Litsy

Kaibyo: the Supernatural Cats of Japan | Zack Davisson

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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! 1w

Yuki_Onna I've been trying to get my hands on this book for years🤩 1w

iread2much @LeahBergen thank you 😊 1w

iread2much @Yuki_Onna I found it years ago at a museum store. I hope you find a copy soon! 1w

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The_Penniless_Author

The Book of Imaginary Beings | Jorge Luis Borges, Andrew Hurley, Margarita Guerrero

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Thanks for the tag @dabbe 😀

1. It's not terribly original, but it's hard to beat a dragon. Or maybe a sea serpent - I love to swim, and I could hang out in Lake Champlain with our own resident monster, Champ (though I guess that would make me a lake serpent 🐍 🤔).

2. The tagged book has ALL the creatures! 🐲🐉🧛‍♀️👾👻

Tag @RaeLovesToRead @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @CBee @Ruthiella

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! ❤️🐲 1mo

dabbe 💚💙💚 1mo

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Yuki_Onna

The Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Beings | Brenda Rosen

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