tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post9011573957472900461..comments2023-05-20T05:34:56.934-07:00Comments on And the Ass Saw the Angel: Neil GaimanJosh Gentryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-26305925357250150312007-08-29T06:09:00.000-07:002007-08-29T06:09:00.000-07:00Maybe I will have to pick up Neverwhere. And I fo...Maybe I will have to pick up Neverwhere. And I forgot about Anansi Boys. Shame. 2 books to add to my ever waxing and waning read list. I will start expanding my reading horizons today by indulging in an Oprah Book Club book The Road. We will see how that goes! (Just finished the Bachman book, Blaze. Excellent!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-2427150177349131422007-08-28T12:38:00.000-07:002007-08-28T12:38:00.000-07:00Yes. _Anansi Boys_ is a follow-up in the sense tha...Yes. _Anansi Boys_ is a follow-up in the sense that it takes place in the same "universe" and follows the offspring of one of the gods from _American Gods_. It is by no means a sequel or continuation of the story from _American Gods_ though. Mr Nancy, or an incarnation of an African spider god Anansi, is the common thread between the two books. It is not a sequel, but a "companion" book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927340720483655237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-68110119648217646532007-08-28T10:46:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:46:00.000-07:00Is _Anansi Boys_ a follow up in the sense that it ...Is _Anansi Boys_ a follow up in the sense that it is related to _American Gods_?Josh Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-43627572013674153782007-08-28T10:45:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:45:00.000-07:00Hey, Jill. _Neverwhere_ has two of the creepiest ...Hey, Jill. _Neverwhere_ has two of the creepiest obviously fantasy hired killers that I've read.Josh Gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755754490724080605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-65005416278030065702007-08-28T10:42:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:42:00.000-07:00You know, I loved _American Gods_ but I totally ge...You know, I loved _American Gods_ but I totally get what you say about your interest waning. I thought it started much stronger than it finished. Do not let that turn you off from the follow-up, _Anansi Boys_. I am not sure that any one part of _Anansi Boys_ caught me like the first half or so of _American Gods_, but I was surprised to realize when I finished that it was overall a stronger book from front to back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927340720483655237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-75618974406619913922007-08-28T06:25:00.000-07:002007-08-28T06:25:00.000-07:00Based on Jason's recommendation (and love for Gaim...Based on Jason's recommendation (and love for Gaiman), my mother and I both read American Gods. It was very much outside of my typical read (murder/serial killer/forensic) and left me without comment. I am not sure I enjoyed the book. I am not sure I "got it". Mom said "it was different". Jason continues to encourage me to read other Gaiman books. Right now he is reading "Fragile Things".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341026.post-12572572917672118652007-08-25T21:09:00.000-07:002007-08-25T21:09:00.000-07:00Funny -- I just finished Neverwhere last week. Bo...Funny -- I just finished Neverwhere last week. Bought it in the Colorado Springs Barnes & Noble before we left. I agree entirely with your assessment. A sign of a good book -- I was somewhat disappointed when it ended, and wanted more.<BR/><BR/>I think I may look up American Gods when I get a chance.shadowfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648279307230813762noreply@blogger.com