I love the idea of myths. Greek and Roman gods! They’re just like us! After reading (for pleasure, really) Robert Graves’ The Greek Myths in elementary school and taking an equally dry college mythology course, I’m ready to have some fun with mythical tales. Mythos: The Illustrated Edition fulfills that desire perfectly.
In this book, the classic tales come to life with witty asides aplenty from the multitalented actor/comedian Stephen Fry. You will never look at the sky lying above the Earth in quite the same way again. Even though this book is over 500 pages, they just fly by. To think, you can be educated like you went to Eton (even if you are, gasp, female) and entertained all in one fell swoop.
I cannot recommend Mythos: The Illustrated Edition highly enough. 5 stars and a favorite.
Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing me with an advanced review copy.