Anansi Boys is written by Neil Gaiman and is narrated by Lenny Henry and is the second novel of the American Gods series.
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 brother.
Now brother Spider's on his doorstep -- about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.
The Breakdown:
1. This book is a follow up to American Gods, and deals with the family of my favorite character from that series, Mr. Nancy. I love Gaiman's characters so much. They are always interesting, and the story is so beautifully written.
2. I loved the dichotomy between Charlie and Spider. Charlie so straight laced, and Spider is all the rules were made to be broken kind of guy . It was interesting to learn about their past and why Charlie could not remember Spider being his brother. Plus, I loved seeing them really start working together
3. I enjoyed who Gaiman is able to bring all the story lines together. He sets so many in motion and it is amazing to see how it all ends up coming together. Even bringing in Anansi's past and tales of old just make sense with the whole story.
4. I just want to take a minute to talk about how wonderful the Lenny Henry was a a narrator. He breaths so much life into every character. He does such a beautiful job with the reading that I really did not want it to end.
To Read or Not to Read:
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