Journal Entry 1 by KansasKiwi on Sunday, October 29, 2006

Mass market paperback.

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Barnes & Noble Review

Anansi Boys, a sequel of sorts to Neil Gaiman's Hugo- and Nebula Award–winning American Gods, revolves around a prudish guy named Fat Charlie, the unwitting son of the spider-trickster god Anansi, who, after finding out about the death of his estranged father, meets the brother he never knew he had: and watches as his orderly life devolves into supernaturally induced chaos.

Fat Charlie's life in London is anything but remarkable. Though he works in a dead-end job for a despicable boss who resembles "an albino ferret in an expensive suit" and dates a woman whose mother hates him, Fat Charlie's bland existence takes a dramatic turn when he is summoned to Florida for his father's funeral.

The trouble starts when Fat Charlie meets his brother, Spider, who received all of his father's charm, wit, and wild sense of adventure. When Spider shows up in London and seduces his brother's fiancée, Fat Charlie reluctantly begins a journey of self-discovery that leads him to the very beginnings of the world, where the oldest, and most powerful, stories reside.

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Reserved for crimson-tide 

Journal Entry 2 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Friday, August 03, 2007

This arrived safely today as a RABCK from the absolutely lovely KansasKiwi.
Thank you so much.

And . . . thanks also for the great card.
 

Journal Entry 3 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Saturday, November 07, 2009

A quirky, imaginative and entertaining read . . . but then what else would you expect? Oh, and it involves gods to a certain degree - of course. But basically a story about stories. Stories, songs and myths, and how we need them in our lives.

Thanks again KansasKiwi. 

Journal Entry 4 by crimson-tide at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, November 15, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (11/15/2009 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia

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Sending as a RABCK to a special BookCrosser. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 5 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Monday, November 23, 2009

Woo Hoo! What a lovely & unexpected RABCK! Thanks so much crimson-tide, you really made my day:=) I've been wanting to read this book for ages and will put it right on top of Mt TBR! 

Journal Entry 6 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Monday, February 22, 2010

What a great read! I just loved the mix of fantasy and comedy, which reminded me a lot of books by Tom Holt and Connie Willis. This is now officially my favourite Gaiman novel, along with Neverwhere:)

Thanks again for this lovely RABCK crimson-tide:-) 

Journal Entry 7 by chich at Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Friday, June 25, 2010

Journal Entry 8 by chich at Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 15, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (7/15/2010 UTC) at Bookray, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Book sent to bookguide today, enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 9 by bookguide at Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands on Friday, August 06, 2010

Thank you Chich. This was a surprise discovery in my postbox this morning. I'm off on a trip to England tomorrow, and I'd already picked my books to take, but this one's definitely coming along for the ride! 

Journal Entry 10 by bookguide at Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands on Friday, September 03, 2010

I am definitely a convert to Neil Gaiman’s books, having previously only read his collaboration with Terry Pratchett ‘Good Omens’. This has all the ingredients for a favourite book - humour, fantasy, a fairytale quality - and it does not disappoint. My husband, reading a page of dialogue over my shoulder, asked me if it was a children’s book, and I agree that the style of writing is somewhat simplistic. I would say that this is a crossover book between teenage and adult fiction, and could be enjoyed by both age-groups, rather like Harry Potter. There are moments of sheer terror in the book, at least for the characters, but I cannot say that I felt it myself, so I would not consider it unsuitable for younger readers, unless they had a particularly vivid imagination and suffered from nightmares. It would make a fabulous film, with so many colourful characters; I do hope somebody has made it or is planning to do so!
www.neilgaiman.com
I will send it off to Moriquen very soon. 

Journal Entry 11 by bookguide at Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands on Monday, September 06, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (9/6/2010 UTC) at Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands

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Sending this on to Moriquen for the ring. We seem to be having a Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett hotline, sending their books back and forth across the Dutch / Belgian border! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
UPDATE: Sorry, this got put on one side so it will be sent on November 16th.

This book has been released as part of the following BookCrossing challenges:
- The Ultimate Challenge - read and release books, with extra points for a monthly theme
- Reduce Mount TBR (To Be Read) - read and release books on the TBR list since before Jan. 2010. My reading goal is 75 books.
- Pages Read Challenge - read a self-set target number of pages in 2010. My goal is 24,000.
- Set It Yourself Challenge 

Journal Entry 12 by Moriquen at Borgerhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Monday, November 22, 2010

Yeey, the book has arrived. We briefly feared the book had gotten lost somewhere, but bookguide kindly explained she had put it on travelling without actually sending the book on its way. Hence a little confusion. Doesn't matter, it happens to the best of us! ;)
Thanks for sending it my way, bookguide! 

Journal Entry 13 by Moriquen at Borgerhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Friday, December 10, 2010

I have really enjoyed this book. It was witty and adventurous and I never really knew where it was going. (Although what happened to Grahame Coats wasn't that unexpected, you still really wanted it to happen to him!)

I have now discovered a new authour who I wouldn't mind to get to know a little better!
(PM'ed the next participant.)
(Haven't received an answer from hazy_d, have sent a PM to MKtiny.) 

Journal Entry 14 by Moriquen at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (1/4/2011 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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This book is on its way to the next participant. (MKtiny as hazy_d never answered any of my PM's) I hope you'll enjoy the book! 

Journal Entry 15 by MKtiny at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Thursday, January 13, 2011

Just arrived safe and sound. I have a book to read ahead of this one, but hope to get to it soon. 

Journal Entry 16 by MKtiny at Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom on Saturday, February 26, 2011

Took this on holiday with me and read it in a couple of sittings. I love Neil Gaiman's books - he is such a brilliant storyteller. Spider can come and transform my boxroom anytime :).

On it's way to the next reader as soon as I have an address. 

Journal Entry 17 by disneyfreaksam at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Excellent. Looking forward to reading this one asap.

xx 

Journal Entry 18 by disneyfreaksam at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 07, 2011

Entertaining read.

Awaiting address of next reader and then I will get it away

xx 

Journal Entry 19 by disneyfreaksam at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/9/2011 UTC) at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom

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Enjoy xx 

Journal Entry 20 by aunt-sophie at Gatineau, Québec Canada on Friday, March 25, 2011

It's here. I'm planning on starting it after I'm done with the two books I am currently reading, so hopefully it shouldn't be too long before it's on its way again. 

Journal Entry 21 by aunt-sophie at Gatineau, Québec Canada on Sunday, April 17, 2011

It seems that this novel is set in the same universe as another novel by this author, American Gods, but I haven’t read it. This said, I did not feel like I was missing any crucial information, and it doesn’t look as the two novels are direct sequels to each other. Even though, personally, I found this book average, I read it rather easily and quickly. It is easy to understand why Neil Gaiman is so popular: it is a perfect mix of fantasy, action, and humour, on a background of complex family relationships. You can’t be bored, with him!

The book is now on its way to kiyotefoxx 

Journal Entry 22 by kiyoteefoxx at Littlestown, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Got this recently, am looking forward to reading it :)
Thanks for including me!

I'll let you all know what I thought as soon as I finish it :) 

Journal Entry 23 by Bibliotender at Fontana, California USA on Saturday, May 28, 2011

Just received this book and I will read it ASAP.


Thanks! 

Journal Entry 24 by Bibliotender at Fontana, California USA on Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sorry for the delay.
I just sent this book to RebeccaToh today.

Tracking: LN184235249US 

Journal Entry 25 by RebeccaToh at Rawang, Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam) Malaysia on Monday, October 03, 2011

Received this in the mail today. Thank you Bibliotender. :)

Will try to read it within a month.

 

Journal Entry 26 by RebeccaToh at Rawang, Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam) Malaysia on Monday, March 19, 2012

Released 2 mos ago (3/19/2012 UTC) at Rawang, Sultanate of Selangor (Shah Alam) Malaysia

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Just sent off the book to Argentina.  

Journal Entry 27 by elidanora at Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Capital Federal) Argentina on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

I just received it! I´ll read it ASAP and then pass along.
Thanks for sharing this marvelous author.