Monarch of the glen neil gaiman pdf

The Monarch of the Glen, an American Gods novella. He was not sure what he had been looking for. He only knew that he had not found it. Shadow Moon has been away from America for nearly two years.

His writing moves, and you with it. Andy It's funny, the agency thing. It's a first-person narrative, and his agency doesn't feel like agency to Shadow, so maybe that's why people reading the story feel that way too. But the thing is: we're given to understand that in a thousand years of the ritual, he's the first one who has made the decision to act in a way different from what is expected of the hero. Whole different set of rules. Chess, not checkers. Go, not chess. You understand?

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I couldn't help but give it four stars. May 02, Nilab rated it liked it. It was a fun story, but didn't really add anything. Aug 15, J. What was that? It was just pointless and made not a lick of sense. Another great short story that follows the wanderings of Shadow Moon way after the events of American Gods ended.

Two years after, to be specific. This story takes place in Scotland, where Shadow is seen visiting different places around Europe and ending up there to view the sights, except nothing is ever that simple with him. While sitting at the bar getting a drink at his hotel, he is approached by a strange man, who makes a strange proposition to him. He keeps referring to him as a "monster" Another great short story that follows the wanderings of Shadow Moon way after the events of American Gods ended.

He keeps referring to him as a "monster" jokingly, not aware how that word resonates with Shadow. He offers him a job for the weekend, for good money, as a security guard for a very private event. A bartender he meets, Jane, warns him later that he should have turned down the job. That it wasn't a good idea. Shadow secretly agrees with her, but a part of him wants to find out what this rich people's party is all about.

She tells him that at any point he needs help, he should call to her. As the day approaches, he begins to realize that he has been asked to the party for a yet untold reason. Really good story with the usual Gaiman twists and mystery and mythical creatures involved. I didn't think it was as great as Black Dog, and I don't think it is required to have read American Gods in order to read this story and enjoy it.

I probably wouldn't have read this "American Gods novella" if I didn't get my hands on it by chance. I didn't really enjoy American Gods, mainly because of the blandness of Shadow as a character, and sadly this fact didn't change in The Monarch of the Glen.

I just can't warm up to Shadow, he just seems so unresponsive to everything that's happening to him. He is so stoic and unemotional that I just can't grasp what Neil Gaiman intended to portray with this character. Maybe it's just the way I pe I probably wouldn't have read this "American Gods novella" if I didn't get my hands on it by chance.

Maybe it's just the way I perceive him, maybe it's just that I need more from the main character that leads me through a story to really enjoy the story itself and be captivated by it.

I have to say though that I'm really intrigued by the world Gaiman has created and the mythology behind it. The storyline of this short novella was interesting and it made me curious. Gaiman does write well and from time to time I am captivated by his narrative. Feb 11, Jim C rated it liked it.

This is a novella that takes place two years after the events in American Gods. Shadow is in Scotland when a stranger asks him to be a bodyguard for a weekend. Shadow accepts but gets more than he bargained for. This is a short, quick read that takes us back into the world that was created with the first book. I strongly recommend reading that one before this one. Once again we come across fantastic creatures and gods. Once again Shadow gets sucked back into this world.

This was a nice book to co This is a novella that takes place two years after the events in American Gods. This was a nice book to continue with Shadow and his demeanor. As for the overall arc I believe it doesn't add much and one can probably skip this novella and be fine. I am enjoying the world that the author has created. This was a step down from the original novel but part of that is that the first novel was terrific. I would only recommend this novella to readers who have knowledge of the world that Neil Gaiman has created.

Jun 05, Chris Pluska rated it liked it. Shadow continues to be a one-dimensional character who's life is inexplicably more exciting than he actually is. It's hard to grasp why he'd so foolishly take the job or, really, do much of anything he did in this novella considering everything that happened in American Gods. I do love the narrative and the world that this mythos takes place in, but I wish Shadow was a little more charismatic and had a reason and purpose why gods and other unsavory types would be attracted to probably one of the Shadow continues to be a one-dimensional character who's life is inexplicably more exciting than he actually is.

I do love the narrative and the world that this mythos takes place in, but I wish Shadow was a little more charismatic and had a reason and purpose why gods and other unsavory types would be attracted to probably one of the most bland protagonists ever written. Neil Gaiman does have an engaging writing style and an interesting take on old beasts, but the novella fell short of furthering or ushering in anything regarding American Gods.

Jun 09, Ashish Iyer rated it it was ok Shelves: read , fantasy. While he's in Scotland, he meets a man who offers him a job as a bodyguard. I did not enjoy this book. Shadow was still the same boring character. Sep 05, Jennifer B. I actually read this as bonus material in my edition of the "American Gods" book, but thought it deserved its own review. This is a delicious little novella, deeply atmospheric, and perfect for reading on a late summer evening, as the sun goes down, while drinking a glass of wine and listening to the melancholy cry of seagulls, as I was lucky enough to be able to do.

I was really glad to visit the cosmos of American Gods one more time and hang out with Shadow. Probably the best story in the Fragile things compilation.

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