Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

  • Started on: 2011-01-20
  • Finished on: 2011-01-21
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

What can I say… I love Neil Gaiman’s writing and I think that American Gods and Anansi Boys are my favorites. I love how the story feels like a fairy tale more than just fantasy. I love the mythology, the magic, the way it all comes together. There is not much more I can say. I did expect this book to have stronger ties to American Gods, but except taking place in the same world full of gods, it doesn’t really. Which was good for me because I always forget plot details.

  • Started on: 2011-01-20
  • Finished on: 2011-01-21
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

What can I say… I love Neil Gaiman’s writing and I think that American Gods and Anansi Boys are my favorites. I love how the story feels like a fairy tale more than just fantasy. I love the mythology, the magic, the way it all comes together. There is not much more I can say. I did expect this book to have stronger ties to American Gods, but except taking place in the same world full of gods, it doesn’t really. Which was good for me because I always forget plot details.