Unicorns: The Myths, Legends, & Lore
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- Author：Skye Alexander
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Summary
An enchanting treasury of unicorn lore
For thousands of years， unicorns have captured hearts， minds， and imaginations with their whimsical， mischievous spirit。 This enchanting collection invites you to leap into their magical world and surround yourself in the tales that capture their power and beauty。 Filled with dozens of magnificent illustrations， each page brings your favorite mythical creature to life right before your eyes--shimmering mane and all。
So get ready for a magic-filled adventure--"Unicorns" takes you on a journey you won't soon forget。
For thousands of years， unicorns have captured hearts， minds， and imaginations with their whimsical， mischievous spirit。 This enchanting collection invites you to leap into their magical world and surround yourself in the tales that capture their power and beauty。 Filled with dozens of magnificent illustrations， each page brings your favorite mythical creature to life right before your eyes--shimmering mane and all。
So get ready for a magic-filled adventure--"Unicorns" takes you on a journey you won't soon forget。
Reviews
Adriana
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Some interesting facts and folklore about unicorns but it got slightly repetitive and the author's snarky comments were really unnecessary。 Especially in Chapter 10- criticisms of consumerism are always valid but let little girls enjoy things！ So what if the unicorn isn't portrayed as "majestic" as it used to be？ Get a grip！It read like a research report written by a high school student but it was easy enough to read。 I enjoyed the illustrations but wish there were more as the written descriptio Some interesting facts and folklore about unicorns but it got slightly repetitive and the author's snarky comments were really unnecessary。 Especially in Chapter 10- criticisms of consumerism are always valid but let little girls enjoy things！ So what if the unicorn isn't portrayed as "majestic" as it used to be？ Get a grip！It read like a research report written by a high school student but it was easy enough to read。 I enjoyed the illustrations but wish there were more as the written descriptions weren't always as detailed as they could have been。 Its weird that the author used a German name for a Polish city （Danzig should be Gdańsk）。 Also the author quoted her own books。。。？ 。。。more
Nori Fitchett
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 At first this book was a delight and intriguing read that would make a perfect coffee table book but then I got to chapter 10。In chapter 10 the author discusses the unicorns representation in modern pop culture which they seem to destain。 Their dislike of the creatures commercialisation and favour among young girls is clear in every word and really puts a dampener on this book。I feel quite disappointed and saddened the book ended on this note。If you want to learn about the history of unicorns th At first this book was a delight and intriguing read that would make a perfect coffee table book but then I got to chapter 10。In chapter 10 the author discusses the unicorns representation in modern pop culture which they seem to destain。 Their dislike of the creatures commercialisation and favour among young girls is clear in every word and really puts a dampener on this book。I feel quite disappointed and saddened the book ended on this note。If you want to learn about the history of unicorns this is a good little book as long as you stop before chapter 10。 。。。more
소중 한
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I'm DNFing this book for some reasons I don't know。 I don't feel like reading this anymore。 I'm not in the mood for books about unicorns。 But I'll definitely try and read this book again in the future。*I'm only 12% into the book。 I'm DNFing this book for some reasons I don't know。 I don't feel like reading this anymore。 I'm not in the mood for books about unicorns。 But I'll definitely try and read this book again in the future。*I'm only 12% into the book。 。。。more
K。D。 Bissonette
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This is a fascinating book with lots of information and it's wonderful for research！ This is a fascinating book with lots of information and it's wonderful for research！ 。。。more
Merewyn
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Entertaining and surprisingly educational too。🙂 I was， well， surprised by how much history was covered by traversing the beliefs and ideas peoples of the past had had about unicorns。 I'm taking off the one star because I felt it was too brief and I would've liked to have read a greater depth of the histories that were given cursory treatment。 （The author went from prehistoric cave art to modern my little pony， and covered everything in between！） Still😏I'd recommend this for anyone who loves unic Entertaining and surprisingly educational too。🙂 I was， well， surprised by how much history was covered by traversing the beliefs and ideas peoples of the past had had about unicorns。 I'm taking off the one star because I felt it was too brief and I would've liked to have read a greater depth of the histories that were given cursory treatment。 （The author went from prehistoric cave art to modern my little pony， and covered everything in between！） Still😏I'd recommend this for anyone who loves unicorns， or who wants to write a story involving unicorns but wants to give them a different spin yet doesn't know where to start and needs inspiration， or maybe a DM/GM of a TRPG （tabletop role-playing game） who also wants idea and story inspiration。☺ 。。。more
Jessica Byrne
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Found it repeating a lot of the same stuff over and over。 I was just ready for it to be over。
Stefanie
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Rating 1，5 stars。So。 I have mixed feelings about this book。 The Writing style is nice and flows， but the information were at times， mostly in the first haft， very jumbled。 Mentioning things with one sentence and then waiting chapters Before the rest of it gets explains。 That's annoying， fine， it happens， but when you are unsure if the author is talking about the subject as myths or something that is real or has existed， it makes it really hard to separate what's historical and what's modern inte Rating 1，5 stars。So。 I have mixed feelings about this book。 The Writing style is nice and flows， but the information were at times， mostly in the first haft， very jumbled。 Mentioning things with one sentence and then waiting chapters Before the rest of it gets explains。 That's annoying， fine， it happens， but when you are unsure if the author is talking about the subject as myths or something that is real or has existed， it makes it really hard to separate what's historical and what's modern interpretation by the author。 Or just the author's opinion。What really got me pessimistic and negativ about a book that I technically enjoyed reading？ Page 168 and the sentence: If you're looking for a crash course in unicorn mythology， "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" is a good Place to start。 Why was I Reading this one then？ 。。。more
Kerry
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A really interesting book full of facts and stories about Unicorns through the ages。
Emma Piper
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An interesting book to read between other books and a little tounge and cheek。 It was interesting going into all the older myths and legends regarding Unicorns including King Arther。 I must say the covers for this line of books are beautiful and lovely to have on a shelf。 I will be purchasing the others in this series as I loved the humour of the book。
Carrie （The Butterfly Reader）
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If you love unicorns as much as I do， this book is for you！
KBooks -
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This book was okay however it did start to drag abit towards the end with repeating itself。 But enjoyed seeing how the unicorn image has changed throughout the years。
Caitlin
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2。5。 Impressive and exhaustive research。 But tone at the end is unsettling。 Very negative judgement of how “girly” the unicorn has become。 Barely any acknowledgement of the male interest in unicorns nowadays， especially wrt My Little Pony。 Bronies not even mentioned。 Also got snarky about the sexuality of young women around now :（
Hannah G
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3。5 stars。
Courtney
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I got this because I'm a sucker for a pretty book and who the hell doesn't like unicorns but I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of information I was able to glean from this book！ The author goes on to expand on the current surface level understanding of the unicorn myth， especially the current iteration of rainbows and sparkles。 It's， at first， close ties to the christian Church as a symbol， and then the distancing of the Church during the romantic era。 The cultural manifestations of the I got this because I'm a sucker for a pretty book and who the hell doesn't like unicorns but I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of information I was able to glean from this book！ The author goes on to expand on the current surface level understanding of the unicorn myth， especially the current iteration of rainbows and sparkles。 It's， at first， close ties to the christian Church as a symbol， and then the distancing of the Church during the romantic era。 The cultural manifestations of the unicorn in it's various guises including the Chinese Qilin and the Persian Karkadann。 Historical sightings of possible unicorns by various explorers and of the deep belief that unicorn horn would protect one from poisons making the "product" very valuable in the Victorian ages。 Deeply fascinating look at a mythological creature that has found itself many variations and cultural representations and continues to evolve its presence throughout time 。。。more
Meghan L
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This was a nice historical approach to the legend of unicorns， comprised of lots of examples of stories， artwork， and proclaimed sightings。 It also includes a modern point of view。 There were many instances of information and examples being repeated， like 10 different people wrote one chapter each， and then they put them all together， which is not actually the case。 The author included some opinions， too， which I wasn't always thrilled with， like her reaction to a My Little Pony。 All in all， a g This was a nice historical approach to the legend of unicorns， comprised of lots of examples of stories， artwork， and proclaimed sightings。 It also includes a modern point of view。 There were many instances of information and examples being repeated， like 10 different people wrote one chapter each， and then they put them all together， which is not actually the case。 The author included some opinions， too， which I wasn't always thrilled with， like her reaction to a My Little Pony。 All in all， a good addition to my unicorn book collection。 。。。more
Robo T Sharkington
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Dont read if you ACTUALLY like unicorns。It felt like reading a high school student’s research paper: repetitive information to create a higher word count， absolutely rude snarky language， also weirdly opinionated and misinformed。A terrible terrible grueling read。 If you’d like to learn about unicorns， search somewhere else and save yourself the headache。 I had to put this down for several months at a time because the author’s language and opinions are so frustratingly snarky that i get put in a Dont read if you ACTUALLY like unicorns。It felt like reading a high school student’s research paper: repetitive information to create a higher word count， absolutely rude snarky language， also weirdly opinionated and misinformed。A terrible terrible grueling read。 If you’d like to learn about unicorns， search somewhere else and save yourself the headache。 I had to put this down for several months at a time because the author’s language and opinions are so frustratingly snarky that i get put in a bad mood while reading it。The only reason i didnt give it one star is because i found out about other， far better unicorn books while reading it。 。。。more
Dina
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Si queréis morir de risa leyendo cosas sobre unicornios， esta es vuestra historia。 Muchas curiosidades y mucha fantasía。
Catherine Rose
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An engrossing book for all lovers of mythical creatures。Tantalising facts meet freudian philosophies of the most celebrated of beasts。
Nicollette Winiewicz
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It was interesting for the folklore and mythology that it provided about the unicorn， however the delivery was a bit lacking。 It was extremely repetitive and found myself wondering if I had somehow lost my place and was rereading。
Rob Chappell
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A very good introduction to the enduring lore of the unicorn。 I say "introduction" because the literature on this magical creature is seemingly endless -- but this book can definitely open the door of exploration into the unicorn's enchanted realm for any novice unicornologist。 （Is that a real word， I wonder？） The author retells unicorn stories from antiquity to the present day， examines the unicorn's influence on art， music， and popular culture， and explores its symbolic meanings。 Already famil A very good introduction to the enduring lore of the unicorn。 I say "introduction" because the literature on this magical creature is seemingly endless -- but this book can definitely open the door of exploration into the unicorn's enchanted realm for any novice unicornologist。 （Is that a real word， I wonder？） The author retells unicorn stories from antiquity to the present day， examines the unicorn's influence on art， music， and popular culture， and explores its symbolic meanings。 Already familiar with the field of unicornology， I read this book as preparation for a lecture that I gave on the medieval worldview last fall， and it was well worth the time。 :） 。。。more
Jennifer Thompson-Thalasinos
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This is a lovely little book about unicorns！ It gives lots of information about unicorn myths in various countries， animals that could be mistaken for unicorns， and unicorns in Christianity。 The book has great sepia illustrations and tons of quotes。 It also talks about The Last Unicorn and Legend as well as other books and movies unicorns appear in。 One of the best books on unicorns I've ever read。 This is a lovely little book about unicorns！ It gives lots of information about unicorn myths in various countries， animals that could be mistaken for unicorns， and unicorns in Christianity。 The book has great sepia illustrations and tons of quotes。 It also talks about The Last Unicorn and Legend as well as other books and movies unicorns appear in。 One of the best books on unicorns I've ever read。 。。。more
Daniela
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Hermoso libro que narra la historia y origen de los unicornios。 Me encantó
Jays
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Sufficiently informative， if a bit tedious。 The same information is repeated multiple times across chapters。 I also wish Alexander had done more to challenge the sexism and patriarchy inherent in such folklore。 It's one thing to write about legends， but quite another to present female virginity and medieval chivalry as ideals to strive for。 The chapter on unicorns in popular culture is pretty much a rant about how toy companies have turned majestic， noble beasts into colourful， girly toys。 In ad Sufficiently informative， if a bit tedious。 The same information is repeated multiple times across chapters。 I also wish Alexander had done more to challenge the sexism and patriarchy inherent in such folklore。 It's one thing to write about legends， but quite another to present female virginity and medieval chivalry as ideals to strive for。 The chapter on unicorns in popular culture is pretty much a rant about how toy companies have turned majestic， noble beasts into colourful， girly toys。 In addition to the snark and judgemental language being rather unprofessional， there's no need to condemn modern unicorns merely because they're associated with girls。 Yes， gendered marketing is extremely problematic， but Alexander doesn't engage with that; instead， she seems bitter that unicorns have moved from the serious man's sphere to the silly girl's。 。。。more
Aigner
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It covered unicorns a lot more thoroughly than I expected including some of the dark tales which usually get left out of most unicorn books。
April Rudolph
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Informative but felt a little repetitive。 It was interesting！
Jamie White
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This was a great read。 I've always loved unicorns， so it was interesting to read all the different versions of the creature there have been throughout history， as well as reading about some pop culture portrayals of them I'd never heard of。 I might have to start looking for those other books as well。 This was a great read。 I've always loved unicorns， so it was interesting to read all the different versions of the creature there have been throughout history， as well as reading about some pop culture portrayals of them I'd never heard of。 I might have to start looking for those other books as well。 。。。more
Louisa Keron
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I think I rated this a little bit higher than necessary simply because it is better than Alexander's mermaid book， which I have attempted to read。 Maybe I just prefer unicorns or maybe her writing has improved。 I'm pretty sure the Mermaid book was a bit more repetitive than this one。 All the detail was interesting and I have learned a lot about unicorns。 The only issue is that there were times where she tried to include a snarky attitude。 There isn't anything wrong with this exactly， but it rare I think I rated this a little bit higher than necessary simply because it is better than Alexander's mermaid book， which I have attempted to read。 Maybe I just prefer unicorns or maybe her writing has improved。 I'm pretty sure the Mermaid book was a bit more repetitive than this one。 All the detail was interesting and I have learned a lot about unicorns。 The only issue is that there were times where she tried to include a snarky attitude。 There isn't anything wrong with this exactly， but it rarely occurred in the beginning of the book。 This made it feel like she was worried that we'd get bored so she tried to be more interesting。 。。。more
b。andherbooks
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