A review by sonotnic
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire

3.0

This is the sole book chosen as a source for the Norse mythology section of the The National Mythology Exam. It's a beautifully illustrated book, but I don't think I would choose it as my sole source ... although the whole idea of relying on a single source is just a bad practice in general. The writing is not as good as that found in the D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths. There's also some obvious Christian bias in the writing, but not being an expert in Norse mythology, it's hard for me to know how much comes from the D'Aulaires and how much comes from Snorri Sturluson.

Now I sound like I dislike the book. I did enjoy it very much, I just don't think it is worthy of the prominence it's given by the The National Mythology Exam.

Michael Chabon's Preface was engaging and entertaining.