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3.0
As someone who loves the Jersey Devil mythology, this was an enjoyable read. The writing is a bit dry and not edited well as there are a lot of typos and grammatical errors, so if you don't really enjoy cryptids, it might be distracting. But if you're like me and find monsters amazing, this is a fun little read that is very fast as it's a short collection of short stories.
My favorite of the stories was towards the end, the 11th (out of 14) called "Birds of a Feather". Without spoilers, the relationship that the forestry ranger, Andy Butler, has with the Jersey Devil mythology is so interesting to me and honestly I could read a whole novel about Andy and how he got to where he is at the end of the story. It made the other stories a little disappointing in comparison.
Otherwise, it's not remarkable but does a nice job of giving an overview of the history of the Jersey Devil and a lot of the various myths and stories that have been attached to the monster over the years.
My favorite of the stories was towards the end, the 11th (out of 14) called "Birds of a Feather". Without spoilers, the relationship that the forestry ranger, Andy Butler, has with the Jersey Devil mythology is so interesting to me and honestly I could read a whole novel about Andy and how he got to where he is at the end of the story. It made the other stories a little disappointing in comparison.
Otherwise, it's not remarkable but does a nice job of giving an overview of the history of the Jersey Devil and a lot of the various myths and stories that have been attached to the monster over the years.
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