Review

Book: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Finished: April
Pages: 117
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From Amazon:

"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 grumpy.

Out in the forest Odd encounters a bear, a fox, and an eagle—three creatures with a strange story to tell.

Now Odd is forced on a stranger journey than he had imagined—a journey to save Asgard, city of the gods, from the Frost Giants who have invaded it.

It's going to take a very special kind of twelve-year-old boy to outwit the Frost Giants, restore peace to the city of gods, and end the long winter.

Someone cheerful and infuriating and clever . . .

Someone just like Odd ."

This was a fun little book, aimed at about 3rd through 6th graders. It is based on Norse Mythology but it definitely had a folk tale feel to it also. I have not read any of Gaiman's books which are aimed at older audiences, but the ones I have read, aimed at the younger set: Coraline, The Graveyard Book and now this one, I have found to be very entertaining and worth reading. Such a talented author this is!