264 reviews for:

Edda

Snorri Sturluson

3.98 AVERAGE

scott_op_ks's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

kittycat416's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous informative inspiring

niks_f11's review against another edition

5.0

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Yet another reread, the eddas really are such a comfort read 

echindod's review against another edition

4.0

informative lighthearted slow-paced

ellyskey's review against another edition

2.0

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*2,5

Avevo delle enormi aspettative per questo libro che sono state brutalmente infrante.

Mi aspettavo qualcosa di interessante soprattutto data la forma di narrazione mista al dialogo ma l'ho trovato davvero noioso.

"Un libro con un titolo che inizia con la prima lettera del tuo nome" per la #FuffyReadingChallenge (https://www.instagram.com/p/B7N8L4tIc3H/)

tomleetang's review against another edition

4.0

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The Prose Edda's exploration of Norse mythology and explanation of skaldic poetic practice is fascinating in itself, but the Penguin edition brilliantly elucidates the complexities of old Icelandic and Scandinavian verse as well as providing thoughtful asides on the difficulty of translating a language where one words could mean many different things - and all reasonably so in the context of the often strange and heavily symbolic tales of the Aesir, the Vikings' original gods.

It's also worth noting the way the author(s) synthesizes Norse legend with Greek myth and Christian religion. Must read for mythology lovers!

theslowreader's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative medium-paced

marieulvund's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 58%

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Skulle lese den til studier i nordisk litteratur, men ble ikke ferdig. Mye detaljer, vanskelig å huske sammenhenger.

impalingheaven's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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Jus  not in the right headspace for this old prose. 

mothbaby's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

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last two books irrelevant