![]() ![]() Gaiman seems to have a thing for Norse mythology doesn’t he? Loki and Odin seem two of his favourite gods! In this book, though, they have a distinctly more child-friendly appearance than in some other novels I could mention (but won’t, in case you haven’t read them). And when they tell him their story, he’s off on an adventure to Asgard (land of the Norse gods). ![]() Soon he meets a fox, who leads him to a bear, and an eagle seems along for the ride. His life is definitely not charmed however, and through a series of events, he ends up running away. So, Odd is a half Viking, half Scottish boy growing up in Norway. Then my mom’s birthday and Father’s Day meant that I didn’t start it until today, because while it was a short book, I knew I wouldn’t put it down until I got to the end. Due to a postal conspiracy however (my post office lately is on my black list), I didn’t receive it until Friday. :) I won Odd and the Frost Giants, a children’s novel Gaiman wrote for World Book Day, during Nymeth’s BAFAB giveaway, and of course I was incredibly happy. So when I say, “I just finished reading a Gaiman book…” you should be able to end that sentence with “…and you loved it, right?” Well, by now y’all might have figured out that I’m a fan of Neil Gaiman (except for Preludes & Noctures, but we won’t talk about that). ![]()
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