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The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

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boxofducks's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

crystalstarrlight's review against another edition

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4.0

Bullet Review:

From someone who knows next to nothing about mythology, much less Norse mythology, this was a delightful read.

May do a full review...we’ll see.

chroma94's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative fast-paced

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

5.0

A great telling of the Norse myths with a twist. From the point of view of Loki, the trickster, the story from creation to Ragnarok shows how the gods could have prevented it all by accepting the scorned god Loki as one of them.

riverofhorton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

ellipsiscool's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars I would say. Joanne M. Harris gives a voice to Loki, but it's not a particular original voice. I was hoping that she would flesh him out, not simply build on the simpering, over-confident Loki that was given to us by Marvel Comics.

It was a fun, quick read that was enjoyable for some light reading. I definitely lol'd throughout.

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5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Harris' Loki is snide, sneaky, vengeful and wonderful. She has taken the myths, and given them a whole new life, without stripping away any of the flavour or insanity that characterized them. She hasn't attempted to censor or re-write the mythology in a way that would make it more acceptable to the general populace - which is excellent, as the stories in the Gospel of Loki stand tall and unapologetic, buoyed by the insanity and snark of the voice of Loki.
A definite recommend.