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A review by stabaquail
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
4.0
I love the Lore podcast. I fall asleep to it almost every night - it is a reliable friend. And when I can't fall asleep, I always enjoy the fascinating stories and the wonderful writing. I find the transitions from story to story so clever. Sometimes I can't remember where we started and how got to the end. It's such a well done work!
For some reason, I thought two things: 1) there was only one Lore book and 2) I had already read it. According to Goodreads, neither of these things are true. So, with spooky season here, I decided to dig in!
I will agree with other reviewers that this book is, at times, podcast episodes verbatim. I didn't mind because, if I like listening to the podcast anyway, it's nice to get some credit toward my reading challenge while I'm doing it. (I listened to the audiobook. It's basically the podcast minus the music.) There are some stories from the podcast which I remembered, but they had some details included which I don't think were in the podcast, probably due to time constraints. It is nice to get a little more in-depth information on familiar stories.
If you like the podcast and can get these books from the library, just go ahead and enjoy this little nugget. I am on to the next one while I answer emails on this Halloween!
For some reason, I thought two things: 1) there was only one Lore book and 2) I had already read it. According to Goodreads, neither of these things are true. So, with spooky season here, I decided to dig in!
I will agree with other reviewers that this book is, at times, podcast episodes verbatim. I didn't mind because, if I like listening to the podcast anyway, it's nice to get some credit toward my reading challenge while I'm doing it. (I listened to the audiobook. It's basically the podcast minus the music.) There are some stories from the podcast which I remembered, but they had some details included which I don't think were in the podcast, probably due to time constraints. It is nice to get a little more in-depth information on familiar stories.
If you like the podcast and can get these books from the library, just go ahead and enjoy this little nugget. I am on to the next one while I answer emails on this Halloween!