tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4805626101778888801..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Gospel of Loki - Joanne M. Harris Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10875266096264097582014-03-16T18:12:42.959+00:002014-03-16T18:12:42.959+00:00I agree about Odin, she did a great job there, and...I agree about Odin, she did a great job there, and I enjoyed the irreverence (though I found the slightly slangy language a bit distracting at times) and the humour. I wasn't sure about the Loki/Lucifer thing either. It's made me want to go back to the source material and that's always a good thing.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-33182353581657539152014-03-16T18:08:20.993+00:002014-03-16T18:08:20.993+00:00It is a lack of connection, and I think that's...It is a lack of connection, and I think that's quite a personal thing. I get why other people like her so much but it's not entirely for me. This was a fun read though and a decent re telling of the myths.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-8540409812510519082014-03-16T10:29:37.300+00:002014-03-16T10:29:37.300+00:00Reading the Byatt Ragnarok and this back to back -...Reading the Byatt Ragnarok and this back to back - it's easy to see that Byatt's retelling is poetic and serious, and Harris' is completely irreverent - yet I did feel she got into the characters of some of the other Gods particularly well - especially Odin who uses his spin-doctor Loki mercilessly. I really enjoyed it. I find Harris' novels a bit up and down - loved Gentlemen and Players, and Five Quarters of the Orange - less so Chocolat and Holy Fools. Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16158926740104568922014-03-13T10:18:02.639+00:002014-03-13T10:18:02.639+00:00Good to see that someone else has the same reactio...Good to see that someone else has the same reaction to Harris as me. I like her, but my reaction (especially re Chocolat) was exactly the same. Enjoyed it, but it didn't make me want to rush out and read something else by her, praise the book to my friends, or rush out and buy more Harris. A shame, as she is a good writer, but I just find there's something lacking, she never quite connects with me.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.com