American GodsModern · Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology
American Gods
2001 · Fiction
69
Modern
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 1.0M ratings
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (2002) and 1 more win. 4.10★ from 1.0M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
69Must-Read Score
- Critics70 out of 100 · counts 35%+28
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 50%+41
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #11 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #30 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #100 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (2002)
- Nebula Award winner (2002)
Reads as
Adventurous, Epic
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