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The Luck Archive: Exploring Belief, Superstition, and Tradition by Harrell Fletcher, Mark Menjivar
danitrev's review against another edition
2.0
This book is about luck and how luck overlaps with belief, culture, superstition, and tradition in people’s lives. While discussing luck with people, the author documented his findings to create a physical archive that contains hundreds of objects and the stories and pictures that go with them. People from all over the world send him their lucky items!
I was given a copy of this book when I interned at @tupress and never got around to actually reading every mini-story. Originally, I had decided to finally read this book because I needed a quick read to put me back on track for my Goodreads #ReadingChallenge.
I am only giving it 3 stars because I wish the author had given more context and detail about some of the items, especially the items that had a strong relationship to a specific culture. The concept for this book is great, I just wish it had been executed better.
I was given a copy of this book when I interned at @tupress and never got around to actually reading every mini-story. Originally, I had decided to finally read this book because I needed a quick read to put me back on track for my Goodreads #ReadingChallenge.
I am only giving it 3 stars because I wish the author had given more context and detail about some of the items, especially the items that had a strong relationship to a specific culture. The concept for this book is great, I just wish it had been executed better.
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