Annotated Bibliography for American Gods

"American Gods (American Gods, #1)." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.
The majority of the review summarizes the main points in the book. The author of the
review is unnamed but is a frequent reviewer of books on goodreads.com. In the
summary, the good read author addresses the main characters, what they plan to do on
their journey, and the things that they encounter. Towards the end of the review, the
author explains the feelings that he or she gets when reading the book and ends it with a
good note about the book. It is recommended for other readers and given 4.1 stars.
The review/summary was very accurate and greatly described the events in the book.
The review could have been a bit longer along with the author being more opinionated
about the book, but if one is looking for a short review of the book, this serves as a decent
example. The author of the review is to the point and concise.
Blomqvist, R. "The Road of Our Senses: Search for Personal Meaning and the
Limitations of Myth in Neil Gaiman's American Gods." Mythlore. 30 (2012): 5-26. Print.
This critical essay goes into deep detail about the protagonist in the novel and all the gods
that are included. The author of this essay gives descriptions of the gods and where they
derived from. He also tells about the sources that Gaiman had gotten the gods from such
as other novels or mythologies. The author describes every aspect in the book and puts
his own spin on it by including his opinions about how the story was narrated.
This is a very great source if one is looking for great detail and deeper meanings behind
the novels characters and strategies. The author has a nice vocabulary and accurately
tells the story, presenting more information about the gods than the novel. Overall, this
critical essay is a great source and highly recommended for anyone reading the novel.
Hill, Mark. "Neil Gaiman's American Gods: An Outsider's Critique of American Culture."
Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
In the critique essay, the author uses specific points that Gaiman uses in the novel. The
author describes the gods that Gaiman uses and the meaning behind them. The author
also critiques the approaches that Gaiman uses comparing European mythology to
American mythology. Overall the essay critiques and praises Gaimans work, which
fulfills the duty of a novel critique.
The essay was very helpful in understanding the approaches that Gaiman uses throughout
the novel. The author says that Gaiman has a clear outlook on American gods and
mythology considering he has an outsiders perspective. Gaimans approach is not biased
because he is not American. Overall, this essay critiqued the novel in a way that the
reader can fully understand and apply when or after reading Gaimans novel.

"Myths Encyclopedia." Leprechauns. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.

This short article about leprechauns describes what they do, how they do it, and what
they are used for. The article describes that leprechauns wear vests and buckles on their
shoes. The only time to catch a leprechaun is when they are buckling their shoes. Some
leprechauns can adopt a family and cause them fortune or mischief.
I liked the short article. I learned new things about leprechauns. I also see how their
nature relates to Mr. Wednesday in the novel. There are some differences between the
typical leprechaun and Mr. Wednesday but overall they have the same sneaky nature and
deceitfulness. The article was very concise but could have included a bit more
information about the origin of leprechauns.
"NeilGaiman."2012.FamousAuthors.org5December,
This article concerning Gaiman summarizes his early interests as a child and how he
came to be a writer. He started writing comics and journals for newspapers then moved
to novels. American Gods is said to be one of his best pieces of work. He has won many
awards for it.
The article on Neil Gaiman was very informative and interesting. The article wasnt too
long and summarized his life story pretty well. He is a very respected author and has
created many quality pieces of writing. I liked the article it chronologically summed up
his career and even added a bit of information about his personal life growing up.