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roxymaybe's review against another edition
4.0
Better as a reference than something to read cover to cover. You can tell it was published in 1942 by the author's comments on culture, but mercifully those are rare. I have no idea why there's a tiny section on Norse mythology at the end though.
mar_mar_123's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
seashelfs's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished this book after 6 months... its not bad I just don't have the attention span to finish it
mxunsmiley's review against another edition
3.0
Little embellishment and told quite plainly. The way she told each myth was often repetitive. I must also say a lot of the myths are unsurprisingly very disparaging toward women. I learned some things at the same time that I was refreshed on certain myths. I didn’t like how this was organized, though, not being chronological at all and jumping all over the place to the point where it was very confusing. I was still mostly entertained so I’d give it 2.5 stars, rounded to 3.
amyrashelle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
5.0
8797999's review against another edition
3.0
A good read, a nice introduction to Greek or Classical European Mythology, seeing as it also touches upon Roman and Norse Mythology.
Whilst I enjoyed it, I think the prose is a little dated, at times it felt hard going but the tales were enjoyable. If I were to read up on Greek Myhtology again I would feel prepared enough to progress onto The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.
Whilst I enjoyed it, I think the prose is a little dated, at times it felt hard going but the tales were enjoyable. If I were to read up on Greek Myhtology again I would feel prepared enough to progress onto The Greek Myths by Robert Graves.
debosmitathereader's review against another edition
The book was very informative but my brain just freezed at some point and now I am having problem recalling the most part.