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  <title><![CDATA[Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams (Canongate Myths)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;The beloved author of the hugely best-selling &lt;i&gt;No. 1 Ladies&amp;#8217; Detective Agency&lt;/i&gt; series joins the growing list of writers in Canongate&amp;#8217;s groundbreaking Myths series with an absorbing retelling of a seminal Celtic tale of love, youth, and beauty. Angus is one of the earliest Celtic deities and one of the most beloved. He is a trickster and a romantic, a combination of Eros and Apollo, with four birds fluttering about his head, each of which is a kiss. He has the power to reveal to you in a dream your true love, if asked, and if in the mood. In McCall Smith&amp;#8217;s magical new vision of the ancient tales, five different young men named Angus find themselves living the myths of their namesake, from his search for the girl he loves to his discovery that the man who raised him is not his father.  In the hands of one of the great storytellers living today, &lt;i&gt;Dream Angus&lt;/i&gt; will charm and mesmerize readers.&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this interpretation of a classic Celtic myth, rewritten by Alexander McCall Smith of mystery novel fame, we discover the life and times of Angus, God of Dreams. A clever, lovely young God with a penchant for birds and pigs, Angus is a bringer of happiness. In McCall's version, Angus's ancient myt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49499391">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What I like about the Celtic Gods is that they are just ordinary people, in a way. They have both mortals and immortals at their parties. They live among their people. They behave like people, exhibiting all the best and worst qualities, and while the people recognize that there is a God among them,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39338971">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42655759">
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't actually know anything about the myth of Angus, had never heard of The Dagda, so I had nothing to draw on in terms of comparing this telling to the myth itself. Therefore I can't say how it compares, or even if I was missing anything by having no prior knowledge.<br/><br/>One of the titles...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42655759">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ This book is one of the Myth series from Canonsgate, where well published authors write new stories for old myths, as well as using them for inspiration for contemporary short stories. (That sounds more complicated than it is, really. The publisher's website explains only a little better.) McCall S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47738455">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a bit disappointing. Jumps from story to story barely have any cohesiveness, except that all of the stories are loosely based on legends of the dream angus. Some chapters are a continuation of the story before, and other times it begins a totally different story, without much warning. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47601085">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book I've read by McCall Smith (It was the only one our local library carried). It's solid writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed the theme of this book: the reality vs fiction of dreams. Can we will a dream to come true? <br/><br/>Considering what the author was given to work with (i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63615061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45703213">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Flitting in amongst the lives and dreams of modern day Irish folk, Angus, deliverer of dreams and igniter of passions and love, takes on the persona of a therapist, a tow-headed and simple-minded youth, or the ancient regalia as the son of the Dagda, the highest of the Irish deities.  McCall Smith c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45703213">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think what I liked best about this book is the introduction. I knew nothing about Angus, so was happy to get background info. And I loved these lines by Smith in his intro (and felt that they could speak to those readers of Atwood's &quot;Penelopiad&quot; who seemed so furious with her for her ret...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21439424">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1070653">
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Dream Angus&quot; is one of a series of books published by Canongate that are re-workings of traditional myths from around the world by contemporary authors. We read the Penelopead by Margaret Atwood for book club and were all extremely disappointed. But I really enjoy Alexander McCall Smith, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1070653">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Never heard of Angus?  Me neither!  And I consider myself relatively well-exposed to Greek, Roman, Norse and some Anglo-Saxon/Celtic mythology.  But no worries, Mr McCall does an excellent job of introducing us to this Celtic god of dreams. <br/><br/>The origins of Angus are typical: just as Zeus,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/788690">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32682963">
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    <name><![CDATA[Diana]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can do no wrong when it comes to picking books these days. My latest serendipitous choice: Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith. It's very different from the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Much as I liked those, I was getting a bit tired of them. I read the first of the Sunday Philosophy Cl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32682963">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is part of a series on myths. He takes the myth of the Dream Angus, a handsome lad who goes around giving people dreams while searching for the woman of his own dreams, and intersperses stories about regular mortals who relate to him metaphorically. While the book is well-written, I can't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76241609">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76704496">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't like jumping on the bandwagon for super popular authors (personal aversion that is completely idiotic), but I'm reluctantly joining McCall Smith fans.  The more of his stuff that I read, the more I like him.  <br/><br/>This is part of a series of myths that are reworked by current big-name...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76704496">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1036032">
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up on a whim when returning a DVD to the library.  This title is part of a series of contemporary retellings of ancient myths from various cultures. (&quot;The Myth Series From Canongate.&quot;)  Each one is done by a well-known, accomplished author that’s culturally appropriate:  so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1036032">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another delightful quick read from the Myths series. I have a soft spot in my heart for all things Celtic, and this certainly did not disappoint. The five contemporary stories are woven in to the actual story as if it were supposed to be a part of the original myth. I had never read any of Smith's w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45977340">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was pretty disappointed here.  I had some hopes for this book, as it had interesting subject material and dealt with a Celtic god I have never really heard of before. The mythology of Angus, the god of dreams is pretty interesting and unique, but in the long run it seems it would be better to just...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11124837">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was kind of like watching Pulp Fiction for me. It switched from prosy mythology to current stories that related to love and dreams but the transition was often abrupt. I listened to this on books on tape and had to do a double take a couple of times as to what was happening in the story. I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40105483">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It proves that when you are a successful author you can write whatever you want and they'll print it. I loved it, but it wasn't very popular and except to a writer, it might seem jumbled and disconnected. It's part of a series of retold myths, a writing genre that one of my favorite Smith professors...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47820099">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Alexander McCall Smith and saw this in the library and just decided to see what it was about. It is part of a series from authors from around the world who write about myths and fairy tales from their cultures and bring them up to the present day. It was an interesting set of stories and some...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58981411">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What if the Celtic god Angus (a cross between Eros and Apollo) existed today and could influence our lives?  This is a lovely book following the lives of 5 people whom Angus has taken an interest in.  AMS writes which such spare grace that every sentence feels like a poem.  It's a sleeper that deser...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57324148">more...</a>]]></body>
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