The Impudent Edda by Rowdy Geirsson

Author : Rowdy Geirsson

Book : The Impudent Edda

/ Humor, Mythology /

Publication date : November 22, 2023

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Blurb:

After 800 years, the final installment of The Edda Trilogy has at long last arrived! Picking up where its medieval forebears, The Poetic Edda and The Prose Edda , left off, The Impudent Edda not only introduces readers to a fresh, new perspective on both familiar and previously unknown narratives of Norse mythology, but also brings the world's foremost epic fantasy trilogy to its inevitable and fateful in a dank alleyway behind a dive bar in Boston.

This special Puffin Carcass Deluxe Edition presents the complete text of The Impudent Edda in English for the first time ever. Masterfully translated from the original Bostonian by esteemed Impudent Eddic scholar, Rowdy Geirsson, this volume offers readers a deeply poetic yet highly accessible version of fun and classic tales ranging from Odin's unprovoked murder of an ancient witch to Freyja's voluntary experiment as a prostitute among lecherous dwarves to Thor's drunken and petty act of larceny on the eve of Ragnarok, the final world-shattering battle of the gods.

My thoughts:

To be honest, I had no idea what to expect, picking up this book….and definitely didn't expect to have so much fun and to fall down the rabbit hole of searching for even more info.

The Impudent Edda is a hilarious retelling of the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda with a few additions you can't get anywhere else but in The Impudent Edda😁

I mean, not every day you learn that Tom Brady….khmm I mean Balder is part of the New England Patriots or that Loki drives an old Buick😂

Jokes aside, you get a good laugh AND a good amount of knowledge if you're curious like me and dig even deeper on the subject.

I'm not a newbie regarding Norse mythology, but I'm certain I missed a joke or two😂🙈 There was plenty of information that got you covered—from the start of the book with different races and places to the footnotes that sometimes took more space on the page than the story😂 Definitely the footnotes were one of my favorite things😂

And as a bonus, you have a diled down accessible for us common folks' lesson in Bostonian😂

The whole combination is nothing I've read before and a refreshing take on things I already know. I think all seeking a good laugh will love this book because it all boils down whether you have a good sense of humor or not 😁

Adding to my reading list The Scandinavian Aggressors too and keeping my fingers crossed, it won't get me into the same researching spiral 😂 (Who am I kidding, bring it on I love it😂🙈😈).