Welcome to The World Beyond the Tale, my name is James and I'm going to spend the next year and a half (or so) reading Neil Gaiman's award-winning novel American Gods one page at a time. As we read, I'll be unpacking the various references found in the novel, dig into the various bits of foreshadowing, and try to identify all the various gods, goddesses, and other mythical creatures that show up. There WILL be spoilers and there WILL be explicit language (mostly from the book, but probably from me as well) so be forewarned.