Norse Mythology - Supernormal Reads

283 pages

English language

Published Nov. 30, 2018

ISBN:: 978-1-4088-9195-7

(1 review)

The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, who spurns those who seek to control her.

From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman.

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ralentina reviewed Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

What a trip

4 stars

To put things into context, let me explain HOW I came to enjoy this book. I started from zero knowledge of Norse Mythology (though way too many hours of education in Greek/Roman mythology as a teenager). I downloaded the e-book version, read by the author, as a single mp3 - running time: 6 hours. And seeing that my mp3 player is old and makes the process of rewinding and forwarding a track a real pain, I just listened on and on and on. For three days, my commutes and lunch breaks were animated by tales of all-too-human gods tricking and slaying each other. By the end, it all felt a bit surreal, characters were melting into each others, giant wolves visiting my brain even when the mp3 was off. ...and yet: it is a great book. The myths are easy to follow, even if they are all intertwined and linked …

To put things into context, let me explain HOW I came to enjoy this book. I started from zero knowledge of Norse Mythology (though way too many hours of education in Greek/Roman mythology as a teenager). I downloaded the e-book version, read by the author, as a single mp3 - running time: 6 hours. And seeing that my mp3 player is old and makes the process of rewinding and forwarding a track a real pain, I just listened on and on and on. For three days, my commutes and lunch breaks were animated by tales of all-too-human gods tricking and slaying each other. By the end, it all felt a bit surreal, characters were melting into each others, giant wolves visiting my brain even when the mp3 was off. ...and yet: it is a great book. The myths are easy to follow, even if they are all intertwined and linked to one another. And Gaiman's voice is so soothing, you could listen to it for hours on end. Six, to be precise.