How Neil Gaiman starts American Gods: Start of a new life (part 2) (video essay)
A big change in a character’s life sets them on a new path and a new story. It’s an effective way to hook a reader at the start of a novel. Let’s see how Neil Gaiman uses the start of a new life to hook readers in his novel “American Gods.”
PART 1: • How Neil Gaiman starts American Gods: Star...
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MORE ABOUT “AMERICAN GODS” AND NEIL GAIMAN
American Gods book synopsis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
Neil Gaiman’s website: http://neilgaiman.com/
American Gods (TV series): https://www.starz.com/series/american...
The Iliad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad
The Devil Wears Prada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dev...)
Moby-Dick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ama...
Coraline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline
The Night Gardener: https://www.thescop.com/
Spirited Away: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirite...
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