Eight Million Gods (Paperback)

from Shrike58

Call this Wen Spencer's extended mash note to the fannish Japan of anime and manga, as we have a protagonist touched by the divine trying to keep one step ahead of her implacable mother and who then becomes involved in a family brawl between Japanese gods. Not Spencer's best work but if you're al...

from phyllis2779

I don't know why but I didn't like this as much as Spencer's other books. I enjoyed it but I didn't love it. I would read a sequel if there was one but .. I'm not eagerly awaiting one. I think there were too many threads that fit together distantly and I had to keep reminding myself about who the...

from bgknighton

A little slow to start, but nice finish. What is a girl to do when she really can see monsters and possible futures? When her mother really is out to get her? When the other side of the world might not be far enough to run for safety? When the things that go bump in the night are real, she has to...

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An action-packed fantasy novel set mostly in Japan. While the characters are enjoyable and the premise is interesting (main character writes reality and enters unwittingly into a battle among Japanese gods and demons), the proliferation of names, Japanese words, and settings makes it really hard ...