Bhala isibuyekezo sencwadi kaNeil Gaiman ethi American Gods.
Yeka incwadi emangalisayo. Ngiyabona ukuthi abantu bangakubiza kanjani lokhu ngokuthi "uPercy Jackson ovuthiwe ngokwengeziwe", kodwa kimi "oNkulunkulu BaseMelika" kwakungaphezu nje kokulandisa okuqanjiwe okuqanjiwe. Sekukonke, indaba enobuciko, isizinda esimnyama, isakhiwo esingaqondakali, izinkulumo ezihlakaniphile, nezinhlamvu ezingakholeki kwenza le ncwadi yaba enye yezincwadi ezinhle kakhulu engizifunde kulo nyaka.  Ukuqala ngesimo kanye nesisekelo - onkulunkulu ezweni lanamuhla sekuyisimo sabo siqu. Okuphawuleka kakhulu ukuthi le ndaba ingikhumbuza inguqulo yasentshonalanga kaNoragami, lapho amandla onkulunkulu evela kubakhulekeli babo. Kuyahlekisa ukubona onkulunkulu basendulo bephila ukuphila okulula, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso bahle kakhulu. Abalingiswa bethu babhekene nendawo eyethusayo, kodwa ayicindezeli futhi ayinawo amandla.  Kodwa okwenza le ncwadi ikhetheke ngempela abalingiswa nezingxoxo. I-Shadow ne-Wednesday bangabantu ababili abamangalisayo; phakathi kokubonakaliswa okuthulile kwe-Shadows nokwesabisa okuqondile kwe-Wednesday, laba ababili bahambela emaphandleni aseMelika, behamba phakathi kwenqwaba yezimpawu nabantu abathakazelisayo.