A review by ffilippa
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

2.0

TWO STARS • I was a little disappointed with Norse Mythology, even though I read it with no expectations whatsoever. It was my second book by Neil Gaiman (I read Coraline last year). I don't really know what to make of my thoughts on this book, but I can at least say that Norse Mythology wasn't my cup of tea (but I can see that a lot of people loved it, so give it a try!). I can't put my finger on what it was that I didn't like, but I suppose it was the "oldish" writing style and the short story format (I'm not the biggest short story fan). I don't remember Gaiman's writing like this from reading Coraline, but that's possibly because the two books are as different as two books can be. Also, I was confused by the similar character names, places and to be honest, at times I just wished for the book to be over (mainly because I wasn't attached to the story). But, I'll admit, I am impressed by Gaiman's informative writing and that he seems to be able to write books in every single genre. I will still probably read other books by Gaiman (I'm interested in some of them) in the future.