Pantscat 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.

Pantscat I don't think it is meant to be a children's book, and some of the content might seem a little out of place in a children's book, but the prose style …moreI don't think it is meant to be a children's book, and some of the content might seem a little out of place in a children's book, but the prose style is very much like a children's book (or a young adult book, maybe, would be more accurate). A few Gaiman fans have told me that this is just how he writes normally. Gaiman said that his goal was simply to retell the myths, and so it would seem churlish to criticise the book for not including any great analysis of the myths (although this would have been interesting). (less)

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