The Myth of Izanagi and Izanami
by:
Natsuo Kirino (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780676978773 (0676978770)
Publish date: March 9th 2008
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Japan,
Japanese Literature,
Mythology,
Retellings
Series: Canongate Myths (#13)
This book was amazing. I don't know much about Japanese culture, or mythology, but this book was lots of fun to read anyway. The story was very well told, even though some parts were a little confusing (everyone switching places, and changing their minds about their intentions at the last minute),...
The story started on the right foot. The story is based on the Japanese mythology of the two gods Izanagi and Izanami. (If you are unfamiliar with the mythos of Japan, Google is your friend). The characters and the world building seemed to jump right off the page. The Goddess Chronicle had a great s...
I am a fan of the Canongate Myths series and I am a fan of Natsuo Kirino who has this way of slipping into the heads of her characters so exactly and so seamlessly that it’s almost a surprise when you, the reader, resurface in the “real” world and realize that the people you have been reading about ...
Log in with Facebook 
