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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Bullet Review:
From someone who knows next to nothing about mythology, much less Norse mythology, this was a delightful read.
May do a full review...we’ll see.
From someone who knows next to nothing about mythology, much less Norse mythology, this was a delightful read.
May do a full review...we’ll see.
adventurous
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great telling of the Norse myths with a twist. From the point of view of Loki, the trickster, the story from creation to Ragnarok shows how the gods could have prevented it all by accepting the scorned god Loki as one of them.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars I would say. Joanne M. Harris gives a voice to Loki, but it's not a particular original voice. I was hoping that she would flesh him out, not simply build on the simpering, over-confident Loki that was given to us by Marvel Comics.
It was a fun, quick read that was enjoyable for some light reading. I definitely lol'd throughout.
It was a fun, quick read that was enjoyable for some light reading. I definitely lol'd throughout.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Harris' Loki is snide, sneaky, vengeful and wonderful. She has taken the myths, and given them a whole new life, without stripping away any of the flavour or insanity that characterized them. She hasn't attempted to censor or re-write the mythology in a way that would make it more acceptable to the general populace - which is excellent, as the stories in the Gospel of Loki stand tall and unapologetic, buoyed by the insanity and snark of the voice of Loki.
A definite recommend.
A definite recommend.