A review by berlinbibliophile
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by A.S. Byatt

3.0

The way Byatt interweaves the Norse mythologies leading up to Ragnarok and the experiences of a young girl in wartime Britain is very well done, and Byatt elicits a lot of resonances between the two storylines I would not have expected. Both the English countryside and the world of the Norse sagas are very lushly described, a thrilling overabundance of description that almost borders on too much, and yet it is just right for the feeling of a world where nothing is quite right. My favourite part of the book was the chapters about Jormungandr's life in the sea, the playfullness and brutality worked very well together.