This book was way better than I expected. My initial impression suffered from an unlikeable character and simplistic plot, but Gaiman is able to go with this and make you care and like it. By the end you love the characters and realize the plot was more intricate than you expected. There's also a lot of good humor throughout the book, so much so that I actually chuckled or laughed out loud several times.
I don't remember too much from [b:American Gods|4407|American Gods|Neil Gaiman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1258417001s/4407.jpg|1970226], which is set in the same universe, but I got a far better impression with this book.

For a full review: strakul.blogspot.com/2012/08/book-review-anansi-boys-by-neil-gaiman.html