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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I've not read American Gods. I've read Anansi Boys, and it didn't inspire me to read any more. I don't specifically think it was badly written...I'm not so inspired as to be critical of it...I'm not inclined at this point to read another though. Views here from many (who I've no reason but to respect) have suggested my opinion is in the minority though, and if I was told that American Gods was worlds above Anansi Boys I'd likely give it a go sometime down the track. Who knows? Sometimes, when reading, mindset can have an influence on me. Perhaps I wasn't in the right one at the time.
Cheers,
Marc
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There's an audio version of Anansi Boys that's read by Lenny Henry (Chef!) that's very enjoyable. I haven't actually read it with my eyes, but I have a feeling that if I had I would not have appreciated the story nearly so much.
As to American Gods, I keep reading Gaiman because I want to read another one of *those*, but so far (and my Sandman loving husband would probably disagree here) none of his other books really compare.