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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
This is such a joyless novel. All the characters are horrible to Loki and Loki is throughly selfish, he screws others over without a thought for how it will impact them, at no point in the novel does he act outside he own best interests, he doesn't do one thing for one person unless it will directly benefit him/his plans.
Its narrated in first person but it feels detached and unconnected. It's repetitive, Loki does something to screw up then fixes it by screwing someone else over then is surprised when it all goes bad. I didn't find it funny, all the jokes are really predictable and without humour there was nothing to soften how horrible everything and everybody is.
I also hated the way Sigyn was treated throughout and the slut shaming of Freya was unpleasant.
It is intricate, the concept and world was intriguing but it just wasn't fun.
Its narrated in first person but it feels detached and unconnected. It's repetitive, Loki does something to screw up then fixes it by screwing someone else over then is surprised when it all goes bad. I didn't find it funny, all the jokes are really predictable and without humour there was nothing to soften how horrible everything and everybody is.
I also hated the way Sigyn was treated throughout and the slut shaming of Freya was unpleasant.
It is intricate, the concept and world was intriguing but it just wasn't fun.
A fun telling of this story, and the Audible narrator was very enjoyable.
This is another from my library pile and another gorgeous cover. After reading this authors The Blue Salt Lane, I had to read more by her and this didn’t disappoint. It was different as Loki is narrating the story throughout (first person) which I don’t read a lot of, but it made the story a bit more personal and funnier in parts.
Loki is one funny, devious, clever and manipulative character but I wierdly love him for it. He’s definately a one of kind character. Memorable. This story does end on a major cliffhanger uhhh, but I have the next book so I can dive in. Brilliantly written. Plenty going on in the story to keep the pages turning, Loki is always up to something…
Looking forward to the next book. Highly recommed. A well deserved four stars from me.
Loki is one funny, devious, clever and manipulative character but I wierdly love him for it. He’s definately a one of kind character. Memorable. This story does end on a major cliffhanger uhhh, but I have the next book so I can dive in. Brilliantly written. Plenty going on in the story to keep the pages turning, Loki is always up to something…
Looking forward to the next book. Highly recommed. A well deserved four stars from me.
Il canto del ribelle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Questo romanzo mi è stato consigliato da @lasedicesima_lettrice e devo dire che ho fatto bene a fidarmi. Che l’abbia trovato al SalTo nell’usato (ma è nuovo) è solo fortuna aggiunta.
Questo romanzo mi è stato consigliato da @lasedicesima_lettrice e devo dire che ho fatto bene a fidarmi. Che l’abbia trovato al SalTo nell’usato (ma è nuovo) è solo fortuna aggiunta.
Gut aber wenn man die Story schon kennt zeitweise nicht so spannend
A delightful retelling of classic Norse myths arranged into a coherent narrative told from the perspective of Loki. The play of classic ideas and the imposition of a coherent metaphysic (underdevelopped though this might be) is the real selling point of this.
The actual characterisation is not bad either, though the prose is relatively uninspired and plain when compared to a lot of mainstream fantasy writing available at the moment.
The main limitation of this, in my view, was Harris' unwillingness to maintain a serious tone. There were too many uses of overtly modern colloquialism which, to me, only served to undermine the stakes and tone of the narrative. I wish more writers were willing to be sincere without the need for constant, snarky deflections.
Furthermore, Harris does little to make the Asgardians nuanced beings beyond the usual inversion of perspective. What if the Gods were simply a colonial force is a narrative trope that is overdone in contemporary fantasy fiction that either leaves the actual divinity of the Gods unexplored or which utterly fails to conceptualise the colonized perspective. This text falls into the latter. Loki is an outsider and an underdog, sure, but subaltern he is not.
The actual characterisation is not bad either, though the prose is relatively uninspired and plain when compared to a lot of mainstream fantasy writing available at the moment.
The main limitation of this, in my view, was Harris' unwillingness to maintain a serious tone. There were too many uses of overtly modern colloquialism which, to me, only served to undermine the stakes and tone of the narrative. I wish more writers were willing to be sincere without the need for constant, snarky deflections.
Furthermore, Harris does little to make the Asgardians nuanced beings beyond the usual inversion of perspective. What if the Gods were simply a colonial force is a narrative trope that is overdone in contemporary fantasy fiction that either leaves the actual divinity of the Gods unexplored or which utterly fails to conceptualise the colonized perspective. This text falls into the latter. Loki is an outsider and an underdog, sure, but subaltern he is not.
It started so well. It was funny and tripped along gaily, but somewhere around the middle it faltered. Perhaps it's that the tone never changes - there are no shades of light and dark, just glib prattle. Perhaps it's that I put it down halfway through to read Henry V, and really, what writer can compare to Shakespeare at his best?! Perhaps it's that for a book marketed as adult Fantasy it comes across as being more YA than a lot of books marketed at teens.
Whatever it is it just didn't do it for Yours Truly. So shoot me. (Really, please do shoot me if I ever again read those two expressions so many times in quick succession!)
Whatever it is it just didn't do it for Yours Truly. So shoot me. (Really, please do shoot me if I ever again read those two expressions so many times in quick succession!)
Now this...This is the good stuff. It's a fantastic tale told from the perspective of the least reliable narraror. But then, we learn a lot about Loki and as much about the frivolity of his companions though, in essence we learn that even the worst out there need help to become that which scares us in the darkness.
All in all, a supremely entertaining read and well worth picking up. So do it. You know you want to hear his version of events!
All in all, a supremely entertaining read and well worth picking up. So do it. You know you want to hear his version of events!
if you ignore the inconsistencies in mythology, it's a damn good book.
the prose flows well, the plot is pretty entertaining, and in general it's a nice addition to my bookshelf. not incredible or life-changing, but definitely a nice read. i feel like it fits more with young adult fantasy than adult fantasy, mostly because it's humorous and easy to read, but i enjoyed it anyway.
3.5/5
the prose flows well, the plot is pretty entertaining, and in general it's a nice addition to my bookshelf. not incredible or life-changing, but definitely a nice read. i feel like it fits more with young adult fantasy than adult fantasy, mostly because it's humorous and easy to read, but i enjoyed it anyway.
3.5/5