I somehow managed to not constantly compare these stories to the ones I already knew and thus, enjoyed the retellings a lot more. Although I am a fan of Marvel, I knew their version of Thor and Loki etc. Most of the characters, or ‘players’ as Gaiman calls them in his introductory story, were characters I knew a little about. In this book, Neil Gaiman retells several stories from Norse mythology in a series of short stories. Turns out I am not as familiar with Norse mythology as I thought I was. It’s not been a priority read because I thought I knew enough about Norse mythology that it would be a fun, easy read told with a new voice. It’s been sat on my shelf for months, slowly gathering dust. The theme for February is faith and religion and I thought it would be the perfect excuse to finally get around to reading Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |