I read up to page 182 and lost the book. Looks like the library has one copy with a long wait. I hope to get my hands on another copy soon. With my memory, I'll have to start reading from page 1.
Two things I enjoyed about this book so far:
1) It made me laugh out loud or nod with enthusiasm. Often.
2) The ethnic and racial diversity.
******ADDENDUM, August 2012.
I finally read American Gods from cover to cover. An engaging read, you're never bored, but I don't get the hype. It's a good read, but why the fanaticism? It's probably a sleeper, you randomly "get it" years later when you least expect. As usual with Gaiman's work I thought American Gods would make an even better movie/mini-series than it did a novel. ~~
AMERICAN GODS TELLING ON ITSELF
Would you believe that all the gods that people have ever imagined are still with us today? ... And that there are new gods out there, gods of computers and telephones and whatever, and that they all seem to think there isn't room for them both in the world. And that some kind of war is kind of likely. Chapter 13
People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe. And then they will not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do not trust the conjurations. People populate the darkness; with ghosts, with gods, with electrons, with tales. People imagine, and people believe: and it is that belief, that rock-solid belief, that makes things happen. Chapter 18, pg 36