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michaelrohmann's review
3.0
Finally my prayers have been answered a book that is all about dragons!!!!
A wonderfully designed book that is full of interesting and greatly varying dragon lore and myth. While the book does repeat some information a little bit it's not really a bad thing. As a dragon lover this was the perfect book for me!! I particularly loved the section that discussed dragons from pop culture (Smaug was of course included, but there was no Game of Thrones WTF up with that!?!?). I really appreciated the gold and purple/pink of the cover and the deckled edges of the pages I thought they were really nice. I loved all of the quotations about dragons that were placed throughout the book I found some of them humorous and others really insightful. I also really enjoyed that the examples provided were really brief which made the book the book a whole lot less dense than it could have been. The only real section I had difficulty getting through in the book was the section on dragons in Eastern cultures because they are not the dragons that I am accustomed to and because I thought that the stories were almost the same (bar the story about the dragon and the monk). Anyone who loves dragons or is looking to learn more about dragons and how they differ culture to culture should definitely read this book.
A wonderfully designed book that is full of interesting and greatly varying dragon lore and myth. While the book does repeat some information a little bit it's not really a bad thing. As a dragon lover this was the perfect book for me!! I particularly loved the section that discussed dragons from pop culture (Smaug was of course included, but there was no Game of Thrones WTF up with that!?!?). I really appreciated the gold and purple/pink of the cover and the deckled edges of the pages I thought they were really nice. I loved all of the quotations about dragons that were placed throughout the book I found some of them humorous and others really insightful. I also really enjoyed that the examples provided were really brief which made the book the book a whole lot less dense than it could have been. The only real section I had difficulty getting through in the book was the section on dragons in Eastern cultures because they are not the dragons that I am accustomed to and because I thought that the stories were almost the same (bar the story about the dragon and the monk). Anyone who loves dragons or is looking to learn more about dragons and how they differ culture to culture should definitely read this book.
kittyg's review
4.0
This was fascinating. I really enjoyed just how many myths and legends from all corners if the Earth (and beyond) were covered. getting to meet many of these wyrms, nagas and scales Monsters and hear about their influence, 'powers' and devotees I can see a pattern around certain themes, morals and set ups. Being able to listen to a while load of stories all at once make spotting themes and discovering more a lot easier and more fun. I really, really enjoyed all of the individual recounts of the legends and myths.
I'd hugely recommend this book. It's packed with information and it's got handy little sub-headings and images throughout too. A really enjoyable little read. 4*s
I'd hugely recommend this book. It's packed with information and it's got handy little sub-headings and images throughout too. A really enjoyable little read. 4*s
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