The story opens up quite hilariously where Thor’s wife, Sif, wakes up without hair. Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman Review – Five Great Mythological Stories In this Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman review I’ll cover over five of the best stories in this book and leave you with an Amazon link if you decide to buy it.

He crafted it, although many stories put together, in a seamlessly flowing manner from story to story as if it were one connected story. He wrote it for a reason, I think not just to entertain but also to educate us about the Norse Mythologies. The fact that Gaiman put a lot of research into the Poetic Eddas shows his passion for the topic. I enjoyed it because it was simple and hilarious because of some of the situations the gods put themselves in. Fun stuff!Īlthough my rating for this book is fairly low I have to say I enjoyed it. His interest in Norse mythology originally came from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Thor comics. I guess that makes sense since those characters are most familiar to us thanks to Marvel. He was specifically interested in telling about the three characters I mentioned above. I was extremely pleased with the introduction explaining Gaiman’s interest in the Norse mythologies. It focuses mostly on the adventures of the gods Odin, Thor, and Loki. The premise of Norse Mythology is a retelling of the original text entitled Poetic Eddas written from 1000 to 1300 C.E. Have you heard of it? You probably have and you’d be surprised at how similar Marvel’s Avengers and Thor movies relate closely to the stories in this book. Until then, buy your ticket for our April 12 show in Chicago, share a podcast with a friend and tweet about your recommendation using the hashtag #trypod, and treat yourself well.The book, Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman review is exactly like the title says it’s about. We'll be back next week with a sparkly new show. Guy joined us at the Now Hear This festival in Anaheim to talk about memes and fads, and to offer some pop culture advice to our listeners.īut that's not all! Our pal Petra Mayer of NPR Books also visits this week to share her interview with author Neil Gaiman, who talks about his new book of myths, Norse Mythology.

While we're waiting for Stephen Thompson to return from South By Southwest, we wanted to bring you two of the segments we did on our fall tour with friend of the show Guy Branum, who hosts the Maximum Fun podcast Pop Rocket and is also the host of the upcoming TruTV show Talk Show The Game Show, based on a live format he's been doing for a while. Michael Buckner/Getty for Entertainment Weekly Writer Neil Gaiman attends a screening of Coraline during the Entertainment Weekly CapeTown Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre on May 5, 2013.

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