American Gods Discussion - Chapter 19-20 & Epilogue

So now it is finished. And there is a lot to talk about. What were your impressions?

Chapter Summaries:

Chapter 19: Shadow drops Mr. Nancy off in Florida; there is lots of fun karaoke in Florida. Shadow dreams of the Buffalo Man for the last time, who is revealed to not be a god, but the land itself. Hungover, Shadow remembers Ganesh, from his time on the World Tree. He realizes that he has to get back to Lakeside before the ice melts, having come to and understanding.

Chapter 20: Shadow rushes back to Lakeside and finds Alison McGovern’s body in the trunk of the klunker, just before the car crashes through the thawing ice (during his time period for the raffle). Hinzelmann hauls him out of the lake and back to his home; as Shadow warms up and recovers by the fire, he confronts Hinzelmann, a god who has been killing the children nearly since the start of the town, about the dead children. Chad Mulligan interrupts them, shoots the aggressive Hinzelmann, and sets the house on fire. Shadow is able to push the events of the day from Mulligan’s mind saving him for suicide, and says goodbye. In Madison, Shadow sees Sam one last time, but remains unseen. Then goes to pay his debt to Czernobog, who taps him on the head lightly.

Postscript: Shadow wanders about Reykjavik, Iceland on the Fourth of July and meets Odin. They talk, and Shadow show's him some tricks, give's him Wednesday's glass eye, and walks away.

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