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A review by mownon
Ragnarök: The End of the Gods by A.S. Byatt
5.0
Ragnarok is the end of the world of Gods. The dreadful endgame that wipes of the old gods, the ice giants, and everything around them burns as the great fire demon Surtr is released from his prison so that he can wield his fiery sword and burn the glorious world of Gods down to ashes.
The second world war has been broken lose. Its mayhem and pandemonium all around. Fathers have left their children to serve their respective countries in the raging war. Those who have been left behind are also not safe from the wrath of the war as the enemies invade the mainland's and slowly advance towards the countryside.
The story of ragnarok ends in a very melancholic note. Where only two divine children remains. One among them is searching for Thor's mighty hammer, and the other is searching for Odin's magical chess set. With the help.of those two relics, the children would be able to recreate the world anew.
A small thin girl, whose father has left for the war to serve Britain in the ongoing rampage. She is moved to the countryside along with her relatives. She also has a book with her to accompany her in the solitude, Asgard and the Gods. She reads and sees the world around her changing, always living under uncertainty and hoping for the darkness to cease.
Set in the backdrop of the second world war, this intertwined story of the girl's reading experience and the story of ragnarok portrays the development of a character and builds a world that is as magical as it is real. It takes you on a journey to the war clad countryside of England and then swipes you away to the great halls of Valhalla in a jiffy. A truly magnificent book that has been my favorite since the time it was released. On world book day, remembering A. S. Byatt's Ragnarok, the end of the Gods.
The second world war has been broken lose. Its mayhem and pandemonium all around. Fathers have left their children to serve their respective countries in the raging war. Those who have been left behind are also not safe from the wrath of the war as the enemies invade the mainland's and slowly advance towards the countryside.
The story of ragnarok ends in a very melancholic note. Where only two divine children remains. One among them is searching for Thor's mighty hammer, and the other is searching for Odin's magical chess set. With the help.of those two relics, the children would be able to recreate the world anew.
A small thin girl, whose father has left for the war to serve Britain in the ongoing rampage. She is moved to the countryside along with her relatives. She also has a book with her to accompany her in the solitude, Asgard and the Gods. She reads and sees the world around her changing, always living under uncertainty and hoping for the darkness to cease.
Set in the backdrop of the second world war, this intertwined story of the girl's reading experience and the story of ragnarok portrays the development of a character and builds a world that is as magical as it is real. It takes you on a journey to the war clad countryside of England and then swipes you away to the great halls of Valhalla in a jiffy. A truly magnificent book that has been my favorite since the time it was released. On world book day, remembering A. S. Byatt's Ragnarok, the end of the Gods.