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Title: Good, but hard to trust
Review: The author obviously loves the work he is doing, however he seems to have had very little first hand experience with the sources he uses. IOW, he quotes what others have said about the myths of given cultures rather than doing the research and actually reading these himself.Further, the book is muddle by typos and just plain bad information. This abounds for the material dealing with the ancient world, but seems to abate as one moves closer to the present.In summary, his theories are interesting, his methodolgy is intriguing, his actual descriptions of monsters are sometimes completely off. Read it with care.
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