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I'd heard of this book for years, going back to its associations with George Lucas and Star Wars, but never got around to reading it before now. It's an interesting book at times, and definitely has some valuable things to say on the nature of mythology.
Where it falls down is when it attempts to combine "modern" psychology, psychoanalysis, and dream interpretation to mythology. If these sections had been excised the overall work would have been much improved.
I'm glad I read it. The references to ...more
Where it falls down is when it attempts to combine "modern" psychology, psychoanalysis, and dream interpretation to mythology. If these sections had been excised the overall work would have been much improved.
I'm glad I read it. The references to ...more
Excellent book, now I need to read it in paper so I can take proper notes. The narrators give it a new voice and dimension to the text, but it's not a book to absorb in one go.
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Jan 31, 2017
AJ
marked it as to-read
May 31, 2018
SeaRob
marked it as to-read
Oct 10, 2021
Jussi Kenkkilä
marked it as to-read
