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If you haven't had the chance to pick up American Gods, then I would hesitate to look at this link as there are some minor spoilers, but dear god... just do it anyway! (it has the same video at the end of the character article, but yeah). http://www.denofgeek.com/television/982327/casting_neil_gaimans_american_gods.html
By far, American Gods is one of the best (if not the best) book I've ever read. It's no secret that Neil Gaiman is my favorite author and I literally hunt for everything and anything the man has set his pen to. This book is beyond words-- my copy has annotation upon annotation, underlined sections, and entire high light pages. The spine is just about destroyed, has a sacred place on my night stand, and when I have nothing to read, it's the book I pick up (I never get tired of it).
Now all that being said, I'm a little nervous for the mini series. It is such an epic! You have past gods and mythology, vs what we consider our 'new' gods, technology. I mean, in the most simple terms, it's Odin vs the computer. It just... it's mind-blowing. I wish there was some adequate way to describe this feat of literature. Like I said, it's an epic of massive proportions. I've never seen a great film/tv adaptation of well-love lit, though I suppose, Fight Club does come pretty damn close to being perfect.
I've heard that Game of Thrones is a fairly well-done adaptation, but I've never read the books/seen the show, so I really can't say. But I have seen Harry Potter and know how poorly those translated into eight movies.
But, that man!
Neil Gaiman is incredible. If you've never read anything by him, I suggest you pick something up the next time you go the bookstore. If you've seen Coraline or Stardust, then you're somewhat familiar with his work; he wrote both books. But nothing does his vision justice like the books those movies are based on.
Here's the summary for American Gods:
A master of inventive fiction, Neil Gaiman delves into the murky depths where reality and imagination meet. Now in American Gods, he works his literary magic to extraordinary results.
Shadow dreamed of nothing but leaving prison and starting a new life. But the day before his release, his wife and best friend are killed in an accident. On the plane home to the funeral, he meets Mr. Wednesday—a beguiling stranger who seems to know everything about him. A trickster and rogue, Mr. Wednesday offers Shadow a job as his bodyguard. With nowhere left to go, Shadow accepts, and soon learns that his role in Mr. Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous and dark than he could have ever imagined. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought—and the prize is the very soul of America.
Trust me when I say that the summary doesn't come close to the amazing story that American Gods is.
Ugh. Neil Gaiman. You unhinge me in ways only Alan Rickman and Dallas Green are capable of!
