I enjoyed Odd, but this is definitely a book more suited to children. I'm certainly not saying that adults are incapable of reading or enjoying a kid's book, but rather that the tone and pace, as well as the length, of Odd and the Frost Giants are all ideally suited to someone under the age of 10 or so. There is a specific lack of violence, even when Gaiman writes about vikings raiding the shores of Scotland.

For all that, it's a clever story, probably readable in one sit down or possibly even during one storytelling session around a campfire. Odd is the son of a Norseman, and though crippled at a young age, always holds his head high and uses his wits before anything else when dealing with adversity. The story reads very similar to one of the Norse myths, and even features the three most popular players from said myths in Loki, Thor, and Odin. Where it varies is in the aforementioned lack of violence or sex or anything truly adult in theme. Instead it deals with family, being quick-witted, and persevering despite the obstacles before you. In that way, it's almost a modern myth even if it has figures from old mythology. The lessons we impart through stories today could be said to have changed in the last thousand years or so because of the way society itself has changed, and Gaiman reflects this with his own version of a classic myth.

Well worth a read if you're a Gaiman fan or just like some Norse mythology.