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Description
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... read more
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.
Memorable Quotes
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“'It's your first time', said the policeman. 'Sorry.' 'Drugs?' said the policeman. 'No, thank you,' said Fat Charlie”
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“'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.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Neil Gaiman (Author)
Awards
- August Derleth Award (2006)
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