The Friday 56: American Gods

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

This week's post is from one of my favorite books that I have picked up again after so many years, American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I was sitting on my bed with my laptop writing a review of the latest book, and this one was sitting on the nightstand patiently waiting for me.

"You know him?"
Wednesday shrugged, "I know who he is." He sat down heavily on the room's only chair. "They don't have a clue."

I think someone else did this last week or the week before for the 56 but there can never be too much Neil Gaiman! For anyone else who's read this: The first time I read it, I had this image of Shadow as a very large black man. I kept picturing someone like Michael Duncan. There's been some discussion about a movie being made and the boards discussing who they'd like in roles have all white actors playing Shadow. In re-reading it I realized either Gaiman never says Shadow's race or alludes to it in a way I am not seeing. I know his wife is described as blond/blue eyed but that doesn't mean Shadow has to be white, does it? Am I missing something?