Fat Charlie has a problem.
Not only has his father, Anansi, died leaving him stuck with a horrid
nickname, but Fat Charlie's previously unknown brother, Spider, had
popped onto the scene. Spider's appearance is far from joyful. Like
Anansi, Spider has more than a few tricks up his sleeve, all of which
leave Fat Charlie in a whole lot of trouble
http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/Anansi+Boys/
Anansi Boys was
narrated by Lenny Henry, a well rounded actor with a long history of
working with big stars like Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield
http://lennyhenry.net/bio/
It was Henry's narration
which really made this audio book work for me. I was amazed at
smoothly and convincingly Henry was able to move from the American
voice of Spider to the British voice of Fat Charlie.
Anansi Boys was a
surreal story, much like Neil Gaiman's other works such as Stardust,
Coraline
and The Ocean at the End
of the Lane. Gaiman has a unique way of drawing people into a
story, even ones that are fantastical. Anansi Boys kept me
interested and entertained on a long road trip
http://www.amazon.com/Neil-Gaiman/e/B000AQ01G2
The only thing about Anansi
Boys that didn't work for me was that the ending lasted longer
than my interest. I actually thought the last two chapters could
have been eliminated altogether. Once I knew the characters were out
peril, that should have been the end of it. Nonetheless, I am
awarding Anansi Boys four our of five stars on my
Goodreads Page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4673038.Adele_Park
Lenny Henry's narration work
had a lot to do with my high ranking of this project on Goodreads.
I'm looking forward to hearing what Henry will come up with next, as
well as Neil Gaiman who I understand is coming out with a Halloween
Book. Perfect!
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