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Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Quick Review
After decent outings in his first two longform prose efforts, Neil Gaiman finally hits it out of the park on Anansi Boys.
A light mix of contemporary fantasy, comedy, and a little horror, Anansi Boys is a quasi-sequel to his successful American Gods novel. Unlike that book, Anansi Boys is much smaller in scope, eschewing the slow epic lurch of it's predecessor for a deft, focused narrative that's a compulsive read.
Without spoiling too much, the story revolves around "Fat Charlie" Nancy, a man who discovers at his father's funeral that his father was, in fact, the famed Anansi. Soon he meets his forgotten brother, Spider, and some very funny low key hijinx follow.
The book has a strong focus for the most part, something which Gaiman struggled with in American Gods, a book cluttered by fascinating tangents. It makes it his most compelling novel to date, and stands up with the best of his other works.
Quick Review
After decent outings in his first two longform prose efforts, Neil Gaiman finally hits it out of the park on Anansi Boys.
A light mix of contemporary fantasy, comedy, and a little horror, Anansi Boys is a quasi-sequel to his successful American Gods novel. Unlike that book, Anansi Boys is much smaller in scope, eschewing the slow epic lurch of it's predecessor for a deft, focused narrative that's a compulsive read.
Without spoiling too much, the story revolves around "Fat Charlie" Nancy, a man who discovers at his father's funeral that his father was, in fact, the famed Anansi. Soon he meets his forgotten brother, Spider, and some very funny low key hijinx follow.
The book has a strong focus for the most part, something which Gaiman struggled with in American Gods, a book cluttered by fascinating tangents. It makes it his most compelling novel to date, and stands up with the best of his other works.
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