American Gods

American Gods has proven so popular because Gaiman's use of past religious mythologies has been so inventive, and it has stuck closely to a popular new literary genre known as Urban Fantasy.  
If you've never read the book, it's about a demigod named Shadow who is approached by a man called Mr. Wednesday (who is an avatar of Odin).  The 'new gods' of modern life, such as the Internet, TV, sports, etc., are making war with the older gods of history.  Mr. Wednesday wants to rally the old gods and he needs Shadow to do it.  
The story has a surprise twist, but what interests me is how the book isn't a straight-shot through the story but instead meanders a lot.  Whole sections of the book don't seem to have much of anything to do with the main characters?  
If you like seeing old mythologies recycled or reimagined, you'll like Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods.' 
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gods
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