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Gah, I love Gaiman! And I'm beginning to realize how much I love listening to his stories read aloud. Well, "read aloud" doesn't really do justice to Lenny Henry's performance. His take on bantering, Caribbean ladies of an advanced age actually shook my husband out of video game trance to ask, "What is this book...?"
It's been awhile since I've read American Gods. While Anansi Boys does build upon the universe of American Gods, I think Anansi Boys can be thoroughly enjoyed and understood whether ...more
It's been awhile since I've read American Gods. While Anansi Boys does build upon the universe of American Gods, I think Anansi Boys can be thoroughly enjoyed and understood whether ...more
I really enjoyed this book. I found it because I've been reading a lot of magical realism lately, and it was my follow up to "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." I was not too impressed with "Oscar," and so I am trying not to compare the two while writing this review...
First, Gaiman obviously did a of lot research about trickster tales, especially those pertaining to Anansi. His knowledge and research around island culture, including language, obeah, food, etc., also really shown through. Bei ...more
First, Gaiman obviously did a of lot research about trickster tales, especially those pertaining to Anansi. His knowledge and research around island culture, including language, obeah, food, etc., also really shown through. Bei ...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
Wonderful twist, great plot and unique style. Enjoyed every moment.
A fun and quick read. Gaiman's story of the spider-god's children is engaging, amusing, and full of the kinds of twists and turns that make Gaiman's writing so good.
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