

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Fully enjoyed and creative!

I hope there is another book, really enjoyed the uniqueness of the story and the Gaiman's style of writing

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