December 2010 Book Club

Last months book club was a huge success!  I loved the book, and especially love that a few folks joined me in reading and we had some great discussions on Skype and FaceBook!  Reading, it seems is becoming a forgotten past-time.  You would think it would be in full bloom with all the reading folks do now a days, via the internet and cell phones.  Its not though.  I was surprised that so many people tell me they haven’t read a book since they were in school.  REALLY?

I hope you try and join in this month!  I set out looking for one book, but ended up not being able to find it locally.  I ended up choosing a different book than I started out looking for but by the same author.  NEIL GAIMAN!

American Gods: A Novel
By: Neil Gaiman

Brief synopsis:

Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming — a battle for the very soul of America . . . and they are in its direct path.

OK so…

all of the reviews I can find on this book are GREAT.  A few say that its amazing but the ending fizzles.  I loved the Graveyard Book,  I love reading Gaiman’s blog.  So I say we give it a go and see where we end up!

AWARD WINNER:

“One of the most talked-about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an American landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece.”

  • *Hugo Award for Best SF/Fantasy Novel
  • *Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel
  • *Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
  • *Nebula Award for Best Novel

How to particpate:
Grab yourself a copy of this book and read along.  Feel free to post your thoughts as you read right here on my book club/daily update posts, or reply to the discussion on our facebook page.

 

 

Extra Stuff:

Author’s Website: http://www.neilgaiman.com/
Author’s Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/neilhimself

 

 

Looking forward to reading with you!