These were so interesting. I've not read much about the Norse gods. Loki is definitely the star of the book IMO. He's forever up to something. The other gods are more serious. He livens everything up. This is told in a cool way so that even if it's a gruesome tale of gore the reader gets maximum enjoyment. Norse Mythology was definitely a treat.
This is an awesome little reference book. It's a really small book, and gives you clear pronunciation and references to other literature. 
1) City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
2) Mythology by Edith Hamilton
3) Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
4) Whistle Stop by Philip White
5) Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
6) William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
7) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley *started*
8) Eric by Terry Pratchett
9) The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (re-read)
10) William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher
11) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
12) Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
13) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
14) William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher
15) The Once and Future King by T.H. White
16) Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
17) A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (re-read)
18) Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
19) Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
20) Witches Aboard by Terry Pratchett
21) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
22) Facing Justice by Diane & David Munson
23) The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
24) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
25) A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (re-read)
26) Confirming Justice by Diane & David Munson
27) The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
28) Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
29) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
30) The Rise of the Great Powers, 1648-1815 by Derek McKay
31) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
32) Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
33) A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin (re-read)
34) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume One by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
35) The Art of War/The Prince/Instructions to His Generals by Sun Tzu/Niccolò Machiavelli/Frederick the Great (three-in-one book)
36) Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
37) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
38) The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume Two by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
39) A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
40) Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
41) Legends edited by Robert Silverberg (includes re-read of The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin
Bonus- The Poetry of Robert Frost (reading a few pages a night)
The stories of Greco-Roman gods and heroes permeate our culture in some form or another, in Edith Hamilton's anthological collection 'Mythology' all the original tales are presented in a concise and readable fashion for those discovering them for the first time.
Taking her material from poems and plays from Greek and Roman writers, Hamilton structures the books chronologically through the various ages detailed in Greco-Roman mythology and keeping everything linked together through family relationships. At the beginning of every chapter Hamilton describes her process of choosing the source, or sources, of the tale giving the both the introductory reader and the knowledgeable one the basis for the next tale they are reading. The mythology of the Greco-Roman world and it's place in both Greek and Roman culture are described in general detail that gives the reader a sense of how each perceived the world around them.
The minor inclusion of the Norse mythology at the end of the book was the biggest failing of the book, Hamilton gave cultural reasons for including but it felt both incomplete and an afterthought. Only Balder's story was discussed and nothing of the adventures of Thor or others.
Edith Hamilton's lifetime of research and teaching of Greek and Roman poetry and plays results in a very readable book of Greco-Roman mythology. The book is definitely for casual readers along with those starting their journey into the overall world of Greco-Roman mythology and is not a substitute for reading The Iliad, The Odyssey, or The Aeneid. If you fall into either of these two categories I wholeheartedly recommend this book, but I would look somewhere else if you're interested in Norse mythology.
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