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pnwtinap's review against another edition
5.0
I love the podcast for Lore and the book really doesn't disappoint! It is very similar to the podcast that I love but I enjoy getting to read the stories and get a little bit more detail that I might not have from the Podcast. the theme is helpful for setting expectations as well.
deadevergreen's review against another edition
5.0
I've enjoyed the Lore podcast for quite a while, and was so happy when I saw a book adaptation. It's been sitting on my shelf for a while, but I finally got around to it in time for spooky season. I appreciate that this book of haunted history is formatted like the podcasts, most chapters a handful of pages. Great if you have just a few minutes to read or want to binge several of the stories at once.
wholewheatwhale's review against another edition
3.0
Transitions were choppy and sometimes nonexistent.
katricia's review against another edition
1.0
Reads like a collection of essays written for a high school mythology class... This book would be 33% shorter at minimum if all the "now I don't know what {xyz} was thinking, but..." or "you can imagine that..." or miscellaneous armchair profundity ("for a few months, she was possessed... perhaps for the only time in her life... by her true self") was removed.
Probably should have DNF'd.
Probably should have DNF'd.
cupcakeleg's review against another edition
4.0
I'm giving it 4 of 5 because it scared the crap out of me and I lost a lot of sleep letting the creepiness work deep into my imagination.
ameliareadsstuff's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
I was a big fan of the Lore podcast when I first listened to it... (goes and checks) almost a decade ago, yikes. Surprisingly, it's still going too, though it's been almost as long since I drifted away from keeping up with it.
Anyway, this is just the podcast. Perhaps even verbatim the podcast; I certainly recognised a number of sections I'd heard before. So, if you're interested in this book and its subject matter, just go listen to whatever episodes of the Lore podcast look interesting. There's basically no difference.
Anyway, this is just the podcast. Perhaps even verbatim the podcast; I certainly recognised a number of sections I'd heard before. So, if you're interested in this book and its subject matter, just go listen to whatever episodes of the Lore podcast look interesting. There's basically no difference.
bhavani's review against another edition
4.0
Let me start by saying that I don't usually listen to podcasts. The only one that I finished so far is the first season of LeVar Burton reads, which contains some of my favorite short stories ever. So when Penguin Random House Audio offered The World of Lore for free, I downloaded it and wondered if and when I'll read it. I started listening to it a few times, even logged it as Currently Reading in Goodreads, but for some reason or another never finished. But this time, I kept listening whenever I could spare the time. I listened long enough to become attached to the tales that Aaron Mahnke tells, his soothing voice, and sometimes humorous take on the story.
Comprising stories of vampires and werewolves to haunted houses and possession, Lore is a treasure trove of history, information, trivia, and possible scientific explanations. The tales come from all corners of the world, though skewed towards European and American folklore, probably due to the existence of more records of these activities in these parts. I appreciate that the narration is in a language that conveys amazement while maintaining a healthy level of skepticism. Some of the stories are downright chilling like the ghost ships that haunt the Atlantic waters and people getting buried in mine accidents and left to die, and others just made me go "OH!" (e.g., 70-year old Wellington setting off to hunt Spring Heeled Jack). While I was l listening, I googled the places and people to see them more clearly in my mind. With 9 hours of listening time, it requires a significant commitment, but I'm glad I did. It is a must-read for fans of The Conjuring universe or real-life supernatural tales. I’m even thinking of listening again as I write this review...
Comprising stories of vampires and werewolves to haunted houses and possession, Lore is a treasure trove of history, information, trivia, and possible scientific explanations. The tales come from all corners of the world, though skewed towards European and American folklore, probably due to the existence of more records of these activities in these parts. I appreciate that the narration is in a language that conveys amazement while maintaining a healthy level of skepticism. Some of the stories are downright chilling like the ghost ships that haunt the Atlantic waters and people getting buried in mine accidents and left to die, and others just made me go "OH!" (e.g., 70-year old Wellington setting off to hunt Spring Heeled Jack). While I was l listening, I googled the places and people to see them more clearly in my mind. With 9 hours of listening time, it requires a significant commitment, but I'm glad I did. It is a must-read for fans of The Conjuring universe or real-life supernatural tales. I’m even thinking of listening again as I write this review...
jennystout21's review against another edition
3.0
Too cute and too safe. Mahnke has a weird way of writing where he includes pointless filler like "I don't know about you, but I would have run the other way if I saw X". Or "I don't know what inspired him to open the door that night, but open the door he did." I just didn't connect to his way of writing.
modernhobbitvibes's review against another edition
4.0
The audiobook is just a ten-hour music-free version of the podcast, so if that's your thing, this is the audiobook for you. (Can confirm the print copy is gorgeous on top of that.) Some of the conclusions drawn are a bit off to me, but the overall stories are quite good. The cryptid stories were, of course, the best ones (but I'm biased towards my guy Mothman).