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adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
informative
medium-paced
Really like liked the the stories around the Greek constellations and a bit about how they used the stars to navigate
A walk through Greek mythology with the stars as guide; the concept is interesting enough but the narrative is rather one-damn-fact-after-another; could use some spicing up; educational value is alright though.
I really enjoyed this book. It told the myths and stories but it also told how these stories impacted regular people. It was also very informative in how the constellations were used by people in measuring time frames. It was a facinating read and requires no knowledge of the stars to understand. I would reccomend this book.
informative
fast-paced
I chose this book to fit a prompt for a reading challenge I am participating in this year. I needed a book that talked about constellations, and this seemed interesting and fit the bill. Overall, I quite enjoyed the first two-thirds of this book. The narrator was easy and pleasing to listen to, and the information given was interesting. The first two-thirds of the book described the Greek mythology and how the constellations came to be. How the constellations got their names and who they represented from Greek mythology. Very interesting stuff. However, the last third of the book was a waste. It discussed how farmers and sailers used the stars to navigate and when to harvest. It was a wide swing from the premise of the book and could have been left out. All of the information was superfluous and did not help the book in any way.
informative
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2.5 Stars
Although I enjoyed this collection of Greek myths and appreciated the way Marshall organized his chapters, I found his treatment of women and goddesses disappointingly in line with the attitude of the Ancient Greeks. An outstandingly bad example was his conclusion to the chapter about mortal women who fell prey to Zeus. He attempted to justify the many stories of rape by praising the accomplishments of the (mostly male) children who were born as a result of this trauma. For a book published in 2018, I expected a much more sensitive and nuanced treatment of this topic.
Although I enjoyed this collection of Greek myths and appreciated the way Marshall organized his chapters, I found his treatment of women and goddesses disappointingly in line with the attitude of the Ancient Greeks. An outstandingly bad example was his conclusion to the chapter about mortal women who fell prey to Zeus. He attempted to justify the many stories of rape by praising the accomplishments of the (mostly male) children who were born as a result of this trauma. For a book published in 2018, I expected a much more sensitive and nuanced treatment of this topic.
informative
slow-paced
informative
slow-paced