tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post8699589037578582779..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Thursday Treat #32: American Gods by Neil Gaiman.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-3656756206636014862010-11-14T13:56:39.591-05:002010-11-14T13:56:39.591-05:00I hope you don't end up being disappointed in ...I hope you don't end up being disappointed in Anansi Boys. It's a very different book to American Gods - a much more light-hearted story about stories. But still delightful, as long as you don't go into it expecting it will be anything like American Gods.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20026629863512417062010-11-14T07:47:58.372-05:002010-11-14T07:47:58.372-05:00I have to admit I was not thrilled with American G...I have to admit I was not thrilled with American Gods even though I dig the premise. Perhaps Amanda is right, insofar as I didn't feel connected to Shadow? I adore Gaiman as a Young Adult author and Children's Author but am still on the fence with his adult collections. I have a couple more of his books on my TBR shelf so we'll see if my mind gets changed. :)christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-30939727080313497302010-11-14T00:53:11.549-05:002010-11-14T00:53:11.549-05:00I read this too, but did not have the same reactio...I read this too, but did not have the same reaction that you did. This is just me, but it felt cheap and trite. I really thought he had a great premise going with the plot, but never carried through. I have read several of Gaiman's books and been less than impressed overall. Again, this is just my opinion. Your review though was thorough and excellent, and I love that this novel captured your imagination; that is what it is all about. Cheers! ChrisChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428150254760548485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-73043567681294458632010-11-13T10:22:18.497-05:002010-11-13T10:22:18.497-05:00I loved this book! Anansi Boys, which tends to get...I loved this book! Anansi Boys, which tends to get more praise, wasn't as good to me; but as it's Neil Gaiman, it's still pretty dang good. He's one of my favorite authors!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-77831384693990174022010-11-11T16:51:06.908-05:002010-11-11T16:51:06.908-05:00I've never read any Gaiman, which is a shame b...I've never read any Gaiman, which is a shame because I see him recommended EVERYWHERE! I'm definitely gonna have to pick up one of his books soon!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781500090843844834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-91795713174284369702010-11-11T16:35:31.568-05:002010-11-11T16:35:31.568-05:00This was my very first Gaiman too! Since then I...This was my very first Gaiman too! Since then I've read a dozen other books he's written and I'm a huge fan. I hope you make it to Anansi Boys eventually, it's just wonderful. It has much more cheek than American Gods and is really entertaining.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17733532008155199042010-11-11T15:58:53.789-05:002010-11-11T15:58:53.789-05:00This was recommended to me by a friend, and I real...This was recommended to me by a friend, and I really have only gotten about a 1/3 of the way through it before I put it down. I think its a little weird for my taste. I meant to bring it with me on vacation to read on the plane and forgot. Oops. I'll have to give it another try.SarahBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807338988005426647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-49928649312096762442010-11-11T12:41:20.248-05:002010-11-11T12:41:20.248-05:00I love Gaiman as well, although as Kren already po...I love Gaiman as well, although as Kren already pointed out Anansi Boys isn't really a sequel. And I second her recommendation fo the amazing audiobook! There is a novella in Fragile Things that features Shadow, though! :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-55566152342862386132010-11-11T10:53:45.877-05:002010-11-11T10:53:45.877-05:00I definitely need to read something by this author...I definitely need to read something by this author!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-27254295444347225632010-11-11T10:20:29.914-05:002010-11-11T10:20:29.914-05:00Not my favorite Gaiman -- it's a little sordid...Not my favorite Gaiman -- it's a little sordid for my taste. However, Anansi Boys is one of my favorite books of all time. I wouldn't really call it a sequel, since Mr. Nancy, a minor character in American Gods, is hardly in the book -- but I just love Charlie Nancy and his brother Spider. Please do yourself a favor and read it soon, or better yet, listen to the outstanding audiobook narrated by British comedian Lenny Henry. It's simply brilliant.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-52844156258963120882010-11-11T08:36:09.646-05:002010-11-11T08:36:09.646-05:00I read this back in 2008 and admit I really, reall...I read this back in 2008 and admit I really, really hated it. I think it all comes down to if you find Shadow interesting, because people who do seem to love the book, and people who don't (like me and my dad, who turned out to be reading it at the same time as me, purely coincidentally) hate the book. I actually hated it so much that I have yet to read any of his other standalone adult books. Children's and YA, yes, and then of course his adult book with Terry Pratchett, but otherwise, no. :(Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com