Talk:Anansi Boys

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You know I haven't read the book, but wouldn't that description be considered a major spoiler? -- LukeyBoy

Well, don't. "Spoliers" are acceptable in Wikipedia. In fact you may not take out information based on it being a spoiler. This is NOT an advertisement for the book, so its not right to have enough information to get people to read more. If a person is looking up a book, film or whatever on wikipedia, they need to be aware that plot points will be revealed. Many people need to know plots without reading the book for copyright purposes. So if you have an entry for the book, then I sort of insist that the plot be complete. Its just not right to have it say the same as Amazon.com. This isn't for improving sales. -Lollipopfop

Um, unless the offending statement was changed, I don't see much of a spoiler at all. It gives no specifics of the plot or anything. I actually intended to add a ::SPOILER:: Tag and add in a plot synopsis, but it may be a little early yet. --

The plot description seems to be lifted word for word from the inside flap of the novel's dust-cover. Shouldn't it be re-written?

I rewrote the plot section. RJFJR 18:09, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Detail level of the current plot section

At the time that I write this, a new plot description has been added to the article. Seems a little long. I mean, there are details there that seem extraneous. Think it would be better shorter? --BradBeattie 08:24, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia specifically says that "spoliers" are acceptable. In fact if you add a plot it should contain spoilers. This isn't an advertisement for the book, and a person that is looking up information in wiki should be aware that plot points will be revealed. You can not remove information based on it being a spoiler. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.148.192 (talk) 07:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree, there's way too much in this plot section. RainbowCrane | Talk 19:27, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I have now rewritten the plot section. It's probably a little longer but I've tried to focus more on the scope and flavour of the book rather than the narrative. Thermaland 10:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Needless to say, I disagree. It's fine to add on stuff focusing on scope and flavor if you feel that it was insufficiently covered, but I strenuously object to replacing everything with that stuff. --Gwern (contribs) 16:18 12 January 2007 (GMT)

The plot is very hard to read. For instance. For the discovery of his misdeeds, attributed to Charlie, Grahame Coats frames him for the embezzlement. Embittered by the loss of his job and of his fiancée, Charlie requests Callyanne Higgler and three of her equally old, eccentric friends to expel Spider. They are themselves powerless in this matter; therefore they send him to "the beginning of the world", an abode of ancient animal-gods. There, he finds no one willing to trade anything with him, except Bird Woman. Bird Woman trades Charlie one of her feathers in exchange for "Anansi's bloodline for my own".

While Charlie is treating with ancient, archetypal, occult powers, Spider is enjoying life under Charlie's name, and is falling in love with Rosie. Preoccupied with her, he neglects his brother's duties at the accounting agency. Is Charlie sent away instead? When does Charlie get powers? This is just a few examples of many. -- BOB10011001 03:28, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

St. Andrew Island

...is apparently a fictional place; the link in the article goes to the Scottish town. I'm going to remove the link, and qualify the particular sentence to show it's not a real place. ~DC

Wiki links

Why are random words linked to other wiki articles? I'm sure the readers don't need links to articles about "life," "noon," "song," "tongue," etc. Why link some words but not others? It seems to be completely random. [arthal] (talk) 11:57, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Be bold! –Pomte 16:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Movie Adaptation - Anthony Hopkins?

Currently, the article mentions that "Anthony Hopkins is rumored to be cast as Mr Nancy". No source is cited for this, and it seems to be incongruent with the other parts of the section stating that Gaiman previously declined to have a movie adaptation because the movie makers wanted to change things such as the race of the major characters - which would be the very thing happening were Hopkins cast as Anansi.

I am no expert of Wikipedia and I'm unfamiliar with their policy on unfounded (or at least, uncited) rumors. I'm going to assume that they have little if any place here, otherwise every page would be littered with them. Could someone a little more intimate with the rules take a look at it, and add the citation or delete the sentence if need be? Or respond here to tell me and everyone else that it belongs there, if it does? 184.2.31.218 (talk) 12:47, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

repeated unsourced opinion

Would someone give me a hand keeping this unsourced opinion out of the article? 3RR and all. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 18:11, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Another unsourced opinion

Is that Anansi Boys is a spin-off of American Gods. Neil has stated many times, in talks and in media that is not a spin-off. Mr. Nancy does appear in both books, but he was originally imagined for AB, but that story had not been fully fleshed out and writted when it came to write AG. He decided he really liked Mr. Nancy, and decided to use him in AG. Later, the story og Mr. Nancy and his sons was fully written and released. Neither is a spin-off of the other, they merely share a character.--131.167.254.100 (talk) 19:02, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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