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Tien
I find myself conflicted as I really want to love his novels and while I do love his illustrated YA fantasy, I struggle with his adult fantasy worlds. Maybe they just aren't for me. I did think, however, that this book may just be different enough from his other works for me to like especially with all that I know of Norse mythology (*coughs coughs* which is only based on Marvel's Avengers LOL).

According to the Introduction, the author was initially hooked on Norse mythology, specifically Thor (
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Lorenzo
Apr 29, 2017 rated it really liked it
Don't go in expecting this to be Gaiman's new original novel. It is exactly what it says on the title, Neil Gaiman retelling the Norse myths. Nothing much more. If you are interested in the Norse deities and their stories, then you should definitely read this. ...more
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Half audio book, half reading the paper book. I could listen to Neil Gaiman talking all day. . .
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