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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 Edition: Unabridged Format: Bargain Price Label: HarperAudio Manufacturer: HarperAudio Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: July 01, 2007 Publisher: HarperAudio Release Date: September 20, 2005 Studio: HarperAudio Average Rating:
 Rating: - A Rare ThingI am not a huge fan of audiobooks, primarily because I often find them tedious to listen to compare to reading the book. I am a fast reader, so I can invest three hours or so to reading a novel compared to twelve or more sometimes to listen to an audiobook. As a consequence, I usually only listen to audiobooks on long drives or sometimes while exercising. I am also a big fan of Neil Gaiman's work - novels, short stories, comics, at al. So, I'm calling this audiobook edition ... Read More Rating: - Great from beginning to end!Gaiman hits a home run! Lenny Henry does an excellent job reading. When I read American Gods, I was mildly impressed. This book leaves me wanting more and more from Gaiman. I will also be on the look out for more from Lenny Henry. Rating: - Excellent Reader meets Excellent WriterI am very picky about the audiobooks I'll listen to on my long commute. I've opened up books that I was very much looking forward to "reading," only to throw box and all against the rear window of the car after ten minutes of some boob murdering the prose. So when I find one I like, that means I like it a lot. Commedian Lenny Henry's rich voice and delightfully accented character readings really bring Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys to life. Henry floats easily between an Americanized urban accent, ... Read More Rating: - Excellent sci/fi fantasy audio - now I'll buy the book!This story opens with Charlie. He lives a very ordinary, somewhat dull life in England. He travels home to Florida to his father's funeral. While there he is told that his father was not an ordinary human, but the human form of an Anansi (an African Trickster God). Charlie doesn't believe it. While there he is also told that he has a brother named Spider. Charlie is shocked as he believed he was an only child. He is told that if he is ever in trouble and needs his brother's help that all he has to do is tell ... Read More |
