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Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, And Lore (2012)

by Skye Alexander(Favorite Author)
3.72 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1440538573 (ISBN13: 9781440538575)
languge
English
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publisher
Adams Media
review 1: Mermaids contains a treasure trove of fun facts, myths, legends, and quotes on the beloved wonders of the deep. But while there were many things I loved about this book, there were a few bit I wasn’t fond of as well. Thus I bring you a pro/con list! Pros: • The book itself is beautiful. Whoever did the formatting did a stunning job. There are gorgeous designs on every page, lovely artwork, and everything from the text to the pictures are in a blue ink instead of the normal boring black. This makes it an excellent display book. • There’s a plethora of interesting information on mermaids. • Quotes! I love quotes and this book is full of quotes on mermaids from various authors. • The tidbits of mermaid info include myths, legends, works of fiction, and more. It... more covers mermaids in many genres and every continent. • It also has chapters on the first mermaid, what mermaids look like, where they live, and so on. Cons: • The first half is very repetitive. The same fact, like who the first mermaid is, is repeated throughout the book many times. With additional research, the author could have filled the book with more information instead of the same information multiple times. • Too many opinions! The author frequently shared her opinions or interpretations of various mermaid mythologies. I don’t care about her thoughts on the subject, I wanted an encyclopedia-like book on mermaids. • The reference page. I loved seeing all of the PhDs and the prestigious sources in the bibliography. What I did not like seeing were the less than stellar websites listed. There is nothing wrong with using the net for research, all university students do it, but make sure they are respected sites. • Like I said above, she could have filled it with more info instead of repeating the same things so many times. That said, I noticed a few mermaid stories that were either not mentioned or very briefly touched on. Takes the quotes for example, I LOVE quotes (as I said above), but she quoted many unheard of books on femininity. She could have (and should have) used more quotes from popular mermaid fiction. There were many stories left out. As you can see, the pros and cons are pretty balanced, so I gave the book a 3 star rating. I love parts of it, and dislike others.
review 2: This book was short and sweet and I really love mermaid lore so I read it over the course of a day- short stories and anecdotes. I can't say I really learned anything new or that it was the most exciting thing I had read but it was exciting to have a book based on mermaid mythology and it comes together in an asthetically pleasing package. Overall worth it for any girl (or guy) who has ever pretended their legs turned into a fin when they were swimming or flipped back their hair and pretended they were the Little Mermaid. ;) less
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LivingLife
Not written wonderfully, but printed beautifully, and full of interesting information.
MissEastSoldier
A bit repetitive, but quite interesting. Lovely presentation and images.
reneewyn
Fascinating and enlightening. But of course, I adore mermaids. :)
chuerta
Loved it! Very informative. Makes an excellent reference book.
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