madmonk3030 's review for:

Mythology by Edith Hamilton

3.0

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Hamilton offers a broad overview of Greek and Roman Mythology, editing different versions of the tales into emotional and imaginative stories that feel both their age and a bracing modern engagement. Unfortunately, she also adds on a bare chapter at the end that attempts to address Norse tales, but does so in such a sparing manner as to be wasteful of those rich tales. What's more, she adds on editorial notes indicating she has no love for these stories and declares them a clear subordinate to the Greco-Roman variety. Given her lack of interest and lack of pages given to these stories, the book would actually feel richer and more complete if these final chapters were simply cut out.