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I had the same problem too with Anansi Boys. The problem came from having read and really loved American Gods and then assuming that this was a sequel because of Anansi, which was pretty unfair on the book.

Once I got past that I really began to enjoy the books. They are really very different and Anansi Boys feels less like as if it's some kind of war between humans and the old gods with all sorts of shadow play going on to manipulate one party or another into doing something.

Anansi Gods had a much greater feeling of camarederie between the two parties and perhaps a recognititon that we need to find a way to live together without all the manipulation. It's a much more light-hearted, almost slapstick concept than American Gods was and both desrve to stand on their own merits.