Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams

from akosikulot-project52

"In my experience, dreams are unreliable, and the lovers whom people see in their dreams, well... Put it this way, I'm not exactly convinced. Far from it." - Thoughts on Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith Sigh. I hate it when a book disappoints me, especially when I've convinced myself early o...

from richardderus

A very interesting idea for a series, this. Retell the classic myths of the world from a new perspective, only a serious point is to be made: Myths are the stories of our collective unconscious, and can always bear updating. It works out well in Dream Angus in large part because McCall Smith is ...

from 1morechapter

Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith is one of the books of the Canongate Myths. I've only read one other book in the series, The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, and I truly loved it. I enjoyed this one as well, which is a retelling of the myth of the Celtic god of dreams and love. The book st...

from vpfluke

Well, I did read [Dream Angus]. It was in the "ok" area for me until I got to the last chapter. This book has Smith interspersing the mythic story of Angus wih modern tales of people affected by dreams. This tenth chapter I found very affecting with a lucid dream that resolves the mess a couple ...

from sanddancer

This book in the Canongate Myths series is about the celtic god of dreams, Angus. The short book comprises of tales about Angus' birth, childhood and life, mixed in with stories where dreams play an important role, and the god of dreams can be glimpsed. An enjoyable read, although I hadn't heard ...