Anansi Boys

WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY READ!!!

Neil Gaiman delivers a resplandescent book that talks about pretty much everything. What I loved about this book was the fact that when you start reading it you think it's just an urban kind of story (the only thing the back cover says is that Charlie's father dies and he was supposed to be a God), and the more you read the more you discover what the story is about. It is fascinating: it's a wild, deep, touching story about magic, love, life, and everything you want to read about. Who would I recommend this book to? ANYONE! This book really is perfect, and if you haven't read it you're already missing a part of your heart. Trust me: "Anansi Boys" isn't at all what it seems - it's much, much more, and it changed my life. Neil Gaiman is now one of my favorite writers, his writing is so... gobsmackingly good! By the way, this book is so hilariously sarcastic sometimes that, when I was reading it at school, my teachers and classmates often asked me "are you actually laughing because of a book?", since I couldn't stop chortling and sometimes my laughs interrupted the teacher's lecture. It's just amazing. READ IT please. There's no alternative here: if you see "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman, you BUY IT and you START READING as soon as possible. Believe me - it's worth every dollar, every minute of it.

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Not Quite 'American Gods'

After reading (and loving) 'American Gods' I picked up this one. I found I had a much harder time liking the characters...tho perhaps that was his intent. I stuck it out & ended up liking the book as a whole, but it didn't have the same pull for me that AG did.

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The Book

Good i suggest to those who enjoy action packed books

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Fantastic

This was a funny and engaging story. I really enjoyed it.

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West African and Caribbean folklore brought into modern times

This is my first read of Neil Gaiman. It was a quick and easy read. Gaiman's use of the English language makes it easy to visualize a scene. The scenes he creates tend to lead to some strange places. I liked the mixing o folklore and modern times. It led me to West African and Caribbean folklore and I will read more of Mr. Gaiman. If clever, descriptive, fantastic fiction is what you are into - this is a good read.

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Amazing

Great sequel, Gaiman did it again.

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Great Book!!

Very entertaining. Magical, romantic, suspenseful. Sibling rivalry at it's finest. Highly recommended.

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Neil creates great mysterious world

As usual, Neil Gaiman has created a wonderous world, very mysterious and somewhat dark. Excellent read and worth reading more than once. I highly recommend this to those who like offbeat fantasy.

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What a Ride!!!

Anansi Boys is the follow-up to American Gods. Anansi Boys took me a little while to get into. I struggled through the first couple chapters, but after that I really got into it. This book is classic Gaiman. It's dark comedy and fantasy at its finest. You will love the characters and be wrapped up in the story until the very end! It is a great book for both fantasy lovers and non-lovers alike. It makes your imagination run wild.

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Great!

Storytelling at its best!

Much less dark than American Gods

As other reviewers have said, this is the sequel to American Gods, which I have also read. This is far less dark than that book. The lead character is called "Fat Charlie" even though he is not fat. Frankly, that got to be annoying for me, but that's about the only negative criticism I would lay on the book. The story does weave in and out of the supernatural dream-like world that was in evidence in American Gods, and for me those sections were a bit tedious at times, but it was part of the flavor of the book and again not nearly as ominous as in the earlier book. If you enjoyed American Gods, you will enjoy Anansi Boys, quite possibly even more.

Fun Read!

Gaiman takes a minor character from American Gods and creates an entire story out of him. It is more fast paced than American Gods, and without as much underlying meaning and subtle messages as American Gods has throughout the book. If you like any of Gaiman's works, this is a must read!

Anansi Boys

I like all of his books, so its hard to give a review of just one...

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Fun read.

I don't like it quite as much as "American Gods", but it's still a good read. It also is lighter in tone, which some might appreciate.

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i enjoyed it each sentence,each paragraph,each chapter and the whole book.

reead it you will enjoy it, too.

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Gaimen gives us another winner.

Anansi boys has been one of the most enjoyable reads for me in a long time. Gaimen's writing style is engrossing and it's easy to just disappear into the pages. I will say I liked American Gods better than Anansi boys, that's just my personal preference. The story was amazing and typical to Gaimen, a great tale. This is definitely a book I will read again, and it one that I can see myself curling up with when I just don't feel like dealing with the world for a few hours. if you want a great story with some unexpected plot twists this is definitely one to read. Also, don't forget your Lime.

Gaiman does it again.

I was completely captured by the humor in this book. It's rare that I grin when reading and even more spectacular when my friend have to eye me like a crazy person because I've fallen into hysterical laughter. If you like laughing like a crazy person, Anansi Boys is a book for you.

Another Hit

I could hardly put this down from the time I picked it up. Even if I do hate spiders :P. A fun tale your definitely missing if you don't give this one a go.

good!

I liked this book, it does not "flow" as nicely as some of Gaimen's others but is just as strange!