I havne't read the other two, but American Gods is excellent (I am a Neil Gaiman fangirl).
I have been meaning to read the His Dark Materials series too, mostly to see what all the fuss was about when the Golden Compass movie came out, but I never seem to remember that when I'm in a bookstore.
American Gods is AMAZING. ANTYHING by Neil Gaiman is worth the time.
His Dark Materials were good, though it took me a while to get into the first book. Once the story grabbed me though, I had to know what was going to happen next.
Awesome. Someone gave me all three and they sat on my shelves for years. One day I got bored and picked the first one up. Finished all three in two days.
I would suggest reading the Golden Compass, but instead of American Gods I would lean towards Anansi Boys. Its the same style and genre, but better written in my opinion.
If you've not read any of Gaiman's stuff, I wouldn't suggest starting with American Gods. How about Good Omens by he and Pratchett instead? that's a much better book and much lighter.
As for His Dark Materials, it's good, but kind of heavy if you actually pay attention to all the stuff Pullman does in the books.
Curse of Lono.....eh....probably wouldn't suggest it.
I'd say about the same for Dark is Rising. If you're looking for light teen fare, there are tons of choices out there that are much better than any of the above stuff. I'd hit up Amazon and look at some lists they post there. Most of it isn't critically acclaimed, but it's easy stuff to relax read with.
Read Good Omens about ten years ago. It rocked, but I pretty much forgot about Gaiman until I caught Stardust on the plane to the US last year. Have been meaning to pick up another of his books, but just haven't gotten around to it yet.
As far as Lono, it's Thompson, and I'm in the mood for a little Hunter S. Thompson, which I've heard the book is good for. I don't want anything so lengthy as Hell's Angels or one of the article collections. Maybe Screwjack would be a decent pickup instead
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How about Richard K. Morgan? He's kind of a newer cyberpunk style author. All of his Tekeshi Kovacs books are good. Maybe some Terry Pratchett? How about Max Brooks? Lois McMaster Bujold? She writes scifi dramas with a good deal of humor. I'd recommend any of the above for some light reading that is fun, too.
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I have been meaning to read the His Dark Materials series too, mostly to see what all the fuss was about when the Golden Compass movie came out, but I never seem to remember that when I'm in a bookstore.
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A lot of people have been telling me to check out American Gods.
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His Dark Materials were good, though it took me a while to get into the first book. Once the story grabbed me though, I had to know what was going to happen next.
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As for His Dark Materials, it's good, but kind of heavy if you actually pay attention to all the stuff Pullman does in the books.
Curse of Lono.....eh....probably wouldn't suggest it.
I'd say about the same for Dark is Rising. If you're looking for light teen fare, there are tons of choices out there that are much better than any of the above stuff. I'd hit up Amazon and look at some lists they post there. Most of it isn't critically acclaimed, but it's easy stuff to relax read with.
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As far as Lono, it's Thompson, and I'm in the mood for a little Hunter S. Thompson, which I've heard the book is good for. I don't want anything so lengthy as Hell's Angels or one of the article collections. Maybe Screwjack would be a decent pickup instead ( ... )
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