I enjoy mythology, but less for its own sake than for the cultural heritage it represents. Because it’s not otherwise a passion of mine, I prefer retellings to the original sources. They’re just easier to consume, and I don’t want to have to work that hard to understand what’s going on and get into ...
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Norse Mythology
Mythology in general has always fascinated me—I actually studied it a decent amount for the Piercing the Veil trilogy—but it’s rare to find a volume of myths so entertainingly told. Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology is timely, too, considering its characters have been on the big screen quite a bit ...
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Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman has one of the most distinctive narrative voices I’ve ever read. He seamlessly blends the real world, and even current pop culture, with fantasy, and in such a droll way--as if, Well, of course you can move between worlds and dimensions. Of course there's a cave at the end/beginning of ...
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