It got to halfway through and I was not even sure of what was happening or indeed whether the story was going anywhere. However this has not been enough to recover the meandering and seemingly pointless story. Not that the story is in any way badly written, indeed it is splendidly written and the narration is probably the best I have heard of Audible with an excellent cast. I really struggled with this audiobook, eventually I got just past halfway and then gave up. Warning: be careful where you listen, however, you will undoubtedly get strange looks due to your laughing. It is simply one of the best narrated books on Audible. On a similar fantasy-related / magical-reality theme, I would also heartedly recommend the Peter Grant novels by Ben Aaronovitch - the everyday tell of your average bobby becoming the last apprentice of English magic. It's so good I'm actually envious of those people who have not yet had the pleasure of downloading it - if you're one of these people, download it NOW! You won't regret it. While the book itself is a great read, the audio version really brings the text to life - Shadow's dry sense of humour Wednesday's mischievousness. What follows is an odyssey into the heartland of America and the Gods who live there.
The story starts with Shadow getting out of prison a day early due to tragic circumstances. Although Anansi Boys is great (especially once you get used to Lenny Henry doing the narration), American Gods remains his greatest novelistic and audiobook achievement.
With the impending release of Neil Gaiman's new audiobook - 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' (18th June 2013) - I thought it was worth quickly reviewing the best of his previous novels.
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