He made the book come alive with perfect characterisation not just of the gods and giants and monsters et al, but the narrator too (you’ll have to listen yourself to understand that last one – it’s Gaiman yet not Gaiman).
It’s important because not only is Neil Gaiman a master wordsmith but he is – in the proper sense of the word – a master storyteller too. Usually, seeing no such important distinction, I don’t mention it in my reviews – just as I don’t mention whether or not the book was in electronic form or printed.īut in the case of ‘Norse Mythology’ I think it is important to say I listened to the author himself reading this book. I often do, seeing no distinction between reading a book and having one read to you – if it is done well. I’ll begin with a confession: I listened to this book rather than ‘read’ it.
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