Anansi Boys

I am reading the Anansi boys. I am actually really enjoying this book so far. It started off a little to slow for me I would have preferred it jump into the story a little bit faster then it did. I liked how the book kind of throws in facts that you dont really care about like how towards the beginning more girlfriend calls him like 3 times to report to him that she is stuck in traffic or she is on her way or she is doing something that is really pointless to be worded the way it is but for some reason it seems to be a nice break in the chapters. I really liked the characters in this book also . Charlie had kind of a comedic side which was some times very discrete and sometimes blatant. Either way i enjoyed his sense of humor although i dont think alot of people could enjoy it as much. His brother is kind of a fun character. He seems to be kind of sneaky in a way though which makes him seem kind of a sketchy character almost as though he can not be trusted which you wouldnt think of a brother figure in a book. Also in the beginning when Charlie finds out his father is a God and that he has a brother and Mrs. Higgler begins to tell him the tales and the stories of the god that his brother and father are i normally woulnt enjoy reading those kind of things in the story cause i just want it to move on the the fun stuff and background stories dont interest me but this author made these background stories very interesting and i really enjoyed reading them. Also while i was reading this i kind of had a feeling the characters were african american but i wasnt sure because the way Mrs. Higgler was talking and some of the older women in the neighborhood kind of gave it away for me.