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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
It was OK. Maybe would have benefitted from reading rather than audiobook. Really liked the last chapter or so?
A book on this topic shouldn’t be such a slog to get through.
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Forever changed by this book.
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
A deeply technical book on mythology and religion. Gives many examples of the hero story from different times and cultures. This makes sense as Mr. Campbell's focus is to point out the similarities. I found the Emanations chapters of the Cosmogonic Cycle section to be the most interesting.
challenging
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mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
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slow-paced
Holy cow, was this dense! Nevertheless, an amazing exploration of the monomyth and cosmogonic basis for every "hero" story. He includes so many layers of myths built upon myths that it makes it hard to keep up with at times, but I learned so much and was renewed in my interest of myth, legend, and folklore.
The book is a challenging read, but full of interesting insights. Many of the ideas are too complex to absorb on the first reading. It's on my "must reread" list because I feel that one read was just not enough to understand the ideas well enough to comment on them.