Neil Gaiman's Fat Charlie

I don’t really read much, but I have to admit when I looked at the list of book options you had given us I thought to myself “Which one of these descriptions would be a movie worth watching?” and automatically I had the urge to read this book (or maybe talk a producer into making this into a movie). It could have been the goofy names or the fact that their dad was a god that got my attention, but I definitely thank my instincts on picking this book to read. I really did like this book. It was very thorough for a four hundred page book. I enjoyed it a lot because from the beginning Fat Charlie(who isn’t fat) doesn’t like his father even though he is a god. Yes, his father makes fun of him and definitely isn't the best father out there, but I was very surprised about how even after a decade of being away from his father and having no contact with him he still disliked him. Charlie gets much misfortune in this and that is linked to his “bad luck” he talks about in the beginning of the book and Neil Gaiman only shows us that …show more content…
I really do not believe he went wrong anywhere in this novel on making it interesting and relatable. I related to Charlie because my brother and I also have problems. Maybe not as intense as Charlie’s and Spiders, but we do have our ups and downs. Also, I think everyone at one point in their life has been embarrassed by their parents. Either by calling you a weird nickname in front of your friends or just their presence alone.
I did not look at this as a myth-based novel at all. Yes, it included myths in it, but it also included comedy, humor, horror, family, magic, and thrill. I felt like I read multiple stories all combined into one and I believe that’s what made it great. I definitely don’t regret choosing this