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A review by fizzbitch
The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges
3.0
A funny little book, but too inconsistent/shallow in its entries, where I noticed several critical absences in the discriptions of certain animals.
It might be cute as a book to occasionally glimps in what kind of mythological creatures there are, but I wouldn't call it a essential guide to mythological beasts by a long shot.
And no, I have not found a better candidate. But I can imagine making one shouldn't be all that difficult.
"The Dragon is perhaps the best known but also the least fortunate of fantastic animals. It seems childish to us and usually spoils the stories in which it appears. "
This alone cost the book half a star.
It might be cute as a book to occasionally glimps in what kind of mythological creatures there are, but I wouldn't call it a essential guide to mythological beasts by a long shot.
And no, I have not found a better candidate. But I can imagine making one shouldn't be all that difficult.
"The Dragon is perhaps the best known but also the least fortunate of fantastic animals. It seems childish to us and usually spoils the stories in which it appears. "
This alone cost the book half a star.