Anansi Boys

[hwango]

Meh. I was pretty disappointed. The second half was better than the first, but it still didn't do much for me. Not up to Mr. Gaiman's usual standards at all. Very predictable at times, which was really a shame - I thought for certain that he'd throw more twists into the story. I did like all of the stuff about the lime, though.

The thing that bugs me the most? Spider and Rosie. I'm sorry, but when he uses his god powers to make her think that he's Charlie so he can have sex with her...it's like drugging someone to make them accept advances that they would otherwise reject, and that makes it rape. She's certainly upset at first, but then she gets over it because she decides she loves Spider? That's just creepy. Daisy and Charlie's relationship isn't creepy, but it seemed way too underdeveloped to be believable, so it just seemed like everyone turning out happily ever after was incredibly forced.

I know it's nice to keep the how and why of some things mysterious, but I still felt that some things weren't adequately explained. The book just didn't feel like a finished product to me.

Comments

Re: Definitely a "Meh" rating from me as well.

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Did you only read the text version of Stardust, or did you read the original graphic novel with the Charles Vess illustrations? I loved Stardust, but I read the graphic novel, and I always thought it would lose a lot without the illustrations to back it up.