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elyssam's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
2.5
Too many tangents that made sense when connecting back to the main topic, but would have been better if condensed. I also thought the breakdown of the “venn diagram” of Bigfoot believers really erased many worldwide cultural stories and myths as well as the beliefs of those indigenous to the Americas. So why did that point come up again and again?
audreylee's review
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
Conversational and fun but weirdly political.
rld1727's review
3.75
Like the other reviews mention, there’s a lot of talk about Trump, COVID, and other major 2020-era landmarks, so many in the beginning that I felt it really took away from my reading experience (and I say that coming from a similar viewpoint to the author). I actually almost gave up, and then the book started to get more into the history of the Bigfoot legends, and started to ground the social commentary to the main theme in a way that made sense—almost like if that part of the book had come first, I wouldn’t have found the initial references so distracting.
A lot more about Bigfoot’s origins as a social phenomenon than a folklore history (although plenty of discussion of indigenous legends with similar-feeling entities), so not quite what I was hoping for, but an interesting read overall.
A lot more about Bigfoot’s origins as a social phenomenon than a folklore history (although plenty of discussion of indigenous legends with similar-feeling entities), so not quite what I was hoping for, but an interesting read overall.
izedriftwood's review
Too much political commentary, not enough about either the mythology or the culture around Bigfoot.
sadieraereads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
keeri's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0