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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Neil Gaiman has something about him. His writing never disappoints. I spent much of this book smiling. This may have been a five star for me if I had read it closer to American Gods and remembered Anansi's character more... But still very much enjoyed this.
I finally finished it! I’m hoping I’m out of my reading slump. I thought that this book was really fantastic and it’s such an underrated book by him. I guess this is supposed to be almost a sequel of American Gods (or at least it’s in the same world) and I feel like this got wrongfully overshadowed by it. It was such an interesting and funny take on the stories of Anansi and I think this was a pretty unique point of view for Neil Gaiman. I loved that he still included real little fables of Anansi throughout the book. This book probably had my favorite characters yet. They were interesting and hilarious. The dialogue was great too. Like American Gods, I think the personification of the gods was super well done. I loved that Spider was actually a part of Fat Charlie. It really helped aid the idea that gods are hard to pin down as one tangible being.
At first I didn’t understand the tangents that Gaiman went on, but he connected them so well at the end. I should of never doubted him. He had a great quote, “Stories are webs, interconnected strand to strand, and you follow each story to the center, because the center is the end. Each person is a strand of story.”
I think the book dragged a little bit in the middle and it took me out of my rhythm but I quickly got sucked back in. I wished that the chapters were shorter, but that’s just a personal preference of mine when it comes to books.
Overall amazing book and he has yet to fail me.
At first I didn’t understand the tangents that Gaiman went on, but he connected them so well at the end. I should of never doubted him. He had a great quote, “Stories are webs, interconnected strand to strand, and you follow each story to the center, because the center is the end. Each person is a strand of story.”
I think the book dragged a little bit in the middle and it took me out of my rhythm but I quickly got sucked back in. I wished that the chapters were shorter, but that’s just a personal preference of mine when it comes to books.
Overall amazing book and he has yet to fail me.
What can I say I love Neil Gaiman, if you check out how many books I've read by him. This is a great story taking one of the Gods from his first book American Gods. Mr. Nancy boys are grown and still causing trouble. Well, not both of them, but together they learn a lot about themselves and each other.
Great story...
Great story...
4 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and though it's nowhere near as good as American Gods it's still worth the read.
This works on it's own. If you go in expecting a sequel or companion to AG you'll be disappointed because this book is not a sequel and it's not even connected to it. Honestly the only thing that ties the two together is that Anansi is a character in both and that's it. I enjoyed this purely as it's own thing.
This book was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the story, the adventure and the characters, especially Fat Charlie who I think went through such wonderful character development and I was very pleased with the way his story ended. He was a very likeable and well rounded character and I had no problem rooting for him.
Spider grew on me. In the beginning I wasn't too fond of him but again bless the thing that is character development because by the end I really enjoyed him as well. I liked seeing him and Fat Charlie bond and their relationship grow.
Anansi was a riot and I enjoyed every scene that mentioned him and that he was in. He was fascinating.
The rest of the characters were interesting as welleven though I really hated Rosie and her mother so much.
I think a lot of people read AG and just stop there and I feel like that's a mistake. I highly recommend giving this book a chance. It's entertaining from beginning to end and it's definitely a unique story.
Also, because it's Neil Gaiman, but I think that goes without saying.
This works on it's own. If you go in expecting a sequel or companion to AG you'll be disappointed because this book is not a sequel and it's not even connected to it. Honestly the only thing that ties the two together is that Anansi is a character in both and that's it. I enjoyed this purely as it's own thing.
This book was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the story, the adventure and the characters, especially Fat Charlie who I think went through such wonderful character development and I was very pleased with the way his story ended. He was a very likeable and well rounded character and I had no problem rooting for him.
Spider grew on me. In the beginning I wasn't too fond of him but again bless the thing that is character development because by the end I really enjoyed him as well. I liked seeing him and Fat Charlie bond and their relationship grow.
Anansi was a riot and I enjoyed every scene that mentioned him and that he was in. He was fascinating.
The rest of the characters were interesting as well
I think a lot of people read AG and just stop there and I feel like that's a mistake. I highly recommend giving this book a chance. It's entertaining from beginning to end and it's definitely a unique story.
Also, because it's Neil Gaiman, but I think that goes without saying.
This book was so fun and Gaiman’s writing style is engaging and whimsical as usual. I thoroughly enjoyed this ride from start to finish.
Although it's not the type of thing I usually read, it was pretty good. There were parts where I just started to doze off because the conversation seemed to be repeated from before and continued to circle around.
It reminded me of the Christopher Moore books. Although Mr. Moore's books are a bit more gruesome (which I normally don't like), those books get me laughing out loud. I only laughed a little here, and never out loud.
It reminded me of the Christopher Moore books. Although Mr. Moore's books are a bit more gruesome (which I normally don't like), those books get me laughing out loud. I only laughed a little here, and never out loud.
Not adressed/glossed over nonCon
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
Fun, fast, clever read. A nice mixture of mythology with a modern view. And a good story.