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mennoknight's review against another edition
2.0
very hard to read. No mentions of ice cream vans or being Justified.
annewithabook's review against another edition
3.0
Even if you don’t believe in this theory, as I am inclined to, this makes for a fascinating book. It is clear that Churchward has done numerous years of research, even if his theory never quite seems able to hold water. The book spends most of its time examining how other ancient civilizations prove Mu’s existence. Some of his reasoning makes sense (like the remnants of South Pacific ancient civilizations) while some of his ideas seem a bit of a reach (like the fact that most ancient civilizations used imagery of the sun, which proved that they were connected to Mu…I mean, really?)
Full review on my blog: https://madamewriterblog.com/2018/09/08/book-review-the-lost-continent-of-mu-by-james-churchward/
Full review on my blog: https://madamewriterblog.com/2018/09/08/book-review-the-lost-continent-of-mu-by-james-churchward/
ruthbrarian's review
3.0
Wow, how to rate this one? On the one hand, it's a terrible book with terrible motives and terrible conclusions. On the other hand, as conspiracy/alt-history books go, it's pretty top-notch.
I think what really sells it is Churchward's utter confidence that what he's saying is correct and he's got hidden truths that only he has managed to piece together. The hilarity of reading his conclusions while knowing discoveries since or things he was ignoring at the time makes it a bit of a trip.
He does hit on some genuine mysteries along the way as well as coming up with dozens of mysteries that are almost certainly fabrications of his own imagination or his piecing together flawed or inaccurate information. I highly doubt, for example, that anyone has ever observed a Mexican person speaking indigenous languages in conversation with a Japanese person without need for a translator.
Bad things: Very transparent agenda to prove that humans were created white and "civilized" and everything else is "degradation" to "savagery." I suppose that's the one-sentence essence of what's most wrong.
I think what really sells it is Churchward's utter confidence that what he's saying is correct and he's got hidden truths that only he has managed to piece together. The hilarity of reading his conclusions while knowing discoveries since or things he was ignoring at the time makes it a bit of a trip.
He does hit on some genuine mysteries along the way as well as coming up with dozens of mysteries that are almost certainly fabrications of his own imagination or his piecing together flawed or inaccurate information. I highly doubt, for example, that anyone has ever observed a Mexican person speaking indigenous languages in conversation with a Japanese person without need for a translator.
Bad things: Very transparent agenda to prove that humans were created white and "civilized" and everything else is "degradation" to "savagery." I suppose that's the one-sentence essence of what's most wrong.
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