A review by protoman21
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

4.0

I'm not sure I knew what to expect with this, but with Neil Gaiman, do you ever know what to expect? He certainly has his own style and everything is very original. I found it interesting that I didn't exactly root for Fat Charlie at the beginning. I'm not sure if this is by design and that he was portrayed as such a loser, that even the readers weren't supposed to really get behind him, or if it was more of a slow warm up that just took time to build. I did eventually cheer on Charlie and lament with him as Spider swept in and stole his fiancee. Thank goodness Daisy was there to pick up the pieces. I enjoyed the Anansi tales and that connection, but I wasn't a big fan of the mystical stuff that went on with the different old ladies helping him and some of the dream sequences. Rosie and Charlie's relationship was handled very well and even though it wasn't stated outright, we were given hints that all wasn't right in Paradise and so when the breakup happened, we could accept it better, even though Spider's part in it was rather devastating. All and all, I did enjoy the book and always enjoy Gaiman's writing.