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Autumnscribe
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Really looking forward to this.

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iread2much
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Pickpick

This is a good introduction to Japanese horror and provided a lot of detail on the history of the cat myths as well as example stories. The illustrations were also nice.
3/5 read for good history of mythology but don‘t expect a lot of lyricism in the tales.
I finally started unpacking all of the little treasure for my living room!

LeahBergen Pretty photo! 3w
Yuki_Onna I've been trying to get my hands on this book for years🤩 3w
iread2much @LeahBergen thank you 😊 2w
iread2much @Yuki_Onna I found it years ago at a museum store. I hope you find a copy soon! 2w
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Yuki_Onna
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#ItTakesAllKinds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Mythical

Also, I've realized I've reached two milestones yesterday:
1. The 500th post with my latest drawing of the featured prompt for the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
2. hit 10k Litfluence !!!
🥳🎉🩷

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!!! 🎉🎈🎊🙌🏻👏🏻 1mo
Eggs Lovely 🥰 Congratulations 🎊 1mo
Yuki_Onna @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!!!😊❣️ 1mo
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Yuki_Onna
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Love this! @TheSpineView

1. a Yuki Onna (the Japanese Snow Woman) 😎 or a vampire.
2. so many! tons of bestiaries - the tagged one is one of my favourites. in fiction, there are loads as well: American Gods, Dracula, Carmilla, Thistlefoot, Folklore - a Dark Anthology, Swamplandia!, Spirits Abroad, the Odyssey, fairy tale collections, so many ghost stories, etc. etc. etc.

#Two4Tuesday #mythology #mythicalcreatures #classics #bestiary #fairytales

TheSpineView Have never heard of Japanese Snow Woman but love vampires. Thanks for playing 2mo
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Bookwomble
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As well as being a professional storyteller, Lisa Schneidau is an ecologist and environmental lobbyist, all three aspects of which she brings to these retellings of traditional stories dealing with forest lore. Each section is prefaced with a short commentary on what the tales can teach us about the ecosystem and climate change. My only reservation being her advocacy of culling wild deer to encourage forest regeneration - I'm not an ecologist, ⬇️

Bookwomble ... but I wonder if nonviolent methods of population control are available. Anyway, an enjoyable collection of some old favourites and some that were new to me.
Soundtrack, obviously 🎶Woodland Rock 🎶 by Marc Bolan and T.Rex 😊💚 #BooksAndMusic
https://youtu.be/_dac0o87jSI?si=1T51CaLPWSqwyez2
2mo
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Bookwomble
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"Woodlands in Britain and Ireland that have been recorded continuously on maps since the sixteenth century are called 'ancient'."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Bookwomble
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I'm in one of those moods where I can't stick to one book, flitting from one to another, hence I've started reading what is technically number 14 on my "Currently Reading" list.
I love folk tales, and this collection is themed around the forests and woods of Britain and Ireland. The author is an oral storyteller and this is one of three books she's written of the traditional tales she's adapted for her craft.

Bookwomble Now, trees 🌳 have leaves, leaves 🌿 are green 💚, limes 🍋(why is there no lime emoji?) are green, lime cordial in gin is green 🟢 (kinda), so it's perfectly acceptable for me to have a lime martini 🍸while reading this book 📗, I mean, it's practically mandatory! 2mo
Leftcoastzen Love this post! 2mo
Aimeesue 💚!!! 2mo
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The_Book_Ninja I accidentally discovered that by having 2/3 books on the go at the same time, I bailed less and didn‘t get slumps. I‘m sure that‘s not massively revelatory to the seasoned reader but that‘s my contribution to this Womble post✊🏼 2mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Thank you for your contribution 😄 Always welcome. I rarely get slumps where I just can't read, but do have times when I can't really settle on one thing. Poetry is good for me then, as are short stories. Presently it seems to be more a case of a few pages from this one, then a few from that one. Though the Bowie book I'm reading is fully holding my attention! 🧑🏼‍🎤 2mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales | William Butler Yeats
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TheSpineView
Irish Fairy and Folk Tales | William B. Yeats
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 4mo
Ddzmini I have that same book 😊📖 4mo
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AllDebooks
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#Naturalitsy #Midwintersolace

My daughters put the tree up while I was cleaning. I'm excited to get cuddled up in the glow of the Christmas lights later for #hyggehour with the tagged.

IndoorDame Beautiful! ♥️💚♥️ 5mo
TheBookHippie How lovely!!! 🎄 5mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
kspenmoll It‘s gorgeous! 5mo
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