From the Bookshelf of Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Feb 24, 2008
Kimmay
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
audio-book
Listened to this as an audio book, The narrator was very good, it was pretty easy to distinguish the characters dialog change by the voices for that character. This was my second audio book.
I am glad i listened to this rather than read it. I started reading American Gods some months back but lost interest about 3/4's of the way through, I wasn't willing to read this one and have the same thing happen so i listened instead hoping it would flow better, and it did, i now think i want to go back a ...more
I am glad i listened to this rather than read it. I started reading American Gods some months back but lost interest about 3/4's of the way through, I wasn't willing to read this one and have the same thing happen so i listened instead hoping it would flow better, and it did, i now think i want to go back a ...more
Not one of my favorite Gaiman books. It had some weirdness to it, but not enough for my standards. It's a story about the two sons of an ancient god and their struggle with brotherhood, love and overcoming the enemies of their father. Entertaining in the fact that the main character goes from your every day schmuck sort of to a semi-hero. His development from start to finish and the struggles he overcomes make it worth reading, but if you are lookign for standard Gaiman freak out moments this bo
...more
Very enjoyable read. Fun and humorous with the right amount of mystery and intrigue thrown in.
It had some of the same atmosphere as American Gods with certain important differences. With American Gods there were multiple times throughout the book that I just didn't get what was going on. There were also a few spots where the story progression just seemed to stop. It finished out great and I still think its a fantastic book, but Anansi Boys is all that without the dead spots or confusion. ...more
It had some of the same atmosphere as American Gods with certain important differences. With American Gods there were multiple times throughout the book that I just didn't get what was going on. There were also a few spots where the story progression just seemed to stop. It finished out great and I still think its a fantastic book, but Anansi Boys is all that without the dead spots or confusion. ...more
well, I luv Gaiman, and 'American Gods' remains one of my favorite fiction books of all time, but 'Anansi Boys' wasn't all I expected. It was charming and worth the reading time, but I was expecting...I dunno, something more...
...more
Jan 21, 2008
Dave Johnson
marked it as to-read
Mar 16, 2009
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
Jun 15, 2009
Jaime H
marked it as to-read
