Fishing for Amber: A Long Story
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Rated 4 starsAmber Associations
As the other reviewers here have been quick to point out, this book is a gallimaufry of narrative strands taken from history, folklore, literature and imagination. But, someone will ask, "What is Fishing For Amber all about anyway?" - If forced to be reductionist about it, I suppose the one word that comes to mind is "Associations." In a sense, the interweaving narratives and histories mimic the human mind's tangential nature...
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Rated 5 starsAn Incredible Journey
This is an amazing book - a mixture of Fables, Folk Tales, Greek Myths, Dutch history, and Lives of Saints.26 chapters, one for each letter of the Alphabet, "Antipodes" to "Zoetrope".There are so many stories here, going off on so many seeming tangents, that you can hardly believe it will hold together, but it does so brilliantly
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Rated 5 starsWonders on every page!
"Fishing for Amber" is one of those enchanting books one secretly hopes to acquire every time one purchases a book. It is a treasure-box filled with wonders, each more delightful than the last. Part James Burke's Connections, part Umberto Eco, part Chet Raymo and all delightful, the book is a melding of poetry, fact, and all the stops between. The text meanders through ancient mythologies of the Greek Gods and their...
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