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American Gods / Anansi Boys

av Neil Gaiman

Serier: American Gods (1b-2)

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American gods: Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break. Anansi boys: His past marked by his father's embarrassing taunts and untimely death, Fat Charlie meets the brother he never knew and is introduced to new and exciting ways to spend his time.… (mer)
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  moonlit.shelves | Nov 15, 2023 |
The first time I read it, I thought it was better than American Gods, but now, having re read both American Gods and Anansi Boys I can see the former is clearly the better book. Still, this one is a light and enjoyable read, not too heavy on the fantasy, and very Wodehouse-esque in that it borrows several Wodehouse turns of phrase directly, enough to qualify as homage. In addition, the women in this book are allowed to be so much more than just sex bots ... that sort of thing just guarantees an additional half a star or so! What this book lacks in depth it makes up for in playfulness by the spade. ( )
  nandiniseshadri | Jul 12, 2020 |
This was an e-book library loan, and it vaporized when I had only gotten to about page 100. I couldn't tell if I cared that I wouldn't get any further in the book. Overall, seemed like all the characters were unlikeable, the story too scattered and the ultimate message too cryptic ( )
  MarshaKT | Feb 2, 2014 |
Could not finish. I am not a SF fan, but can read some and this sounded ok. Started out all right, with a man being released from prison a few hours early because his wife was killed in a car accident, but after 50 or so pages I am in 712 BC, something like that. - NOT my cup of tea, but slogged on, another hour or two and am transferred again to a totally new time, characters, etc. Boo Hiss. Regarding myself with high enough esteem, I closed it & moved on to something I would enjoy.
  JeanetteSkwor | Dec 29, 2013 |
Imagine a world where all the gods of mythology are real. It doesn’t matter what mythological system, either—figures from Norse legends like Odin and Loki to African folk-gods like Anansi still roam.

Now imagine that they’re tied to their worshipers. The more devoted worshipers a god has, the stronger that god is. When the last worshiper dies, that deity is extinguished. This is the world that Neil Gaiman explores in his two novels, American Gods and the spin-off Anansi Boys.

Before I get into the novels, I should offer a brief note about the edition I’m reading from. In 2011, Barnes and Noble reprinted a number of important works with exquisite binding. This particular edition is leather-bound with an embossed cover. It even features a ribbon bookmark. After I finished reading the book, I found the spine as straight as the day I brought it home from the bookstore. If you’re interested in reading Gaiman, track down this edition.

Okay, enough gushing over the binding. On to the novels …

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American Gods

Shadow is a tough prisoner who has spent his jail-time avoiding attention and practicing coin-tricks. As you might expect in a book called American Gods, his life gets caught up with all sorts of deities beginning with Mr. Wednesday. (Read this book if you can’t figured out who he is!)

In Gaiman’s world, when a person immigrates to America, they bring their deities with them. The US is littered with old-world gods from every tradition who fight for position with new upstart American gods like Technical Boy and Media.

The idea behind this story is brilliant—lifted and tweaked (admittedly) from Harlan Ellison’s Deathbird Stories. It provides a fertile landscape for the sort of fantastic mystery story-telling Gaiman excels at. There’s no question why this book is still being reprinted.

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Anansi Boys

Mr. Nancy, one of the deities from American Gods, is the protagonist of this spin-off novel. Or, to be precise, his “boys” are. Anansi is a West African Trickster god who frequently takes the form of a spider. He has a number of stories associated with his name.

Anansi crossed the ocean in the devotion of slaves on trade ships to Haiti. From there it was a quick jump to America where he found himself a home in Florida.

Since these two novels are published under one cover, it only seems fitting to compare them. Anansi Boys is shorter and nowhere near as epic in scope as American Gods. Don’t misread that as criticism, though. Anansi Boys is a different type of novel with a stronger sense of humor.

There’s a rumour going around that Gaiman is writing a full-fledged sequel to American Gods. I’ll be the first in line. ( )
  StephenBarkley | Jul 5, 2013 |
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American gods: Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break. Anansi boys: His past marked by his father's embarrassing taunts and untimely death, Fat Charlie meets the brother he never knew and is introduced to new and exciting ways to spend his time.

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