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16 reviews for:
Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from Around the World
Sija Hong
3.94 AVERAGE
16 reviews for:
Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from Around the World
Sija Hong
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Me encantaron las historias tan variadas, donde la interpretación de "monstruo" depende mucho del contexto cultural. Siempre soy fan de leer historias de todo el mundo.
Las ilustraciones son magníficas y se adaptan perfecto a los diferentes estilos.
Las ilustraciones son magníficas y se adaptan perfecto a los diferentes estilos.
Really fun and great illustrations. Some of the stories really seemed to have no moral. Wish women in fairytales had more to do that be married off. Princess and the ghouls was the exception.
Overall, a really fun read. Really enjoyed experiencing different regions’ takes on monsters. I will say the last section housed my favorite story but also my two least favs (by far).
The illustrations are absolutely stunning but most of the stories seem to be bad, shallow translations from a very long time ago. No one did any research, context for a lot of the cultural stuff seems to require research but cursory Google searches yield nothing much of the time. I don't have a problem doing some of the lifting while reading and I don't think an author necessarily has to cater their writing to a certain audience. This collection of stories, however, was compiled specifically for a general Western audience and therefore at the very least a glossary or footnotes should have been provided.
One story (the last one in the book) has footnotes that make no sense to providing any insight to the story (which is one of the few that's fleshed out just enough to stand on its own). They feel like notes some university student put in while reading it for a class.
For how gorgeous and thoughtful the illustrations are, someone should have put the absolute slightest bit of effort into edits and extra information.
One story (the last one in the book) has footnotes that make no sense to providing any insight to the story (which is one of the few that's fleshed out just enough to stand on its own). They feel like notes some university student put in while reading it for a class.
For how gorgeous and thoughtful the illustrations are, someone should have put the absolute slightest bit of effort into edits and extra information.