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A review by tim_hollo
Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt
5.0
What a marvellous work! Byatt brings her story-telling skills to the task of retelling the myth of Ragnarok - the downfall of the gods - in the context of both WWII and the current ecological crisis.
She represents the Norse gods as very human - interested in fighting and fucking, fully aware of their own impending destruction, but without the imagination or intelligence to do anything about it. Loki is a metaphor for amoral science - curiosity, sharp intelligence, fascinated by the order in chaos and the chaos in order, but refusing to use that knowledge for any specific end.
Highly recommend this quick easy read - and don't forget to read Byatt's explanatory postscript.
She represents the Norse gods as very human - interested in fighting and fucking, fully aware of their own impending destruction, but without the imagination or intelligence to do anything about it. Loki is a metaphor for amoral science - curiosity, sharp intelligence, fascinated by the order in chaos and the chaos in order, but refusing to use that knowledge for any specific end.
Highly recommend this quick easy read - and don't forget to read Byatt's explanatory postscript.