Odd and the Frost Giants (Hardcover)

from YouthGPL

Susan says: This is a novella that Gaiman wrote for World Book Day, and it is wonderfully inventive. Odd is a boy who is crippled, but determined when he walks away from his stepfather's house one winter's day. He has decided that his life there is so miserable that he will be happier living in t...

from titania86

Odd is a twelve year old boy with a rough life. His father died in a Viking raid; his mother married a man that he hates; he shatter his leg when cutting down a tree; and the people who live in his village constantly ridicule and abuse him. So, in the spring, which actually is a supernaturally ex...

from theWallflower

I like it. It's short and sweet, classic hero's journey, coming of age, bildrungsroman. Takes place in Norse times with the fab three -- Odin, Loki, and Thor. Plenty of Gaiman-style humor--bickering among superpowers, themes of innocent, charming story elements, plenty of magic. It's hard to desc...

from little_prof

Gaiman has brought Norse mythology to life with the tale of Odd. Odd is, well, odd. He is a young man who has lost his father, lamed his leg, and been stuck with a bad example of a stepfather. But he always smiles. It really is rather irritating. When winter stretches on for several extra months ...

from titania86

Odd is a twelve year old boy with a rough life. His father died in a Viking raid; his mother married a man that he hates; he shatter his leg when cutting down a tree; and the people who live in his village constantly ridicule and abuse him. So, in the spring, which actually is a supernaturally ex...