{"product_id":"anansi-boys-a-novel-isbn-9780060515188","title":"Anansi Boys: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e (soon to be a Starz Original Series) to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod is dead. Meet the kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling, spooky, and wondrous.” —\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Awesomely inventive.… When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does.” —\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightful, funny and affecting.... A tall tale to end all tall tales.” —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOne of fiction's most audaciously original talents, \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e now gives us a mythology for a modern age -- complete with dark prophecy, family dysfunction, mystical deceptions, and killer birds. Not to mention a lime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnansi Boys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod is dead. Meet the kids.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie \"Fat Charlie.\" Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing \"gifts\" his father bestowed -- before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall, good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is from day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun ... just like Dear Old Dad. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause, you see, Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. Some said he could cheat even Death himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the territory he so brilliantly explored in his masterful \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/strong\u003e, the incomparable \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/strong\u003e offers up a work of dazzling ingenuity, a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth that is at once startling, terrifying, exhilarating, and fiercely funny -- a true wonder of a novel that confirms Stephen King's glowing assessment of the author as \"a treasure-house of story, and we are lucky to have him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Ebullient . . . ingenious . . . enormously entertaining throughout.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another lovely story as only Gaiman can tell it; necessary and recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A droll comedy of manners with elements of mystery, thriller and romance thrown in . . . Charming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Darkly funny and heartwarming to the end, this book is an addictive read not easily forgotten.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gaiman hardwires his comedy of misrule with a crackpot energy that, when successfully channelled, lights up the imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gaiman at his best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An off-kilter blend of reality and fantasy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A madcap, screwball world that is partly absurd, occassionally humane and always entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another great work from Neil Gaiman.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightful, funny and affecting . . . A tall tale to end all tall tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Genre-busting . . . very creative and very funny.  Grade: A-” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most accomplished of Gaiman’s novels . . . Urbane and sophisticated.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A very accomplished comic novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hybrid of folk tale and farce that freely partakes of the comic wealth in each, slipping effortlessly back and forth between them . . . Anansi Boys is Gaiman’s tribute to [Anansi’s] trickster spirit, as nimble and resourceful as his own imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hybrid of folk tale and farce that freely partakes of the comic wealth in each.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A remarkably funny book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ANANSI BOYS makes an incredible read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Gaiman] gives his flair for comedy free rein without losing his appreciation for the darker aspects of world mythology . . . ANANSI BOYS is a welcome pick-me-up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Gaiman] gives his flair for comedy free rein without losing his appreciation for the darker aspects of world mythology.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A clever, quick-witted book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOklahoma City Oklahoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who enjoyed American Gods . . . will fall madly in love with ANANSI BOYS.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gaiman at his best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A welterweight boxer of a book -- light on its feet, but capable of delivering a punch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling, spooky and wondrous.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deliciously compulsive . . . 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