Odd and the Frost Giants vs Thor's wedding day: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Thor, Loki, Giants, Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction
Odd and the Frost Giants
In this inventive, short, yet perfectly formed novel inspired by traditional Norse mythology, Neil Gaiman takes readers on a wild and magical trip to the land of giants and gods and back.In a village in ancient Norway…
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Thor's wedding day
Thialfi, the Norse thunder god's goat boy, tells how he inadvertently helped the giant Thrym to steal Thor's magic hammer, the lengths to which Thor must go to retrieve it, and his own assistance along the way.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Odd and the Frost Giants has the widest readership — 37892 ratings behind its score.
- Thor's wedding day runs the darker storyline; Odd and the Frost Giants stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Odd and the Frost Giants | Thor's wedding day | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (37892) | 3.8 (356) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (135) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (102) | — |
Reception
| Odd and the Frost Giants | Thor's wedding day | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37892 | 356 |
| Editions | 15 | 5 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 21676 | 235 |
| Reading it now | 574 | 14 |
| Written reviews | 4260 | 57 |
| Wikipedia attention | 241 | — |
| Pages | 128 | 137 |