Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams: The Myths Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Beautiful, lucid prose. I love this writer! "

" This is an interesting collection of short stories that weave the mythical story of Dream Angus with contemporary stories that have a dream theme. Worth reading. "

" A sort-of retelling of the myth of Angus, Celtic god of dreams and youth and love. The chapters alternate between the story of Angus's life and more modern vignettes that somehow incorporate Angus in various forms. Though Angus is supposedly a god of love, all the vignettes were rather sad: love lost, doubt, infidelity. I felt very disconnected from the whole thing, really. The parts about Angus's life came across more like someone was describing the myth to me, while the other stories were so vague (and dreamy, if you'll forgive me) that I never quite got into them. In short, this book was decent, but did not convince me to seek out other books by this same author. "

" This is also a series of short stories re-telling the stories of the Dream Angus mythology. I like the way Smith uses a contemporary story to offset the mythlology that flows in here. It is a quick read and would recommend this to any Smith fans. "

" Well, I like dreams, I like books, I like celtic myths, I like love and - that book has it all! :) (and I don't know if that has anything to do with the book, but I had VERY vivid dreams last night. ha, Angus?) "

" I enjoyed this latest addition to the Myths series. McCall Smith is a terrific storyteller. "

" Rather like a cross between "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" and "Dubliners"---fairy tales and short stories describing characters--but it was an interesting "listen"! "

" Started off a little strange for my taste but then developed into some stories that I really enjoyed. As a whole book it was very entertaining....why the five stars.....but it wasn't my favorite of his books. "

" This intertwining of myth re-told and then applied to real life makes for an interesting and (in McCall Smith's hands) gentle read. The book is quite short but has some nice moments. "

" He's a wonderful storyteller. "

" The premise is contrived, so the content suffers. The idea was to write a myth in modern context. It doesn't really work for me. Maybe some authors could manage it well, but I don't think McCall Smith does. "

" The last three pages were not as good as the rest, but otherwise the interwoven stories were lovely. "

" Cute book. May be okay for the middle school library. "

" 2nd in the Canongate Myths series that I've read (The Penelopiad by M Atwood was #1); superb! "

" This little book isn't written for kids, although they could read it. Thought it was interesting and enjoyable reading. "

" Not knowing anything about Celtic mythology, I can't really comment on the fun debate about sticking to traditional mythology versus changing it (though his intro summarizes this beautifully), but these were lovely stories. "

" I prefer Alex McCall Smith's fictional books. This is short vignettes (stories) used to illustrate the meaning of a mythological character, Angus, who appears in lives for one reason when needed. "

" Sadly, this was not enjoyable! Generally I love McCall Smith's books so felt disappointed with this one! "

" What did I think? Well it is a subject that I am not familiar with: celtic gods, and I was tempted after the first half of the book to just drop it. I kept going and still the first half is way better. There is clarity, a story to follow but I did not dream of you on the second part. "

" Read at one sitting - not a lot to this book actually but very descriptive as is usual for AMS. Easy read, enjoyable and recommend! "

" I had never heard of Angus before reading this short book. Now I'm hoping he'll visit me in my dreams tonight. "

" Rather like a cross between "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" and "Dubliners"---fairy tales and short stories describing characters--but it was an interesting "listen"! "

" I love Celtic lore! I loved this book and while reading it I went on-line and researched some of the Celtic Gods which lead to more interesting reading. "

" a sweet legend story of Angus the Celtic dream god. Three or four parallel stories; mostly about Angus, the original one, but also about other Anguses. Part of a series of re-interpretation of myths and legends. Penelopiad by Attwood is another "