Anansi Boys: A Novel

Neil Gaiman

HarperCollins, Jan 22, 2008 - Fiction - 368 pages

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 is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.

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Review: Anansi Boys

User Review  - Kitty - Goodreads

This was my first Neil Gaiman book and boy was I impressed. The characters are so engaging and the story line effortlessly pulls you along. I've gone on to read quite a few of Gaiman's books including ...

Review: Anansi Boys

User Review  - Derek Brown - Goodreads

Honestly it was only all right. It was Gaiman, so I feel like I'm supposed to love it, and I did really enjoy its predecessor. This just felt like a much less grand work than American Gods to me.

About the author

Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times #1 bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book and the bestselling Coraline, Stardust, and Odd and the Frost Giants. He is also the author of the picture books Blueberry Girl and Instructions, illustrated by Charles Vess; The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair, illustrated by Dave McKean; and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Anansi Boys: A Novel
• Author: Neil Gaiman
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008
• ISBN: 0061342394, 9780061342394
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General