This exquisite hard cover story covers a multitude of topics retelling short stories of Greek mythology, in a nonfiction format. It includes a glossary that explains important terms used throughout the series. Stories are told about mythological persons and events including: The Trojan War, Ulysses, King Midas, Hercules, Pegasus and the Chimera, Daedalus, Icarus, Cupid and Psyche, Atlanta, and Baucis and Philemon. These stories are written in a way that draws in young readers and gives critical information relating to the time period of Greeks and Roman mythology. The illustrations hold a special importance as they assist in conveying a more detailed picture of era and events relating to the specific Gods or Goddesses and settings involved. ( )

A benchmark in the Mythology world. What can you say about it that has not already been said. If you read Mythology it is a must to have on your shelf. However I would consider Edith Hamilton's volume just as pertinent. ( )

Fair/good

read as a child, mostly the Greek and Roman

Actual Rating: 3.75/5 stars
Review
Gosh, I loved reading these stories. They were fascinating and attention grabbing (and attention keeping). However, I do feel like this book could have been organized a bit better. Reason 1: despite a few rereads of the introductions for each section (of which, there were 3 due to 3 sections), it was occasionally hard to see how some of the stories fit under the section that they were placed under. Reason 2: Some of the stories were broken down into 2 parts (and in 2 cases, into 3 parts), and their corresponding chapters read like “Arthur” and “Arthur (Continued).” While combining these may have added to a chapter’s length, I feel like it would have been better to combine the chapters like these and make subheadings to differentiate sections when necessary. I’m actually giving it a 3.75 star rating because I felt like couldn’t give it a full 4 of 5 stars, and 3 stars felt too low. I did really enjoy this overall, and I do recommend it as a read. ( )