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A review by lattes_lipstick_literature
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
4.0
I listen to this audio book on a 13 hour drive from California to where I live now and I really enjoyed it. Voiced by Gaiman himself, this is the retelling (though Gaiman's words) of Norse mythology and the eventual coming of Ragnarok (no, I am not talking about the new Marvel movie). My husband and I liked the way he had paced his book, almost as if this was a history book, telling stories that have already happened. Gaiman's voice was soothing and calm while reading and I really liked it.
I will say that I am not an actual fan of Norse Mythology, My husband was driving and whoever drives picks what gets played. I find Odin, Thor and the gods brash and abrasive. They make bad decisions and I think ultimately with the choices they made Ragnarok is their fault. However despite my dislike of these 'gods', the book was very well written, it gave the characters life that I never bothered to notice. Gaiman's writing has a culture to it that makes reading (or in this case hearing) very easy and transitions each story in a smooth way.
I actually wished there was more, 9 hours of audio did not seem like enough.
Although I really liked the audiobook, I really wished I had read the book instead. That's just my preference though, not anything negative with the audiobook
I will say that I am not an actual fan of Norse Mythology, My husband was driving and whoever drives picks what gets played. I find Odin, Thor and the gods brash and abrasive. They make bad decisions and I think ultimately with the choices they made Ragnarok is their fault. However despite my dislike of these 'gods', the book was very well written, it gave the characters life that I never bothered to notice. Gaiman's writing has a culture to it that makes reading (or in this case hearing) very easy and transitions each story in a smooth way.
I actually wished there was more, 9 hours of audio did not seem like enough.
Although I really liked the audiobook, I really wished I had read the book instead. That's just my preference though, not anything negative with the audiobook