Author: Joanne Harris
Genre: Fantasy, Dark Comedy
Rating: 8/10
Written by the bestselling author of Chocolat, The Gospel of Loki is a very interesting read for all those who are fans of Norse mythology or any type of mythology for that matter.
The Gospel of Loki takes us on an adventure through the eyes and ears of Loki, God of mischief, Also known as The Trickster, Wildfire or simply as Chaos.
This book is narrated by the god of mischief himself as he describes how life in Asgard, The stronghold of the gods was for him. He describes how all the other gods regarded him with suspicion even though he saved them countless times, He tells us about how the gods didn't trust him and how that ultimately led them to their downfall. Subject to Loki's scorn are the gods Odin or the old man as Loki calls him, Thor the Thunderer fierce but stupid, Heimdall the Watcher proud and prickly as well as many others.
Through Loki's narration we live through events that really happened in the stories of norse mythology. From the tale of Thor's hammer to the story of how Ragnarok came to the story of how Loki made Skadi the giantess smile(a must read this one), Loki's humourous and sassy narration will keep you in the foreboding state that is well known among books of Dark comedy.The book might feel a little slow at times but the extremely charismatic character of the god of mischief really levels up with that flaw.
Containing a lot of important life lessons given by our humble narrator Loki. This book is a must read for all those mythology fans out there who want to view these stories through the eyes of the bad guy.
REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name
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