Scan barcode
crbartzen's review
3.0
I really liked this, it's a great starter guide if you're just beginning an interest in Greek Mythology! I love Liv Albert's podcast (Let's Talk About Myths, Baby) because of how in-depth she goes into these stories, whereas these were just brief, simple overviews. A good book for quick reading on the Gods and Goddesses and Heros!
quinlbr88's review
5.0
Fans of Liv's podcast will like her approach in text format as well. Great illustrations by Sara Richard too. My only qualm were the constant parenthetical suggestions to see other entries that relate to the current topic; I think most readers could figure that out for themselves. Still, overall a great read!
bookfever's review
5.0
This was my highest anticipated book of the year and it was just as wonderful as I had expected it to be. I know Liv Albert from her hit podcast Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby (which you should all totally check out if you haven’t already) and I’m just so happy for her that this book has finally been released and that it turned out so amazing.
As the title suggests this book is about the gods, goddesses and heroes from Greek mythology. Not all of them, of course, because then this book would be an infinitely long one but all the major characters and stories are featured. It makes for a handy little handbook, indeed!
This wouldn’t be a book by Liv Albert if it hadn’t Liv’s particular gusto and humor for Greek mythology. She also doesn’t overly romanticize the stories or when the gods (like Zeus for example) assault women as so often happens in the myths. She says as it is. It’s stated in a more subtle way than on her podcast but I definitely wasn’t disappointed in that area at all. Also Liv is also the narrator for the audiobook.
Of course I also have to talk about and hype up the absolutely beautiful illustrations done by Sara Richard. I’m posting a couple of them below so you can all get a little taste. They are some of the most gorgeous illustrations I’ve ever seen in a book and I really loved Sara’s interpretetions of the myths and their characters. Just stunning!
Overall, Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook by Liv Albert is an excellent introduction for those who aren’t too familiar with this topic but I’m more than sure it will also highly appeal to those who are already well-versed into all things Greek mythology. It’s well-written, funny and quite the page-turner too!
As the title suggests this book is about the gods, goddesses and heroes from Greek mythology. Not all of them, of course, because then this book would be an infinitely long one but all the major characters and stories are featured. It makes for a handy little handbook, indeed!
This wouldn’t be a book by Liv Albert if it hadn’t Liv’s particular gusto and humor for Greek mythology. She also doesn’t overly romanticize the stories or when the gods (like Zeus for example) assault women as so often happens in the myths. She says as it is. It’s stated in a more subtle way than on her podcast but I definitely wasn’t disappointed in that area at all. Also Liv is also the narrator for the audiobook.
Of course I also have to talk about and hype up the absolutely beautiful illustrations done by Sara Richard. I’m posting a couple of them below so you can all get a little taste. They are some of the most gorgeous illustrations I’ve ever seen in a book and I really loved Sara’s interpretetions of the myths and their characters. Just stunning!
Overall, Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook by Liv Albert is an excellent introduction for those who aren’t too familiar with this topic but I’m more than sure it will also highly appeal to those who are already well-versed into all things Greek mythology. It’s well-written, funny and quite the page-turner too!