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estelessa's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
perhapsjoy's review against another edition
4.0
reread (or, well, re-listened to) this book for the first time since my dad read it to me as a kid. took a little while to get into the older language, but it was a nice nostalgia kick and i enjoyed it very much.
eishe's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this book up when browsing through the low-price bin at my local bookstore and ever since opening it on my way home I haven't understood how it got there.
I have always loved reading legends from Scandinavian mythology and this was a treat for me. Written in relatively simple language it is a book to slowly enjoy and of little enough volume to take up and re-read when new books are delayed in the post. It's shortness was also the only drawback I saw in the book, as I would have loved it to explore more myths and go in more detail, as I know there is much left untold.
I have always loved reading legends from Scandinavian mythology and this was a treat for me. Written in relatively simple language it is a book to slowly enjoy and of little enough volume to take up and re-read when new books are delayed in the post. It's shortness was also the only drawback I saw in the book, as I would have loved it to explore more myths and go in more detail, as I know there is much left untold.
kadrilr's review against another edition
1.0
see "ühiskonnakriitiline demütologiseering" oli nagu Mängukoopa järjejutt ca 2007
sarahdrh's review against another edition
4.0
I think what you have to keep in mind with this book is, that these are folk stories. Stories that have been told through history. Therefor, it's not bound to be profound literature, simply how the stories were told. And Sørensen's stories sound a lot like the ones that I have always been told. This is how I know the stories about Aserne, Midgård, Valhalla og Jætterne etc. Ragnarok. I read this in danish FYI. It was nice to read the stories again, which I probably haven't done since 3rd grade. I've always been a big fan of norse mythology.
dostojevskijs's review against another edition
4.0
Jag gillar hur den lyckas vara kortfattad men samtidigt vara relativt detaljerad och innehållsrik i de utvalda myterna.
chilotte's review against another edition
5.0
Growing up in Scandinavia I have had my fill of Norse Mythology, also I have always had a certain interest in different mythologies. I have read the newer versions of original poems, non-canonical versions, the comics, the film, plays, viking museums.
Sørensen's "Ragnarok" is short, easily read and gives a good overview of Norse mythology. It is a retelling* of the legends and it gives a new perspective on the old stories, the gods and their actions. If you have read some of Villy Sørensen's other books, you can easily recognise the writing style and the unique twist he gives the stories.
Sørensen's "Ragnarok" is short, easily read and gives a good overview of Norse mythology. It is a retelling* of the legends and it gives a new perspective on the old stories, the gods and their actions. If you have read some of Villy Sørensen's other books, you can easily recognise the writing style and the unique twist he gives the stories.
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