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Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
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This book, aside from fairy tales, has introduced me to the world beyond our reach. I first had this book because back in high school, we were required to read it. I never really understood back then why it seemed that I was one of the few who enjoyed reading this and majority of our class despised having to be given the assignment to read it. I always found it entertaining. Well, the first few stories were a bit tedious but it was a foundation that helped me understand the other tales so it wasn’t much of a big deal to me.
I don’t have many words to describe how I feel about this book. I look up to it so much for being the root of letting me grow as a reader and aided me to open my eyes and mind to a world of vast imagination, creativity and foreign culture.
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I don’t have many words to describe how I feel about this book. I look up to it so much for being the root of letting me grow as a reader and aided me to open my eyes and mind to a world of vast imagination, creativity and foreign culture.
For more of my reviews, please visit my blog:
The Blair Book Project @ www.theblairbookproject.blogspot.com
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Reading Progress
September 16, 2004
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Started Reading
February 10, 2005
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Finished Reading
November 17, 2010
– Shelved
May 7, 2012
– Shelved as:
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I agree! This book was a required reading in high school and it opened the door for me to appreciate the Greek, Roman and Norse Mythologies.Like you, I don't have any words how great the book is.
Hamilton rules! :)
Like many others, this book was a required reading for me. Looking at the book, it looked like an enormous book with small text that would take forever to read. When I began to read it, I didn’t really take it seriously and I thought it was just full of fairytales, but I began to find it interesting at the end. As the stories kept going on I realized how I have heard of some parts of these stories before, but they were more in depth in the book. For example, the story about Cupid and Psyche was familiar. Who hasn’t heard about Cupid before? I have plenty of times but I never knew the story behind him. So reading all of the small stories kept me interested because I wanted to know more the more I read. I do agree with you, this book did introduce me to a world beyond what I have seen and heard of. It opened my mind about a lot of things. In Christianity we believe the world started a different way than through these hundreds of Gods in this book, but the book actually had me thinking. It was very creative how Homer found everything to be created, some things through curses. Many things were connected o the things that we believe now. Zeus rules the heavens and the “underworld” which we call Hell, is ruled by Hades and his queen, Persephone (who he rudely forced to keep down there for half of the seasons). Also, the natural things that we believe happen on their own, are made possible by the gods in this book. For example, we believe wind is simply just air in motion while in mythology Aeolus is the king of the winds and controls them. When I read about different gods in this book, it made me think that there could be someone ruling our winds. When I am done reading, I come into my right mind and tell myself that it’s not possible. But overall it was a great book and it opened my imagination a lot!
Tacir: Wow! I love your thoughts on this book! I'm so glad you were able to enjoy this just as much as I did. ^_^
Like you, I don't have any words how great the book is.
Hamilton rules! :)