Ahoy there me mateys! Since beginning to listen to audiobooks, I have become determined to listen to Neil Gaiman read as many of his own stories as I can. I have a wee bit of an obsession with Mr. Gaiman and so was delighted when I was able to check out this audiobook.

Earlier I listened the story of the frost giants which was the impetus for learning more about the Norse gods. As usual, it was wonderful to settle in for storytime with Mr. Gaiman. The book starts out with an introduction to the gods and a brief description of the methodology that he used in trying to retell these stories in a newer fashion. Like many fairytales, there are multiple versions of the stories. I was interested to find out that we really are missing entire tales about most of the Norse gods.

The best part about the book, besides its wonderful narrator, it that these stories were told in an overall arc. Ye start with the creation of the world and then end at the world’s destruction. Even though there are individual tales, it makes it feel like ye get one entire story. That was so fun to realize as the story progressed.

I basically was completely enthralled by the entire book and listening experience. I would listen to this again and highly recommend it. Arrr!

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