This was my favorite of all the mythology projects. The writing of the myths is fantastic and maintains just enough of the detail and interesting bits of the story to stay faithful to the source material while still trimming it down enough to make it quickly readable. The very brief narration of Gunlad was cute but not distracting and only minor details were added to make the story more continuous. I am very familiar with and adore Norse mythology so I am very glad that this project was able to do it justice without skimping on any of the important bits.
(myths found at Norse Mythology Tales)
Ancient Chinese Fairy Tales
These Chinese fairy tales were fun to read. I'm not at all familiar with Chinese folklore so I enjoyed learning a couple. Although there were a few typos, overall I enjoyed the writing style and thought that the myths chosen were interesting and diverse. They displayed a few integral motifs of Chinese mythology (according to the authors notes) and sound very different from western myths. The layout of the site complemented the source material too. Although it's very simple, the coloring and the pictures keep the readings fresh and interesting. I loved the Chinese fairy tales.
(tales found at Chinese Fairy Tales)
Babs Urban Myths
I really enjoyed the project on urban myths featuring a woman who visits a psychologist, retelling horrifying event from her past, only to eventually involve her in one. I'd heard of a couple of the myths before but not others. I loved the way they all tied into each other at the ends and the way everything wasn't quite explained after the last story. I could tell the the author really enjoyed writing the story by their tone and especially the author's notes and the thought put into the introduction. The layout of the site suited the source material too. The gloomy, dark colors and spooky pictures reminded me of horror books I used to read with my brothers at night when we were young.
(stories found at Babs Urban Myths)
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