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I listened to the audiobook, and I think that is the way to do this one if you can. The reader (Lenny Henry from that British comedy series Chef!) is seriously wonderful. When he gets into telling the actual Anansi stories I wanted to just sit and listen and forget about all the other random things I usually do while listening to audiobooks.
Funny, escapist modern fantasy. You could do a lot worse.
Funny, escapist modern fantasy. You could do a lot worse.
This book has been sitting on my bookshelves, untouched, for so long -- despite the fact that my sister got it signed for me by Neil Gaiman, himself. It was high time to pick this up, especially as I'd "recently" reread American Gods, so it was the first book for my readathon pile.
At first I was a bit nonplussed because this book seemed much less connected to American Gods than I had expected it to be. Then because it seemed like most of the characters were supposed to be black, but then it just ...more
At first I was a bit nonplussed because this book seemed much less connected to American Gods than I had expected it to be. Then because it seemed like most of the characters were supposed to be black, but then it just ...more
This was great, and the reader Lenny Henry did a wonderful job. I enjoyed the story, and quite a few times I laughed out loud.
But there was just something about it that keeps me from being 100% enthusiastic. I love Neil Gaiman's books, I do, but I'm just a little tired of the "hapless guy stuck engaged to a woman he doesn't love and who doesn't love him." This felt like a retread of Neverwhere, with a lighter tone, and the magical overlay is Anansi rather than "London Below." I LOVED Neverwhere, ...more
But there was just something about it that keeps me from being 100% enthusiastic. I love Neil Gaiman's books, I do, but I'm just a little tired of the "hapless guy stuck engaged to a woman he doesn't love and who doesn't love him." This felt like a retread of Neverwhere, with a lighter tone, and the magical overlay is Anansi rather than "London Below." I LOVED Neverwhere, ...more
I read this before American Gods not realizing it was a continuation of the story. It was still really good, however, and you don't really need to read American Gods first to enjoy or understand what's going on (although I think reading it would have enhanced the experience). The ending isn't great, but it's forgivable because the book itself is such a fun ride.
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Loved this book-- couldn't put it down. I'll definitely be trying out the author's other work. I wasn't completely charmed by Gaiman's "implacable" wit, but I really found the novel refreshing and was able to forgive some minor annoyance.
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listened to this. Great reader, great book!
read 9/1/15
Jun 04, 2007
Jennifer
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
literaryfiction,
fantasy
Apr 30, 2008
Nicole
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
magical-realism,
urban-fantasy
Oct 31, 2009
Jennifer Kronk
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
fantasy-and-sci-fi,
fiction
