Anansi Boys

I wish there was a part two this. You find yourself falling in love with characters and trying to depict what they look like. The amazing story of Anansi lives!

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Loved the book, the narrator was very good, story was enjoyable and typical Gaiman. I have Been a fan Since reading American Gods. I would highly recommend this book.

Perfect narration! love this book just such fun stories

Simply amazing! I absolutely adored this book.. The characters were so fully developed and entertaining. What a wonderful world Neil Gaiman created, I was so enthralled, I really hated to stop listening. Narration was delightful, just perfect!!!!

Lenny Henry was amazing. I hope to find more titles read by him, I wish there were more books by Gaimen read by him. I loved the story and loved the narration. 5 stars!

"Anansi Boys" was a deeply enjoyable novel made even better by Lenny Henry's masterful use of dialect and tone to capture the different characters represented. Unlike some other audiobooks where I found the pacing or diction a bit wanting, Mr. Henry kept the flow fast where it needed to be and kept plenty of pauses and inflection to help keep things focused. In particular, I never had to guess what character was speaking or whether there was a shift from narrator to anecdotal quote to character lines. In terms of content, this was more narrow in scope and major figures than "American Gods" (which I also loved), but I found it generally more uplifting and satisfying. That's not to say there isn't plenty of drama and tension; at times, I hated having to pause and delay gratification of finding out how one or another character was going to get out of some sort of crazy mess. But in the end, it just felt good. A side and somewhat more personal note: Though heavily rooted in the rich Afro-Caribbean mythology that Gaiman has drawn on to form this branch of his gods horror/adventure fantasy and blending some very vivid imagery and poetry, this is ultimately a tale about families and, in particular, about Father/Son/Sibling relationships. Having recently lost a father that was at times inspirational, highly embarrassing and almost always extremely difficult to deal with or understand, I found the interactions and feelings explored between Anansi, Spider and Charlie to be incredibly poignant and relatable. In this, above all, Gaiman really knocked this one out of the park for me.

omg yes! now i want to re-listen to american gods again

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Definitely recommend it, off in a light hearted manner but gains some depth as it progresses.

As good, if not better than American Gods! This narrator was born to read this novel. I am blown away by how gradual the pull was. before I realized it, I was completely engrossed in this book, and kept listening beyong my commute!!! Very impresive...