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Journal Entry 1 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, June 24, 2006
 From the cover flap:
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarassing "gifts" his father bestowed - before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life.
Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is from day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun...just like Dear Old Dad. And all of a sudden, life starts getting very interesting for Fat Charlie.
Because, you see, Charlie's dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi, a trickster god, the spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. Some said he could cheat even Death himself.
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Journal Entry 2 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, July 16, 2006
I don't really know what to think of this book. It felt a little bland at most points. I've enjoyed other books by Gaiman much more than this one. But there's nothing specific that I can put my finger on. Well, I didn't really like Fat Charlie very much. It wasn't that I disliked him, but, well, I'll use the word bland again. That's what his character was like to me.
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Anansi Boys
