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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

49 reviews

erin_curry's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nebraskanwriter's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

inkdrinkers's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really loved listening to this audiobook! Norse Mythology has always been fascinating to me and Gaiman does a wonderful job weaving the pieces of forgotten stories together to breathe new life into them.

All of the stories were fascinating as they built towards Ragnarok, the death of the gods, and the ultimate end to the world. It was both bittersweet and wonderful to listen to as the gods all slowly succumbed to their fates. I can easily see myself listening to this again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

diana_raquel's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

"He said nothing: seldom do those who are silent make mistakes."

Published in 2017, Norse Mythology retells 15 stories from Norse mythology, including the most famous stories like the theft of Thor's hammer and the binding of Fenrir.  From the outset, it's clear that Gaiman loves Norse mythology since these are well-written stories. I will say that I don't know a lot about Norse mythology, so I don't know if the stories are "accurate", but they are very well-written. 

Overall, I really liked these stories (my favorite was Freya's Unusual Wedding - there's some content that may be seen as problematic but I certainly have seen worse) but I really liked the structure of the book. Although these are short stories (with only the characters as the connection link), the way they are organized creates a feeling of continuity that may resemble the continuous narrative of a book. That's something that I don't see a lot with this type of book. 

Really liked! A read that I would recommend to fantasy lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content

hannahbailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very enjoyable! Quick, short stories that build on from one another. It has an interesting set of characters - although more female characters wouldn't have gone amiss. Loki was really testing me towards the end. I don't think I could've kept reading about him.

Overall very fun and educational. It was interesting to read the origins of these norse myths (or at least Gaiman's interpretations of them).

Suitable for younger readers, but there are graphic descriptions of darker themes:

TW: death, murder, animal death/sacrifice, body horror, torture, violence, war

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

tays_books's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

nickiholmes's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Another gem from Gaiman. His retellings of these Norse mythology stories was a great read. I enjoyed his take on it. It was mostly Thor and Loki, and stories I have never heard to begin with so I had nothing to compare.  That said, I'm not sure if I'm thebtarget audience.

I do HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who loves Norse mythology. Also recommend to anyone who loves Gaiman's writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gore, Incest, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Abandonment

There’s also bestiality.

matthewclan's review against another edition

adventurous informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content