scott plummer

i honestly didn't think i'd be writing a "my year of gaiman" post so soon after my last one. i was around 80 pages into this one when i finally got my american gods post up on the 5th. i had started reading it i think on the 3rd. so i blazed through this one in just under a week.

damn.

according to it's wikipedia page, anansi boys exists in the same universe, but is not a sequel to american gods.

while i was hooked on american gods from pretty much the beginning it took a little bit to get into anansi boys, but just like american gods, this one got it's hooks in me and didn't let go.

my initial observations was that spider was a prick who only cared for himself, and charlie was weak who didn't care enough for himself, which i really identified with. throughout the book, at least to me, each character helps the other see their flaws and short comings and by the end of the book they are better off for the experience.

*SPOILER ALERT*

i love that spider and charlie are the good side, and the bad side of the same person, and that the "bad side", spider, was "sent away".

being a musician the realization by charlie that he had "god powers" through song really attracted me to the character.

rosie was never right for charlie, he was better off with daisy. just my opinion.

and graham coates? dude was a douchebag. period.

*END SPOILER*

there isn't a lot of insight and analysis in these "reviews" because i think over analyzing books, music, movies, etc. tends to wreck the enjoyment of them. so i will end by saying i thoroughly enjoyed this book and i can't wait to start the next one, neverwhere, probably tomorrow.