Currently reading
The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
Seeing Further
Icons of England
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines
Winter's Tale
To Marry an English Lord
That Bear Ate My Pants!
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
American Gods
I listened to this on audio, and it was fantastic. The gist of this book is that when folks immigrated to the US, they brought their gods along with them. Then, as these immigrants assimilated into the American culture, their gods were abandoned. These gods, finding themselves unemployed, had to find jobs.
It's a great book, especially for those of us who worship no gods. It made me think, and it made me laugh. I really felt for Shadow, the protagonist of the story.
In many ways, this made me think of a Ingmar Bergman's writings. It'd make an awesome movie.
