Thank you for the opportunity to read this book, unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to it before it was archived but will review in full when I do.

I really enjoyed reading this treasury. It was well researched from all over the world with many interesting tales.

I found it an engaging account that I will be using to introduce my daughter and the children I work with to many different myths and legends.

Really easy and fun to read. I think this is a good book to read with children or younger people. It feels more like a community, social book than just one you read alone at night.

"Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers" gives a rather short overview of some of the most popular myths surrounding bodies of water.

I really liked that the author used examples from all over the world and took the time to point out how some myths have been appropriated and the consequences of that.

What I didn't like was that the book was too short to give more examples. I would have loved to read more of the myths the author touches on in her book.

While this book wasn't quite what I was expecting, it was an utterly fascinating read. Some of the folklore I was already familiar with, but there was quite a bit that I wasn't and I enjoyed how far ranging this book was both geographically and in terms of culture. A wonderful treasury that I will be returning to in the future, and a book I would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in folklore, especially around the world's waters.

It is worth noting that this is not a collection of folklore tales, but an overview of folklore surrounding seas, rivers and oceans. It is still a fascinating read and an excellent introduction to these kinds of tales. There is good background information on the cultures these tales stem from and it is all told with such care. Clearly well-researched. And there are reading suggestions to dive further into the actual tales described throughout.

I really enjoyed this compendium of folklore focussing on rivers, lakes and the sea. Some of the stories and folk creatures mentioned I have heard of but a lot of them were from other cultures and it was particularly interesting to learn of the similarities between folk stories on different continents, and how they were subtly different. The one thing I would have liked that could have made this better would have been a few more examples of the actual stories told.

Possibly my review reflects my own expectations here.

I was expecting a collection of tales and legends about the sea etc from all over the world. Only a few tales are told in full, and it's more an overview of the various legends and how they share similarities.

An interesting read, but I would have liked more depth.

trigger warning
<spoiler> mention of suicide, gore, self mutilation, abuse, mention of slavery, mention of genocide </spoiler>

This book lists and recounts folklore surrounding oceans, rivers, springs, wells, waterfalls and other places connected to water. This is not a short story collection, more a general introduction sorted by their connection to the main topic, and then you can go to the further reading suggestions and see where it takes you.

I liked the diversity and the point that the author doesn't shy away from atrocities that were commited. Slavery and genocide are mentioned as reason why different cultures were combined by the people to surivive. If the common name of First Nation People is to be questioned because it's a racial slur, the author mentions it and gives you the term you should rather use.

While this was not what I had expected, I had fun and learned things, which is always great.
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Treasury of Folklore: Seas & Rivers is just that: an attractive volume filled with sacred stories, myths, and folk tales sourced from around the world, topped off with woodcut-styled illustrations. I liked the sheer diversity of the tales (from The Little Mermaid to Mami Wata to kelpies and selkies) and the sensitivity with which these were handled, but I particularly liked the stories of Greek myth — I never knew about Hera, Argus, and the peacock! What will differentiate this one from other compendiums of folklore, I think, is that special care is paid here to talk about respect for other cultures and environmental concerns, so you can tell that its author cares both about the content and the people represented within it.