beth_has_books's review against another edition
2.0
It was ok but not what I was hoping for. The blurb says about "tracing myths into the 21st century" so I was expecting a lot more about the history of how they have evolved. Also I'd hoped for more on the psychology aspect of how "we seem no less bedazzled and bedevilled by myth". Instead it was more like an anthology of specific pop culture examples that use mythical symbolism. Some of those were more interesting than others.
deanjean_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Feels like it was randomly stitched together with bits and pieces of Greek myths.
saipradhanreads's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent and engaging. I enjoy Barthes’ 1950s wry commentary on the topic, and Conrad has written this contemporary version with so much intelligence and a vast referential knowledge which made me look things up to connect the dots more than once.
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