{"product_id":"anansi-boys-a-novel-isbn-9780062564337","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, 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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a lot more dangerous.\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 . . . Grade: A.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny and subversive, a comedy of ill-mannered gods and bad-hearted mortals . . . Gaiman’s mastery of language carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny and subversive . . . Gaiman’s mastery of language carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightful, funny and affecting . . . the literary equivalent of a hole in one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Gaiman is] the folksy, witty, foolishly wise narrator to perfection.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ebullient . . . 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