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Review title: A book like an onion-- layers and layers the further you go.
Product review: American Gods is about, well, american gods. And american myths, and the infinite variety of people and places that "america" encompasses. This is also Neil Gaiman, so along the way there are significant coincidences, and coincidences-that-aren't, and coincidences-that-REALLY-aren't, and plot twists that seem meaningless at the time but suddenly slot into place so seamlessly that you can't see how you missed the significance the first time around. Misdirection is a major theme of the book, from Shadow's coin tricks to Wednesday's con games and beyond-- another characteristic of America (and of course gods). And then just when you think Gaiman's exhausted his bag of tricks, the epilogue (set outside of the U.S.) throws a whole new light on the events of the book.If there's a problem with American Gods, it's that you'll have to read it three or four times to get everything-- and it will be a different book each time.
