A review by kitdunsmore
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock

4.0

I read this book once before, years ago, and didn't really remember it. It turned out to be a good book for me to read because I'm interested in telling a story that uses some historical documents as part of the telling. In looking more closely at how this book was structured, especially with the journal entries, letters, and legends told in mind, I discovered another level of meaning. It's a story about story-telling, about the power of myth and legend and its importance in our lives. The wood itself is scary - dark, mysterious, and brutal at times, but I think that goes hand-in-hand with the sort of forces the spirits of this wood are meant to represent. Lots of loose ends were left, so I think I'll be reading the next book in the series to see which if any of them are addressed.