Anansi

In Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys, Fat Charlie Nancy has a problem, several in fact. It all started when his father died and he met his long-lost brother. By whispering to a spider, Fat Charlie's brother, Spider, comes to visit and finds that he likes his brother's life so much, he's going to take over. See, their recently deceased father, Anansi, was a god, and his children aren't entirely average humans. After making a deal with a Bird woman to get rid of his brother, Fat Charlie realizes

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