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Gaiman ha un problema, quando scrive i suoi libri fantasy. Per le prime 150 pagine o giù di lì il protagonista è sfigato oltre che imbranato, e gliene capitano di tutti i colori. Anche in questo libro la situazione è la stessa, e la cosa inizia a scocciarmi un po'. Poi Gaiman scrive sempre bene, tradotto scorrevolmente da Katia Bagnoli (che però avrebbe potuto verificare cos'è una novelty song, e ricordarsi che "weasel" è una donnola solo letteralmente, e nonostante le pagine finali del libro parlare di "faina" sarebbe stato meglio) e uno si diverte a vedere come le storie dell'inizio del mondo vengono declinate nel ventunesimo secolo, con il povero Charlie "Ciccio" Nancy che sembra tanto l'equivalente del bozzettiano Minivip: il figlio del dio Anansi che però non ha preso nulla della sua divinità, a differenza del fratello Ragno. (Ma è proprio un fratello? lo si vedrà alla fine del libro) Come sempre, i vari personaggi sono da un lato completamente improbabili, e dall'altro ci si aspetterebbe di vederli passare per strada, magari facendoci cambiare strada per evitarli. ( )
Gaiman kutoo tapansa mukaan sujuvan ja houkuttelevan kertomuksen, joka ammentaa tarinoiden ja myyttien maailmasta. Sujuvan lukukokemuksen viimeistelee onnistunut suomennos. Gaimaniin mieltyneille Hämähäkkijumala on puolipakollinen kirjahyllyn täyte ja kevytfantasiaa hakeville ihan yhtä hyvä tutustumiskirja kuin mikä tahansa varhaisempi romaani. Vaikka kirjan juoni ei juuri yllätäkään, Gaiman esittelee tarinankertojan lahjaansa: kykyä tehdä mahdottomasta todenmakuista. And Charlie, who has become a successful singer and fathered a son, has come to terms with the powers and responsibilities of ''a boy who was half a god," having learned what Gaiman knows better, and communicates more forcefully, than any other contemporary writer: Stories and poems, songs and myths, represent us, sustain and complete us, and survive us, while also ensuring that all that's best in us survives with them. The focus on Anansi and tricksters, I think, goes a long way towards explaining the tone of this novel. It really feels more like some of the established "funny" sci-fi/fantasy authors (like Gaiman's Good Omens co-author Terry Pratchett) than "classic" Neil. The problem in "Anansi Boys" is the type of fantasy Gaiman has chosen. The tales of Anansi outwitting his foes leave you feeling you've eaten something heavy and sugary. There's an Uncle Remus folksiness to the stories that sends the airy blitheness of the farce plummeting down to earth. There is also, I regret to say, the warm hand of instruction lying uneasily on this tale. Charlie works through his ineffectualness and his family issues to find happiness, contentment and - ugh - acceptance. It leaves you with the uncomfortable feeling that for Gaiman, farce by itself would simply have been too frivolous, that he feels the need to impart a lesson. Anansi Boys contains a couple of traditional-style Anansi fables, and the book itself takes a similar ambling but wry, pointed tone; like any good Anansi story, it's about cleverness, appetite, and comeuppance, and it's funny in a smart, inclusive way. And like any good Gaiman book, it's about the places where the normal world and a fantastic one intersect, and all the insightful things they have to say about each other. Premi e riconoscimentiMenzioniElenchi di rilievo
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HTML: When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, 20 years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed-before he dropped dead on a karaoke stage and ruined Fat Charlie's life. Because Mr. Nancy left Fat Charlie things. Things like the tall, good-looking stranger who appears on Charlie's doorstep, who appears to be the brother he never knew. A brother as different from Charlie as night is from day, a brother who's going to show Charlie how to lighten up and have a little fun. And all of a sudden, things start getting very interesting for Fat Charlie. Exciting, scary, and deeply funny, Anansi Boys is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth, a wild adventure, as Neil Gaiman shows us where gods come from, and how to survive your family. .Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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