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After three years in prison, Shadow wants only to go home to Eagle Point, Indiana, and his wife, Laura. Days before his release, Laura dies in an accident along with his best friend. With nothing left to return to, Shadow accepts a job from a stranger who calls himself Mr. Wednesday and becomes his bodyguard, driver and errand boy. Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel blends Americana with ancient and modern mythology. It won the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards and became a Starz television series in 2017.
Software engineer Scott Johnson described it as a thought experiment about what becomes of a god once its believers lose faith, and prefers the expanded 10th anniversary edition.
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Scott Johnson (Freelance Software Engineer)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. This is a brilliant thought experiment about what happens to a god when its believers stop believing. My preferred edition is the 10th Anniversary release with expanded text.
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