I've been listening to the Anansi Boys unabridged audiobook recording. The narrator is Lenny Henry, an English standup comedian that you might have seen in the comedy Chef! (This has been rerun many times on PBS-if you're a fan of Fawlty Towers you must rent the DVDs now.) The key thing that makes any audiobook entertaining is the narrator's ability to match the material with a variety of accents. Henry is perfect for the Anansi Boys, the story of a sad-sack loser who discovers that his father was a Spider-god. He does everything from Jamaican to African American to upper-crust English accents. The story is quite funny and touching, and although I haven't finished it yet, I think it's probably Gaiman's best work to date. Nuff said.
Anansi Boys: A great audiobook featuring Lenny Henry!
Categories:
Recent Entries
- Comic-Con 2010 Green Lantern Press Conference with Ryan Reynolds, Martin Campbell, Mark Strong
- Comic-Con 2010: Amazing CGI Trailer for DC Universe Online
- Tron Legacy Trailer: Flynn and Jeff Bridges
- Planet of the Apes Original Movie Posters
- Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
- Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files Series, Books 1-5
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- Justice Society and Infinity Inc Amazing Heroes Covers
- Terry Austin’s Metal Men Cover
- Damon Lindelof Interview on CBR TV

Leave a comment