In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods (soon to be a Starz Original Series) to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.
God is dead. Meet the kids.
Fat Charlie Nancy’s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn’t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a … his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.
“Thrilling, spooky, and wondrous.” —Denver Post
“Awesomely inventive.… When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Delightful, funny and affecting…. A tall tale to end all tall tales.” —Washington Post Book World
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I fell in love with Neil Gaiman reading this book. It is hilarious fun.
Couldn’t get through it.
Even though I really enjoyed the fact that this is a stand alone novel, I wouldn’t mind hearing how things turn out later on for the characters. I doubt that requires a whole book, so I guess I just wasn’t ready for it to end.
Like all Neil’s work, he thinks and writes it down. Leaving you reading but an unusual world full of fun and intrigue.
Neil Gaiman is a legend for a reason. This book is great.
Prior to reading “Anansi Boys,” the only thing I’d read by Neil Gaiman was “Good Omens.” I’d *heard* lots about him, and knew I *should* be reading him, but somehow I just never got around to it. Until now.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with “Anansi Boys.” But what I got was an amusing, witty, magical romp through London, Florida, and …
Read this a while back. Plan to read it again. Imaginative and just plain fun.
Read it! Couldnt put it down. A must if you like quirky; in the great company of Douglas Adams.
I really enjoy reading Neil Gaiman and believe that this is one of his best books.
Super follow up to American Gods. Its lighter with more humor, so it doesn’t try to repeat the original. However, still a solid story with personnel growth.
It’s been 15 years since I read this during my Neil Gaiman binge and I remember enjoying it, though today I can’t say much about why.
WOW, just finished listening to this audiobook and I can’t recommend it enough. First of all, the narration was superb, incredibly entertaining and was part of the reason I fell in love with the characters. Even the bad guy was a hoot! Neil Gaiman is one of the greatest storytellers of our time and the writing is effortlessly brilliant. The story …
Great companion read to the author’s American Gods!
This is the story of Charlie Nancy. The people close to him call him Fat Charlie. He is an average guy who is engaged to an average girl, has an average job, and and average life. His father passes away, and even though they aren’t close, he attends the funeral. During the funeral, he spends time with his father’s old neighbor who tells him …
Great story! I was entertained!
This is one of those books you read with a smile on your face and you are a bit sad when you read the last word. Charming story of fallible characters even if they’re gods.
It hurts for me to rate this as 3 stars! I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman. But this book was unnecessarily prolixious. I made sure I finished it, all the while waiting for it to get good. It didn’t and some parts I just skipped. It felt like when I would be assigned a thousand word essay and i just used words to make the count, over describe, and …
Loved this one so much. A little follow up to American gods, but no need to read them in order. I enjoyed it even more.
this was a fun read. Didn’t know what to expect but thoroughly enjoyed it. Plan on reading American Gods soon since I liked this one.
Although Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys is set in the same world as his American Gods and shares a common (minor) character, that’s about as far as the resemblance goes.
American Gods is dark and epic, centering on a war between the old gods brought to America by various immigrants and the new gods created by less-devout forces like TV and …