Abhishek Mishra answers “can I just ask why this isn't marked as a...”

Charlie Stuart asked this question about Norse Mythology:

can I just ask why this isn't marked as a childrens book anywhere because it was sold everywhere with no clear marketing and yet to read beyond five pages is a tad disappointing if you were looking even for a casual book of myths to dip into? I was given it as a present after mentioning I wanted something of the sort and it's clearly a childrens book from the phrasing alone, a shame really.

Abhishek Mishra 1) Not sure which part of it 'being a children's book' did you find repulsive enough to call it a shame.
2) The book touches violence, sex (between di…more1) Not sure which part of it 'being a children's book' did you find repulsive enough to call it a shame.
2) The book touches violence, sex (between different species), war, killing, blood, and wine coming out of one's behind. Still a children's book?

What you probably mean is that the narration is conversational and more mortal-like, than divine or heavy. Maybe taking the complication out is a good way to initiate one to a new subject/topic.

Another way to look at this could be, it isn't a children's book. It is a simply book for the child in us. Like other books by Neil.(less)

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