World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks

by Mark Daniels

[Joséphine]

From the title, it's abundantly clear that the goal of the book is to present a brief overview of mythology from around the world. In that regard, that's precisely what this book is. However, individual myths were summarised in extremely broad strokes, generalising to the point that reading this book felt redundant. Despite acknowledging that the native tribes of America as well as Australia were a multitude, their mythology was flattened on an even plain, barely referring to the tribes from whom each myth was taken. Details obviously didn't matter, even as some errors made it to the page.

Not a book I'd recommend for starters but if you're familiar with these tales, they might be useful for jogging your memory. They might also lead some readers to explore mythology beyond the ones they're already familiar with. In those regards, it could be a useful book. Otherwise, maybe search for a more exhaustive primer.