Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

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Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider's on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie's life more interesting . . . and a lot more... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

Charlie Nancy: Wimpish self concious protagonist of the book, waiting to realise his calling, stuck in an ordinary boring life.
Spider: Charlie Nancy's brothe and worse half. The brothers are two sides of a coin, seperated at an early age.
Anasi/ Mr. Nancy: Happy go lucky, God of love, living a chilled out life and spinning the stories that belong to him.

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Memorable Quotes

“'It's your first time', said the policeman. 'Sorry.' 'Drugs?' said the policeman. 'No, thank you,' said Fat Charlie”
“'If you abandon me down here I don't know how I'd get out.' 'Don't tempt me.'”
Charlie and Spider
“I don't think I could have written Fat Charlie without having had both an ecellent but embarrassing father and wonderful but embarrassed children. Hurrah for families.”
Neil Gaiman (Acknowledgements)

First Sentence

It begins, as most things begin, with a song.

Chapter One - Which is mostly about names and family relationships
Chapter Two - Which is mostly about the things that happen after funerals
Chapter Three - In which there is a family reunion
Chapter Four - Which concludes with an evening of wine, women and song
Chapter Five - In which we examine the many consequences of the morning after
Chapter Six - In which Fat Charlie fails to get home, even by taxi
Chapter Seven - In which Fat Charlie goes a long way
Chapter Eight - In which a pot of coffee comes in particularly useful
Chapter Nine - In which Fat Charlie answers the door and spider encounters flamingos
Chapter Ten - In which Fat Charlie sees the world and Maeve Livingstone is dissatisfied
Chapter Eleven - In which Rosie learns to say no to strangers and Fat Charlie acquires a lime
Chapter Twelve - In which Fat Charlie does several things for the first time
Chapter Thirteen - Which proves to be unlucky for some
Chapter Fourteen - Which comes to several conclusions
Acknowledgments