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Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

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sreddous's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a heck of a complex story. Neil Gaiman does an astonishing job paying attention to detail and making every tiny little character arc/motivation/mistake/etc. pay off in the end.

I normally get annoyed both if a writer spoon-feeds too many details to me but also if a writer doesn't give enough details and "expects me to do too much of the work". Neil Gaiman has this perfect balance of beautiful writing with just enough details that an extremely-interesting "movie" plays in my head while I read. I don't know how he does it.

This book is funny, challenging, uncomfortable, in all the ways I wanted it to be. I felt so frustrated so often but in a way that made me deeply invested in what Fat Charlie was trying to smooth out. I was cheering for him and groaning from his mistakes, but that's just how immersive this all is. Natural dialogue, understandable motivations.

Good stuff!

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zsabella's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

neil makes some obviously discworldian moves in this and I ate it up. it’s wickedly fun and laugh-out-loud funny. I rarely reread books, but this was so enjoyable that I could see myself coming back to this at least one or two times more. patiently waiting for the live action miniseries to announce a release date sometime soon!

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tjwolf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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franklola's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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risaleel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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niccolowilliam's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was a bit hard for me to get through, i didnt like the writing style much and (this is the nicest way i can say this) its very obviously written by a straight man. This would all be fine but

i have trouble getting over the fact that spider raped rosie and then they live happily wver after

i like the concept and honestly if woman weren't written how they are in the book id probably rate it a star higher. I dont believe the author intended to fall into misogynistic tropes but growing up in a sexist society he probably did it subconsciously. No hate just my opinion

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