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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

24 reviews

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.

tamara_joy's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

lukerik's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-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

3.0

I haven’t actually read Gaiman’s source material. For all I know what he’s produced is an absolute travesty. That being said this is a very enjoyable book. Written in such a way it can be enjoyed by adults or older children. There might not be enough violence to keep very young children entertained. 

Interesting to see how often I was reminded of Lewis and Tolkien. There are also repeated and eye-opening similarities to Middle Eastern mythology. The source material was written down late enough for there to be influence via Christianity. I don’t know if there’s a real influence there or if we have something archetypally mythic going on. I choose to believe the latter. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

_whisky_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, and Alcohol