235 reviews for:

Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive

Eliot Stein

4.27 AVERAGE

c_eckenreiter's review against another edition

4.25

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chiweenielinguine's review against another edition

4.0

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Really fascinating! Some chapters better than others. 

snipssnailsfairytales's review

4.5

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jacquelynjoan's review

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I really liked the first chapter, but there are too many other books I want to read right now. Returned it to the library, but may buy a copy eventually. 

jcarsrud's review against another edition

5.0

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This was an interesting read and I’m contemplating getting the book to see if there are any pictures that go with the stories. The author did a great amount of research and presented things that I had never heard about before. If you are not sure about reading nonfiction, this might be the way to go as I felt like I was listening to a podcast series.

jonjas's review

5.0

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Fantastic vignettes of some fascinating cultural practices that survive today. Stein does a great job of making a coherent and interesting narrative of the history and present, weaving the two together in a logical fashion. The bee chapter wasn’t the strongest, but that’s the only real weakness- the rest really kept me engaged. And now I want to try some real soy sauce.

mariball's review against another edition

3.5

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loralye's review

5.0

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kaitlinwales's review against another edition

4.25

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avrel's review against another edition

4.25

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