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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed learning so much about myths and folklore, but I think some things could have been explained better. It was too confusing at times, and others I didn’t think the explanations made much sense, to be honest.
This is probably one of the coolest books I have ever read.
I love mythology. All mythology and reading this has opened my eyes to so much more.
I loved reading all the different myths and the fact that they all seem to follow the same patterns ( which I’ve always thought all myths sound relatively the same) . I found this book informative and very intriguing but I have to say the best part of it was being introduced to all the different myths and the Cosmogonic Cycle.
This book is detailed and I thought well written. It was not one I could read in one day. Frankly, It took me over a month to finish it because I wanted to absorb every detail and make notes of my thoughts and bookmark my favorite places and myths that I would want to later look into.
I can see myself maybe not completely rereading it but definitely picking it up and reading my favorite parts and other great parts of this book off and on.
So many great quotes, such great incite and comparisons. I think many people will continue to enjoy this book. Wether just fans of mythology or a student of it.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Es el libro mas difícil que haya leído en muchos años, probablemente en toda mi vida, si lo lees con la mente abierta podrás apreciar la psicología de las historias y como estas dieron forma al hombre moderno, y apreciar en como todo se resume en un mismo viaje: "el viaje del héroe". Lo que parece no tener importancia es salvación y lo que parece ser el futuro en este mundo secular es lo que aniquila.
It is not society that is to save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse. And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal not in the bright moments of his tribe's great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair.
Joseph Campbell
It is not society that is to save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse. And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal not in the bright moments of his tribe's great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair.
Joseph Campbell
Two things stuck out in this book: the lack of line breaks which made it unnecessarily difficult to read; and the great swings in writing style, from a simple recitation of a myth to an incomprehensible diatribe.
The other reviews sum the book up accurately.
The other reviews sum the book up accurately.
Good book, it just wasn't striking to me. Many particular examples of principles that I was already aware of.
Campbell's discussion of the hero archetype is thorough and involving. 'The Hero With a Thousand Faces' is a really interesting read (and it is supposed to have been the inspiration for Star Wars!)
challenging
informative
slow-paced