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An excellent book for upper elementary children. A nice retelling of a Norse myth.
Aug 30, 2012
Kate Forsyth
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really liked it
Shelves:
children-s-fantasy,
children-s-historical
A slight but charming fantasy adventure drawing upon the Norse gods – I read it in a hour, which made it expensive, but a hour spent with Nail si a happy one and so I don’t mind.
Excellent for what it is, an imaginative children's tale set in the realm of the Nordic gods. If you enjoy Scandinavian myths (East of the Sun, West of the Moon) and the Asgard myths this is very enjoyable.
It doesn't have the depth that Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane has, but it's not supposed to. It's light and straightforward. I particularly enjoyed Odd's smile as a symbol of his inner persistence against everything which stops him. ...more
It doesn't have the depth that Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane has, but it's not supposed to. It's light and straightforward. I particularly enjoyed Odd's smile as a symbol of his inner persistence against everything which stops him. ...more
His endings are always at least as good as his beginnings.
4.5*
the illustrations in this are gorgeous!
the illustrations in this are gorgeous!
I would give the story itself 3 stars, but the audiobook and author bio rate 5 stars each, so it all evens out at 4 stars. :-D
Cute story.
Jun 22, 2010
Neverdust
marked it as to-read
Aug 04, 2013
Melanie
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Nov 14, 2013
Ava Brillat
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Jan 01, 2014
Ivana
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Jan 10, 2014
Beth
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
fantasy,
loved-it,
y-a,
folklore-myths-legends-fairytales,
ebook-i-own,
shorties,
read-in-2014
Apr 10, 2014
Beth
marked it as retelling-mythology
Oct 16, 2016
Jeephpy
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Mar 28, 2017
Jalilah
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really liked it
Shelves:
folk-fairy-tales,
fantasy-and-science-fiction
Aug 15, 2018
K.D. Bissonette
marked it as to-read
Aug 30, 2019
Monica
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May 14, 2024
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