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scheu's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty interesting (and international!) compendium of imagined worlds. Not exactly complete by any means, even for the most recent update (1999), but still fun to poke through. Definitely worth the $9.99 I originally paid for it off the Waldenbooks bargain pile.
connablanca's review against another edition
5.0
I mean here's another one that I was just destined to love. 700+ pages (okay, no, I have not read the whole thing) on nearly every single fictional world in literature before 2000 (Middle Earth, for example, is a lengthy entry. So is Treasure Island and Oz).
Some Greatest Hits:
• Polar Bear Kingdom
• Daddy Jones' Kingdom
• Gramblamble Land
• Moomin Valley (directly SE of Daddy Jones' Kingdom)
Some Greatest Hits:
• Polar Bear Kingdom
• Daddy Jones' Kingdom
• Gramblamble Land
• Moomin Valley (directly SE of Daddy Jones' Kingdom)
scheu's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty interesting (and international!) compendium of imagined worlds. Not exactly complete by any means, even for the most recent update (1999), but still fun to poke through. Definitely worth the $9.99 I originally paid for it off the Waldenbooks bargain pile.
icecreamjane's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I haven't read it all. It's giant. But, I have it and it's awesome. It really is a dictionary full of all imaginary places. Hogwarts, Neverland, Middle Earth, Xanadou....it's got everything with full descriptions. Really awesome library collection.
plaidpladd's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book cover to cover this year. I didn't retain much besides there are a ton of books set ~inside the earth~
vermidian's review
3.0
While not really something you can just sit and read, I feel the authors did an excellent job of collecting and summarizing magical and unusual fictional places for you to read about. While I am still in the process of slowly but surely reading through this dictionary, I find that, to really find interest in many of these places, you really just ought to read the books these worlds and places came from.
I'd really love to see a science fiction one with full planets.
I'm giving this one 3 stars on the basis that I don't feel this is something people would really read. This seems more like a novelty book or a quick reference boon to me. Ultimately, you would more likely use a real dictionary than this one.
I'd really love to see a science fiction one with full planets.
I'm giving this one 3 stars on the basis that I don't feel this is something people would really read. This seems more like a novelty book or a quick reference boon to me. Ultimately, you would more likely use a real dictionary than this one.
lonesomelovee's review against another edition
3.0
just something interesting I enjoy occasionally browsing
awamiba's review
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel (2000)
assimbya's review
5.0
Unprecedented, witty, and utterly delightful, this encyclopedia of magical worlds uses a tongue-in-cheek, tour guide sensibility combined with a genunine love for its source material, which together are incredibly effective. It remains equally engaging whether flipped through at one's leisure or read straight through, and also serves as a enlightening survey of the worlds we create, over centuries. Much can be said about humans by looking at their Utopias and Dystopias, and the proliferation of each in this book, as well as of far more balanced worlds such as Tolkien's Middle Earth, makes for a fascinating study.
uncleflannery's review
5.0
This is such a mindblowing expansive, well organized, entertaining collection.
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