Description: "Deliciously compulsive . . . Grade: A." -- Washington Post "Ebullient . . . The Gaiman faithful will devour it gratefully." -- Sacramento Bee "Somehow manages to be both really scary and really funny at the same time." -- Newsweek "Witty and engaging." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "The most accomplished of Gaiman's novels . . . Urbane and sophisticated." -- Time Out London "A clever, quick-witted book." -- Oklahoma City Oklahoman "A remarkably funny book." -- Toronto Star "A madcap, screwball world that is partly absurd, occassionally humane and always entertaining." -- Pittsburgh Tribune "Genre-busting . . . very creative and very funny. Grade: A-" -- Christian Science Monitor "An off-kilter blend of reality and fantasy." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "A droll comedy of manners with elements of mystery, thriller and romance thrown in . . . Charming." -- Vancouver Sun "Gaiman hardwires his comedy of misrule with a crackpot energy that, when successfully channelled, lights up the imagination." -- Sunday Times (London) "A thoughtful, atmospheric novel." -- London Times "Ebullient . . . ingenious . . . enormously entertaining throughout." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Another lovely story as only Gaiman can tell it; necessary and recommended." -- Library Journal "[Gaiman is] the folksy, witty, foolishly wise narrator to perfection." -- Booklist (starred review) "Funny and subversive . . . Gaiman's mastery of language carries the reader through to a satisfying conclusion." -- USA Today "Delightful, funny and affecting . . . the literary equivalent of a hole in one." -- Washington Post Book World "Readers who enjoyed American Gods . . . will fall madly in love with ANANSI BOYS." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A welterweight boxer of a book -- light on its feet, but capable of delivering a punch." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "ANANSI BOYS makes an incredible read." -- Times Leader "[Gaiman] gives his flair for comedy free rein without losing his appreciation for the darker aspects of world mythology." -- San Francisco Chronicle "A very accomplished comic novel." -- Daily Telegraph (London) "A hybrid of folk tale and farce that freely partakes of the comic wealth in each." -- Salon.com "Another great work from Neil Gaiman." -- Toronto Star "Gaiman at his best." -- Rocky Mountain News "Darkly funny and heartwarming to the end, this book is an addictive read not easily forgotten." -- School Library Journal

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