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nyufftier's review
2.0
Took me ages to finish. Not my cup of tea tbh. Enjoyed a few of the short stories but most of them bored me to death.
nonesensed's review
3.0
These are tales about merfolk - mostly mermaids, but other variations on that theme are included. Some of the stories are based in fantasy and folklore, others take a more science fiction-y look at what a mermaid is or could me. There are old Irish myths of the merrow and genetic experiments gone wrong (or right?) all gathered in one place. In short, this book is exactly what it says on the cover, Mermaids!
Reading this, I felt I may have soaked myself a little too deep in mermaid lore and tales already to fully enjoy it. These short stories have publication years between 1825 to 1986, meaning that you've probably seen their likeness before if you're a fan of fantasy, folklore, science fiction or all three combined. That's not to say they're bad stories, but you can definitely feel their age, especially in some aspects of their telling.
My favorite stories in this collection were Sweetly the Waves Call Me and In the Islands for their eerie mood, and Till Human Voices Wake Us and The Crest of Thirty-Six won me over with their endings.
Reading this, I felt I may have soaked myself a little too deep in mermaid lore and tales already to fully enjoy it. These short stories have publication years between 1825 to 1986, meaning that you've probably seen their likeness before if you're a fan of fantasy, folklore, science fiction or all three combined. That's not to say they're bad stories, but you can definitely feel their age, especially in some aspects of their telling.
My favorite stories in this collection were Sweetly the Waves Call Me and In the Islands for their eerie mood, and Till Human Voices Wake Us and The Crest of Thirty-Six won me over with their endings.
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