A review by naznin4nelson
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald

4.0

I'd really like to give 3.5 stars, but will round to 4 based on the fact that we rarely get to hear the narrative come from someone with a fetal alcohol syndrome perspective. I enjoyed her literal translation of the world and recognizing her struggle when things aren't so black and white. I just felt the whole story line was a bit cliche...selling drugs to make money for a broken family, gang bangers being rapists and manipulators. For having such a unique personality as the main character, the rest were just a pack of stereotypes. I feel like I'm being harsh. I was pumped in the beginning because I enjoy Norse mythology as well, but by 3/4 through I just wanted to speed through to the end.