Of Exotericity

Another thing I find important for my own pleasure in books is that there needs to be a very cohesive plot. I don't read books in a marathon, I read a few pages every night, or I read it on the bus, or so on. Some books don't really dig this structure, and I find myself getting lost in it's story line. I'm not sure if this is so for anyone who reads in another way, but especially as I'm reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods - long overdue - I find that I lose myself all too often in the plot, especially since he has a tendency to jump between more or less unconnected dots. One town, one gang of people, one life. I forget completely about the last one and read about this bit instead. Then a little later, his work there is seemingly done, and it doesn't appear to contribute very much to the story at all.

I know that this may well be caused by the way I read the book, but I also think it doesn't exactly help that Gaiman's plot feels a bit all over the place. His side characters become quite empty, as well, as he doesn't use them for more than a few dozen pages. I'd rather read books where the characters and the location is fairly constant, but the actual story becomes centre piece.

Shouldn't judge too soon, though, I have half a book left.

I'm sorry it's so short, but... You know how it is sometimes. Or maybe you don't? You should try it sometime. To know how it is, I mean. It's kinda neat.