Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
Taste attributes: fantasyadventurefamilyfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfool triumphant
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is warm-hearted, polished and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back.In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered his leg; the endless freezing winter is making villagers dangerously...
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- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 124
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- Open Library
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