"Well, it's true. He was crap. A rotten husband and a rotten father."
"Of course he was!" said Mrs Higgler fiercely, "But you can't judge him like you would judge a man. You got to remember, Fat Charlie, that your father was a god."
4/5 Stars (%83/100)
Since I planned to use the book for my thesis, the most important thing for me was its usefulness. Indeed, I found most of the chapters in the book useful and relevant to my argument, especially regarding American Gods and Anansi Boys. However, this is a very long book compared to other anthologies about Gaiman. This is why I felt lost from time to time and would have preferred if some parts were shorter. Also, there were some chapters that were not useful to me. Overall, I liked the book and would recommend it to people who plan to study or research Gaiman. There are, arguably, better books to be familiar with Gaiman's style and works. This one is not for everyone.
-"He reminds me of you," she said to Charlie, "when you were a little boy."
+"You knew me then?"
-She smiled. "You and your father used to walk down the beach, back then. Your father," said. "He was quite some gentleman," she sighed.
....when anyone asked him who he was, he would say "I'm Fat Charlie Nancy," and he'd say it in his god-voice, which would make whatever he said practically true.
Fat Charlie was not entirely sure how to greet a potentially imaginary brother he had not previously believed in. So they stood there, one on one side of the door, one on the other, until his brother said, "You can call me Spider. You going to invite me in?"