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Title: Norse Mythology
Author: Neil Gaiman
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN 13: 978-1408891957
Synopsis:
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, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her.
Review:
This was a little disappointing. I was hoping for a really fresh take on some of the mythology and while some of it was re-told in an amusing manner it just didn't feel new at all. I was expecting more considering I like Gaiman's writing, but maybe his flair only comes across in his original works?
This was a little disappointing. I was hoping for a really fresh take on some of the mythology and while some of it was re-told in an amusing manner it just didn't feel new at all. I was expecting more considering I like Gaiman's writing, but maybe his flair only comes across in his original works?
I gave this book 2.75 out of 5 stars.
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