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A review by rowena_m_andrews
Ragnarok by A.S. Byatt
3.0
Byatt is an author I have been aware of but never picked up, but then I foud this book at work and it was perfect for this challenge so I grabbed it. I have to say that I very much enjoyed her prose, although there were a few places where I found it a little too repetitive, and I will say that the writing was probably my favourite part of the book and I do feel that if it had been any longer I wouldn’t have enjoyed this book as much as it would have become too much.
This retelling does fall a little flat, perhaps because I have been blessed with some amazing retellings lately in other books. Still, this was a very relatable retelling, and it was easy enough to see myself as the child taking refuge in a story of another world and time (albeit not during war time) and I think that is why this book had such an impact. I wouldn’t call this a mind-blowing read, but it was one that caught my attention and all in all was a solid read (and short!)
This retelling does fall a little flat, perhaps because I have been blessed with some amazing retellings lately in other books. Still, this was a very relatable retelling, and it was easy enough to see myself as the child taking refuge in a story of another world and time (albeit not during war time) and I think that is why this book had such an impact. I wouldn’t call this a mind-blowing read, but it was one that caught my attention and all in all was a solid read (and short!)