Dreaming Big
  • Home
    • Staff
    • Members Only
  • Contact
  • Our Books
    • Non Fiction
    • Fiction
    • Poetry
    • Children's Books
    • Audio Books
  • Coming Soon
  • Blog
  • Opportunities
    • Call For Submissions
    • Submissions Guidelines
    • FAQ
  • Gifts and More

Fiction Book Review for 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman

12/13/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
Title: Anansi Boys
Author: Neil Gaiman
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Publisher: William Morrow
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Format: Ebook/Paperback/Hardcover
 
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods, to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.
​
God is dead. Meet the kids.

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.

“Thrilling, spooky, and wondrous.”
--Denver Post
“Awesomely inventive.… When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does.”
--Entertainment Weekly
“Delightful, funny and affecting…. A tall tale to end all tall tales.”
--Washington Post Book World
​​
Picture


ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains; the Sandman series of graphic novels; and the story collections Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things, and Trigger Warning. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, and the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
​

Visit his website at http://www.neilgaiman.com


MY REVIEW:
4 stars

I have never had the pleasure of reading a Neil Gaiman book before, although my husband is a huge fan and has talked him up quite a bit. This was my first venture into Neil Gaiman's writing. I have mixed thoughts about it.

I understand this is a reprint with new cover art. I love the cover art. Great job!  In fact, the cover is what helped me peice together that the characters were black, because there wasn't really anything concerning dialogue or anything else that pointed to the ethnicity of the characters. It doesn't really play a part in the story, so guess it doesn't really matter.

There's no doubt that Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller. His writing style is not a style that I usually enjoy, and if this was written by anyone else I would've put it aside without finishing it. However, in the hands of a master, this style works. I think it would be better as an audiobook because the overuse of commas and the flowing, descriptive language sounds better out loud. When I read it, I get bogged down in the excess. Again, the style is just not one I favor but he does it masterfully. A less skilled writer doesn't need to attempt to write in this style!

The dialogue isn't indicative of the characters to me. The characters go from Florida to London, and in Florida they speak with a broken English that comes across more like someone speaking English as a second language rather than eubonics dialogue. In London, they all speak with proper grammar. No slang. In fact, they speak in a way I've never heard anyone actually speak before, and use big words when more common words would seem more likely and appropriate, such as using "superfluous" rather than "extra."

All in all, it seems like a "finding yourself" novel in which Charles Nancy finds his place in the world in regards to job, confidence, and love life. 

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    January 2022
    December 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Picture
    Challenge Participant
    Parajunkee Design
    I review for BookLook Bloggers
    Professional Reader
    Book Reviewer Sign Up

    1888PressRelease
    YA Bound Book Tours

Services

Ask A Therapist
Blog
Our Books
Coming Soon

Company

About Us
Staff
​

Support

Contact
FAQ

Find and follow us on social media 
© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.