Coconats • read

(Note: This was part of a reading challenge). This book is a collection of short stories inspired by runes from the years 1100-1200 in Norway. Research has been done so that the stories fit as nicely as possible with the conventions at the time said runes took place. I came in expecting a series of independant stories, but was pleasantly surprised and intrigued by the interconnectedness between them. It tells stories of the everyday life of the people who wrote these runes, both the good, the bad and especially the mundane. Some of them readers may even relate to; things that would resonate throughout time. Reading this felt like I was slowly exploring the town(s) these people live in. What an adventure!