After reading some fabulous reviews about this book I was really excited to pick it up. I had some knowledge on Odin and Thor but the other Norse gods were a mystery to me. 
 So my expectations from this book were to be introduced to the Norse gods and understand the mythology surrounding them. Now although one can say that my expectations were met I was disappointed. Now I am a huge fan of mythology, its interpretations and any mythology based stories, my favorite Indian authors being 
 Devdutt Pattanaik 
 and 
 Amish Tripathi 
 . 
 Now my reasons for being disappointed were that to me when I think of mythology it usually involves things like: 
 the story on the origin of the universe and the gods, good vs evil battles, some moral lessons, interactions of gods with humans and the outcomes, granting of boon or blessings, end of the world scenarios etc. Plus the Gods are strong, wise and immortal. They are always in control. These are from my experience reading Indian mythology. 
 Here everyone including Odin and Thor just felt like petty foolish immortals. Most of the times cruel. There is nothing one can take away from them in terms of life lessons. Now I understand that Nordic mythology does not have to be like Indian mythology but even if I were to set this side I did not enjoy the book as much as I thought I would. 
 I did love the starting where Gaiman describes the worlds being created and also Ragnarok. This was beautifully done. I also liked Loki and the stories surrounding his children. And since those are the only bits I remember now I guess he was the "hero" of the book for me. 
 The stories make for a fast read as the language is quite simple and I had to pace myself or I feared the stories would blur on recollection. 
 Now maybe Gaiman did not have much to work with in terms of material and although he sheds light on something I was unfamiliar with I am not wowed. So this will be a 3 star for me.