A review by ghostslideshow
The Inner Reaches of Outer Space: Metaphor as Myth and as Religion by Joseph Campbell

I don't think I can rate this book on the Goodreads enjoyment scale, because I don't think it should be read for that. (Though, haha, the author talks about writing and art as esthetic enjoyment in the last chapter so take that as you will.) Campbell is undoubtedly brilliant and this collection had some beautiful thoughts about the unity of humankind and the artistic/mystical duty of compassion, but the jacket promised an exploration on the changing face of myth in the space age and the book didn't really deliver that. That isn't Campbell's fault, though, and it's possible I misinterpreted something along the way.