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#5 Platform - Anansi Boys
Mar. 11th, 2007 12:51 pmI could really go for a lime after that book.
Book #11: Anansi Boys
Author: Neil Gaiman
Provenance: Bought at the remaindered book store in the Faubourg on Ste. Catherine
I'm not sure I've ever read anything of Neil Gaiman's that I didn't like, really. This book was one I'd been looking forward to reading for a while, and it didn't disappoint. The characters were lively, and pretty believable. This may have been more true for the two main characters, Fat Charlie and Spider, but I still lked many of the secondary characters, as well.
The story, with all of the fantastical aspects in it, still seemed pretty straightforwardly a story about finding yourself and reconciling yourself with your roots, and those are themes I can get behind, I think. The writing style, with occasional steps back to narration, was fairly conversational and involving, and slick to boot. I really ripped through the thing; as always, there was some good dialogue points to recall for the future, as well.
I think I preferred this one to American Gods, but they were different sorts of books, in some ways; this one was lighter and less mystic, and I felt more like this one at the moment. I'd give it a shot, if you're a fan.
Next up: Conrad's Fate. Grant and Chant.
Book #11: Anansi Boys
Author: Neil Gaiman
Provenance: Bought at the remaindered book store in the Faubourg on Ste. Catherine
I'm not sure I've ever read anything of Neil Gaiman's that I didn't like, really. This book was one I'd been looking forward to reading for a while, and it didn't disappoint. The characters were lively, and pretty believable. This may have been more true for the two main characters, Fat Charlie and Spider, but I still lked many of the secondary characters, as well.
The story, with all of the fantastical aspects in it, still seemed pretty straightforwardly a story about finding yourself and reconciling yourself with your roots, and those are themes I can get behind, I think. The writing style, with occasional steps back to narration, was fairly conversational and involving, and slick to boot. I really ripped through the thing; as always, there was some good dialogue points to recall for the future, as well.
I think I preferred this one to American Gods, but they were different sorts of books, in some ways; this one was lighter and less mystic, and I felt more like this one at the moment. I'd give it a shot, if you're a fan.
Next up: Conrad's Fate. Grant and Chant.
