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* EpilepticTrees: The forgettable god who leaves "an impression of wealth", by his very nature, is basically fertilizer for this trope. The most popular theories are that he's Hades/Pluto, Mercury/Hermes, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budha Budha]], or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubera Kubera]].
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** The idea of the New Gods. The Internet and the media have become necessities in our everyday lives, and have grown in their influence since the book was published. So the idea that they're personified as JerkassGods is quite discomforting. Hell, this wiki could potentially [[ParanoiaFuel allow Media to spy on us]].
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* SpiritualSuccessor: A non-comedy successor to Creator/DouglasAdams' ''Literature/TheLongDarkTeatimeOfTheSoul''.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: A non-comedy PlayedForDrama successor to Creator/DouglasAdams' ''Literature/TheLongDarkTeatimeOfTheSoul''.
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** In the 10th-anniversary edition audiobook version of ''American Gods'', [[spoiler: Mad Sweeney's]] FinalSpeech is ruined for Jewish viewers because the way he pronounces "boobies" is identical to the Yiddish ''bubby'', or grandmother. What kind of fortune teller would let [[spoiler: an old drunken leprechaun]] play with her grandmothers? Perhaps he just really wanted some ChristmasCake...
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** In the 10th-anniversary edition audiobook version of ''American Gods'', [[spoiler: Mad [[spoiler:Mad Sweeney's]] FinalSpeech is ruined for Jewish viewers because the way he pronounces "boobies" is identical to the Yiddish ''bubby'', or grandmother. What kind of fortune teller would let [[spoiler: an [[spoiler:an old drunken leprechaun]] play with her grandmothers? Perhaps he just really wanted some ChristmasCake...LikesOlderWomen...
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* SpiritualSuccessor: A non-comedy successor to Creator/DouglasAdams' ''Literature/TheLongDarkTeatimeOfTheSoul''.
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* ArcFatigue: A large chunk of act two is Shadow just aimlessly milling around Lakeside with no real plot advancements barring Wednesday occasionally popping up and enlisting him to assist in the recruitment of another God.
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* ArcFatigue: A large chunk of act two is Shadow just aimlessly milling around Lakeside with no real plot advancements barring Wednesday occasionally popping up and enlisting him to assist in the recruitment of another God.
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** The House on the Rock is a real place in southern Wisconsin and is, if anything, even weirder than described in the book.
** Rock City. The easiest way to shock a British reader of the book is to inform them that the place actually exists, kitschy barnside signs and all.
** The House on the Rock is a real place in southern Wisconsin and is, if anything, even weirder than described in the book.
** Rock City. The easiest way to shock a British reader of the book is to inform them that the place actually exists, kitschy barnside signs and all.
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* GeniusBonus: Anyone who knows the origins of the names of the days of the week (etc. "Friday is Frigga's day") can figure out Mr. Wednesday's real identity pretty quickly.
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** Anyone who knows the origins of the names of the days of the week (etc. "Friday is Frigga's day") can figure out Mr. Wednesday's real identity pretty quickly.
** Anyone who knows the origins of the names of the days of the week (etc. "Friday is Frigga's day") can figure out Mr. Wednesday's real identity pretty quickly.
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** The protagonist being called "Shadow Moon". Perhaps acceptable in a fantasy setting, but given that he uses it in contemporary America without anyone ever questioning it (bar a single instance where the questionee says she likes the name anyway), you're left wondering if he's going to say "Nothing personal, kid" or something equally edgy at some point.
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** The protagonist being called "Shadow Moon". Perhaps acceptable in a fantasy setting, and it worked better on original printing where he could plausibly have been a late hippie kid, but given that he uses it in contemporary America without anyone ever questioning it (bar a single instance where the questionee says she likes the name anyway), you're left wondering if he's going to say "Nothing personal, kid" or something equally edgy at some point.
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* SignatureScene: An early vignette features a [[FertilityGod goddess]] named Bilquis who sleeps with a man, giving him [[SexGoddess the most amazing sex of his life]] and then [[OutWithABang consumes him]] by ''[[VaginaDentata absorbing him into her vagina]]''. The author put it in as a kind of content gate, saying if people got past that scene they'd be prepared for the further bizarre events to follow.
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* MagnificentBastard: Mr. Wednesday, in truth [[GodInHumanForm the god Odin]], is the [[BigBad architect of a great deal of misfortune in the story]] to feed his purposes. Wednesday arranges the death of hero Shadow's wife to recruit Shadow to his purposes, later revealing that Wednesday [[LukeIAmYourFather is Shadow's father]], having sired him and manipulated Shadow's life for decades so Shadow could serve his purposes. With his [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly power waning in America next to the new Gods]], Wednesday engineers a war between gods and an ongoing conflict to trick them into a huge battle so Wednesday can harvest their power for his purposes. Wednesday remains charismatic and charming, despite his vicious cunning, still caring about Shadow at the end, even as he attempts to ascend to greater heights at the cost of old gods and new alike.
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* MagnificentBastard: Mr. Wednesday, in truth [[GodInHumanForm the god Odin]], is the [[BigBad architect of a great deal of misfortune in the story]] to feed his purposes. Wednesday [[spoiler:Wednesday arranges the death of hero Shadow's wife to recruit Shadow to his purposes, later revealing that Wednesday [[LukeIAmYourFather is Shadow's father]], having sired him and manipulated Shadow's life for decades so Shadow could serve his purposes. With his [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly power waning in America next to the new Gods]], Wednesday engineers a war between gods and an ongoing conflict to trick them into a huge battle so Wednesday can harvest their power for his purposes. ]] Wednesday remains charismatic and charming, despite his vicious cunning, still caring about Shadow at the end, even [[spoiler:even as he attempts to ascend to greater heights at the cost of old gods and new alike.]]
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* TheScrappy: For some, Shadow himself, for being a VanillaProtagonist with no motivation or agency. He also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking has a very silly name.]]
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* DesignatedVillain: Audrey Burton is depicted as a HystericalWoman for ''daring'' to be upset that her best friend had a years-long affair with her husband.
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Mr. World isn't described as a redhead until the chapter where it's revealed he's Loki.
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** Not only that, but in general the more mythology you know the more you will get. In a book that explicitly contains Norse gods it would be unusual for there to be two redheads with scarred lips, eh?
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** Not only that, but in general the more mythology you know the more you will get. In a book For instance, when Shadow asks Loki why he's with the new gods, when he was part of Odin's pantheon, Loki responds that explicitly contains Norse gods it would be unusual for there to be two redheads with scarred lips, eh?they were never very close. In the myths, Odin and Loki were ''blood brothers'' and knowing that [[spoiler:indicates that Loki is lying and still on Odin's side]].
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* BrokenBase: Gaiman notes in the 10th Anniversary edition how this is one of his most controversial books. Many fans find Shadow too unlikable and the plot too wandering, but many others consider the book to be quite good and don't mind the wandering plot.
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* BrokenBase: Gaiman notes in the 10th Anniversary edition how this is one of his most controversial books. Many fans find Shadow too unlikable and the plot too wandering, but many others consider the book to be quite good and don't mind the wandering plot. As he puts it, the people who like the book ''really'' like it, and the people who hate the book ''really'' hate it.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Technical Boy is always seen smoking a cigarette that is described as giving an odor of "burned electronic components". Years later, electronic cigarettes and vaping became a major fad, including in the tech crowd... and sure enough, the TV series' incarnation of TB has a vape pen.
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** The Technical Boy is always seen smoking a cigarette that is described as giving an odor of "burned electronic components". Years later, electronic cigarettes and vaping became a major fad, including in the tech crowd... and sure enough, the TV series' incarnation of TB has a vapepen.pen.
** The pseudonym Shadow adopts in the second act is Mike Ainsel- Ainsel sounding almost phonetically identical to "incel". Which becomes hilarious once you remember the deurotagonist of this arc is called Chad...
** The Technical Boy is always seen smoking a cigarette that is described as giving an odor of "burned electronic components". Years later, electronic cigarettes and vaping became a major fad, including in the tech crowd... and sure enough, the TV series' incarnation of TB has a vape
** The pseudonym Shadow adopts in the second act is Mike Ainsel- Ainsel sounding almost phonetically identical to "incel". Which becomes hilarious once you remember the deurotagonist of this arc is called Chad...
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** The protagonist being called "Shadow Moon". Perhaps acceptable in a fantasy setting, but given that he uses it in contemporary America without anyone ever questioning it (bar a single instance where the questionee says she likes the name anyway), you're left wondering if he's going to say "Nothing personal, kid" or something equally edgy at some point.
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* HarsherInHindshight: There are far far fewer buildins in Cairo, IL since the book came out.
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