One of Neil Gaiman's many masterpieces (I would say my second favourite, after Good Omens which he wrote with Terry Pratchett) in which he spins the tale of long-forgotten gods and goddesses, trying to survive in modern America, competing and battling for worship and belief from the contemporary 'deities' of Technology, Television, and Credit Card.
It is always an interesting read when old-world myths are smoothly blended with modernity. (Of course, if you favour the myth+sci-fi combo, check out Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing... the finale to the ever-popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.)
It is also extremely challenging to guess who the deities are from Mr. Gaiman's descriptions before he reveals their names since his deities came from a broad spectrum of pantheons -- Norse, African, Celtic, Hinduism, etc.
And then, there's The Forgotten God. The one who tweaks every reader's curiousity to the max, pondering "Who could this god be?". The one who is found prominently from pages 281 to 286 of the paperback. Mr. Gaiman wouldn't reveal him. There are forums online discussing who he could be, with curious souls pitting their two cents worth of deductions and theories.
Such irony.
The Forgotten God. The one whom no one recalls.
But everyone remembers.
Any CHANCE per se?
It is always an interesting read when old-world myths are smoothly blended with modernity. (Of course, if you favour the myth+sci-fi combo, check out Eoin Colfer's And Another Thing... the finale to the ever-popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.)
It is also extremely challenging to guess who the deities are from Mr. Gaiman's descriptions before he reveals their names since his deities came from a broad spectrum of pantheons -- Norse, African, Celtic, Hinduism, etc.
And then, there's The Forgotten God. The one who tweaks every reader's curiousity to the max, pondering "Who could this god be?". The one who is found prominently from pages 281 to 286 of the paperback. Mr. Gaiman wouldn't reveal him. There are forums online discussing who he could be, with curious souls pitting their two cents worth of deductions and theories.
Such irony.
The Forgotten God. The one whom no one recalls.
But everyone remembers.
Any CHANCE per se?
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