I had posted last week about me reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman as suggested by my buddy Kevin. I also mentioned that because I enjoyed that novel so much and the fact that we happened to be going to Half Priced Books for Kim anyway, I decided to see what deal I could scrounge up on another Neil Gaiman novel.
Kim and I routinely raid Half Priced Books’ $1 rack and I usually end up coming home with three or four random books that end up being pretty decent (recent raids have produced such killer reads as The Wind-Chime Legacy by A.W. Mykel and Arthur Hailey’s Airport). This time I ended up nabbing Martin Cruz Smith’s Gorky Park for $1.
I couldn’t find any of Gaiman’s work in the $1 racks but I did happen across American Gods for 50% its cover price ($7.99 to $3.99). I haven’t been enjoying this one quite as much as I did Neverwhere but I must admit that I’m only half-way through it. The same imagery isn’t present and the story just isn’t as motivating. I mentioned my lack of equal interest in this work and Kevin agreed but stated that he liked it more because of the places the characters were visiting (especially in the opening chapters) because they were close to where he has lived and currently lives.
I do enjoy Gaiman’s interpretation on myth, legend, and storytelling and I would likely pick up another novel of his in the future. I have a bunch of other books to read first though. I just hope that Gorky Park is as good as some of the other pleasant surprises I have found while digging through the $1 rack.
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