《美国众神》读起来像是一场在公路上展开的神话考古：你以为自己在看奇幻小说，结果翻着翻着，就被拖进了美国文化的地下暗河里。旧神象征着移民带来的传统、记忆和故乡的影子；
新神则是现代人崇拜的科技、媒体与资本。两者并不是简单的善恶对立，而是更深层的人类精神寄托的碰撞。
主人公影子像一个被命运随手捏出的容器，越到后面越意识到——真正的神其实离不开信仰本身。盖曼用一种既温柔又冷静的方式告诉我们：时代在变，信仰也在变，而所谓“神性”不过是人心的折射。
合上书时会有一种奇怪的寂静：你会怀疑，或许我们也正在悄悄供奉着某些“新神”，只是不自知。《美国众神》不是教人信神，而是教人看清我们为什么需要神。
American Gods reads like a piece of mythological archaeology unfolding along the highway. You think you’re reading a fantasy novel, but page
by page, you’re drawn into the hidden undercurrents of American culture. The old gods embody the traditions, memories, and shadows of home brought
by immigrants; the new gods represent modern devotions to technology, media, and capital. Their conflict is not a simple battle between good and
evil, but a deeper collision of human spiritual longings.
The protagonist, Shadow, feels like a vessel casually shaped by fate. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that true divinity cannot exist without belief
itself. With a tone both gentle and restrained, Gaiman shows us that as times change, faith changes too—and that what we call “divinity” is
ultimately a reflection of the human heart.
When the book closes, an unusual silence lingers. You begin to wonder whether we, too, are quietly worshipping certain “new gods” without realizing it.
American Gods does not ask us to believe in gods; it asks us to understand why we need them.
— From a conversation between Mary & ChatGPT