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livres_de_bloss's review against another edition
I just couldn't get through this. I made it about halfway through and just couldn't keep going. It was quite gruesome and rather boring.
the_gob's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
A foundation stone of were-wolf literature, a collection of anecdotes, historical record and the myths and legends of were-creatures. The subject matter is interesting and displays historical mind-sets as well as superstitions on all things were-wolf. This edition has many typos, but it does not detract from the telling of tales or records. The author has no belief in the supernatural but is thorough in his research. A classic that I have read several times, but this is my first digital version.
whatsmacksaid's review against another edition
2.0
This was quite a trip. Winding and occasionally racist, and it likely didn't help that the free edition I downloaded from the B&N nook store was poorly formatted. It's interesting, and I appreciated several key things about it--its age, its statements as to what educated people believed at the time of the writing, the fact that most original texts were presented alongside their translations.
It might be short, but it's a slog and it's not for the faint of heart. The last quarter of the book is only tangentially about werewolves. I wouldn't have gotten all the way through it if I didn't need to for grad school.
It might be short, but it's a slog and it's not for the faint of heart. The last quarter of the book is only tangentially about werewolves. I wouldn't have gotten all the way through it if I didn't need to for grad school.
singalana's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Kirja on alunperin julkaistu 1865. Kirja käsittelee ihmissusimyytin syntyä, kehittymistä ja ilmenemistä aikansa yhteiskunnassa. Käännös on tehty hyvin, kirja on helppo lukea ja lisätyt alaviitteet antavat lisätietoa aiheesta.
Kirjan kansi ja sidosasu on ehkä hieman lastenkirjamainen, mitä kirja ei suinkaan ole. Kirja käsittelee ihmissutta kansanperinteen näkökulmasta, eikä esimerkiksi modernista populaarikulttuurin näkökulmasta.
Kirjan kansi ja sidosasu on ehkä hieman lastenkirjamainen, mitä kirja ei suinkaan ole. Kirja käsittelee ihmissutta kansanperinteen näkökulmasta, eikä esimerkiksi modernista populaarikulttuurin näkökulmasta.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
jamiezaccaria's review against another edition
3.0
Informative if a bit old-timey. I liked it, although towards the end it got redundant.
acevons's review against another edition
3.0
One of those, what the hell did I just read?
The book was good if a bit... or a lot icky... Book on cannibalism is pretty accurate description of this one.
The book was good if a bit... or a lot icky... Book on cannibalism is pretty accurate description of this one.
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