Anansi Boys vs The Black Prism: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Father-Son relationship, Fathers and sons, Fantasy fiction, 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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The Black Prism
Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Black Prism highest: The Black Prism 4.4 · Anansi Boys 4.0.
- Anansi Boys is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 13 for The Black Prism.
- Anansi Boys has the widest readership — 231113 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Anansi Boys | The Black Prism | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (231113) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.1 (679) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.5 (45) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (585) | 4.5 (1365) |
Reception
| Anansi Boys | The Black Prism | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 231113 | 1365 |
| Editions | 43 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2780 | — |
| Reading it now | 154 | — |
| Written reviews | 126 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3052 | 2119 |
| Pages | 480 | 708 |