Anansi Boys vs Personal effects: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Father-Son relationship, Fathers and sons, Brothers, Fiction
Anansi Boys
“IT BEGINS, AS MOST THINGS BEGIN, WITH A SONG.”
Anansi Boys is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy" — an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi — dies, leaving twin sons, who in turn discover one another's existence…
1 film adaptation
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Personal effects
Matt has been sleepwalking through life while seeking answers about his brother T.J.'s death in Iraq, but after discovering that he may not have known his brother as well as he thought he did, Matt is able to stand up…
The verdict
- Readers rate Anansi Boys highest: Anansi Boys 4.0 · Personal effects 3.8.
- Anansi Boys has the widest readership — 231113 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Anansi Boys | Personal effects | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (231113) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.0 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (585) | — |
Reception
| Anansi Boys | Personal effects | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 231113 | 4 |
| Editions | 43 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2780 | — |
| Reading it now | 154 | — |
| Written reviews | 126 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3052 | 4520 |
| Pages | 480 | 400 |