The Gospel of Loki - Joanne Harris • BookLikes (ISBN:148144946X)

The Gospel of Loki

by: Joanne Harris (author)

3.25 20

The first adult epic fantasy novel from multi-million copy bestselling author of CHOCOLAT, Joanne Harris.The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki's... show more

show less

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781481449465 (148144946X)

ASIN: 148144946X

Publisher: Saga Press

Pages no: 288

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult, Mythology, Retellings, Fiction

Bookstores:

Community Reviews

Sorry kids, no feet. rated it

6 years ago

http://NoFeet.booklikes.com Sorry kids, no feet. 3.0 The Gospel of Loki - Joanne M. Harris

text The Gospel of Loki - Joanne M. Harris

The purchase of this book was the product of a perfect storm (or a genius idea). Thor had just hit theaters. Amazon put this book on its daily deals list for under $1. I had to buy it. Fast forward nine years to where I have finally read it. It is hard for me to see this book as a novel. It read m...

See review

Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite rated it

9 years ago

http://summerreadingproject.booklikes.com Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite 4.0 The Gospel of Loki, by Joanne Harris

text The Gospel of Loki, by Joanne Harris

There’s never just one side to a story. Most of the time, we only hear the winner’s story, the hero’s story. The Norse myths come us through a few written sources—eddas and sagas and rune stones—that were handed down from the oral tradition. All of them are the stories of the victors and great heroe...

See review

I Live in Many Worlds rated it

9 years ago

http://rainmisoa.booklikes.com I Live in Many Worlds 3.0 The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

text The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

I had such an up-and-down time with this book. At first, I was really excited to read this book because it was all about Loki, the Norse God of Mischief, and I have always had an interest in Norse mythology. However, I almost stopped reading this book because the dialogue is atrocious. For instance,...

See review

TezMillerOz rated it

10 years ago

http://TezMillerOz.booklikes.com TezMillerOz 0.0 The Gospel of Loki

text The Gospel of Loki

See review

Ceridwen rated it

10 years ago

http://Ceridwen.booklikes.com Ceridwen 0.0 Get the Trickster's Side of the Story in The Gospel of Loki

url Get the Trickster's Side of the Story in The Gospel of Loki

My latest on B&N SciFi! A very enjoyable romp around the Norse mythology I know from my childhood, but with some subtle meta-commentary on mythic tricksters and devils.

See review

see community reviews

Bookstores:

Community Reviews

Other editions (2)

Books by Joanne Harris

On shelves

Share this Book