Title: Probably Armstrong's worst book.
Product review: I am a long-time fan of Karen Armstrong's writings. "A History of God" changed my life. "The Case for God" is brilliant. "The Great Transformation" is filled to overflowing with information and ideas. Even her books about the Buddha and the Bible are worth reading. But "A Short History of Myth" is boring, badly written, light on content, and generally uninteresting.I will admit that Armstrong has some good ideas and is able to draw an emotional response out of the reader. Occasionally her words make me feel a drive to connect with the "Something" that religion and myth are all about. It feels like Armstrong teases you with enlightenment and pulls it away like a bullfighter's red cape. Not to mention the fact that this book is boring. I have tried to read this book no less than three times but never got more than halfway because it is so incrediby boring.
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