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emiann2023's review
3.0
DNF.
This isn't a bad book. It's chalk-full of good content and it's narration was decent. But the whole point behind mythology is that they are stories that help us come to the truths about ourselves, our lives, and our world. This book felt more like listening to someone read the encyclopedia - informative, but not captivating or entertaining.
This isn't a bad book. It's chalk-full of good content and it's narration was decent. But the whole point behind mythology is that they are stories that help us come to the truths about ourselves, our lives, and our world. This book felt more like listening to someone read the encyclopedia - informative, but not captivating or entertaining.
kyliereads1's review
5.0
I'm new to audiobooks and a die-hard fan of mythology since childhood, especially Greek and Roman (because that's what I learned in school.) I really enjoyed the portion on Norse mythology. I may have liked the Greek a bit better but, as stated, I've been obsessed since I was young so I'm a little too familiar. I think there may have been a better way to present pretty much all of the rest of the mythologies discussed in this collection. I've been inspired to read up on them separately - specifically because once you hit the Hindu mythology it starts to feel like a laundry list of facts more than the stories being given life. Maybe that's an issue of length (it's a 30 hour audiobook) or maybe, as I suspect, it's an issue of presentation. Good background noise and probably not bad as a starting point but definitely could be improved upon.
tweetybirdrobin's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
3.75
I loved reading this. I just wish the story went In to more depth in the legends of each mythology. Otherwise very good read and perfect for relaxing.
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