Reviews for Grandmothers of the light

The average rating for Grandmothers of the light based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-07-10 00:00:00 Karen Hoppers The author attempts to return the creation myths of American Indians back to the Goddess that originally inspired them. Her research seems good and she traces how the original female centered myths changed into male dominated ones. But the author is not a gifted story teller. The re-told legends were a very bad blend of modern terminology and ancient mythology. The language is stiled, many passages are repeated for no particular reason and over all it was just a very boring, badly written book. And that's a shame because the premise was very interesting. With a goddess as the basis for the myth, the stories are more nurturing and less war-like. The idea behind writing the book was to empower females and to renew and encourage caring for the planet. Great idea and written by someone more talented it could have been a great book.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-11-14 00:00:00 Kosta Apostolov I thought this book sounded interesting and I decided to give it a read. Paula Gunn Allen does her research well and the history she relates is interesting. When it came to retelling the stories of the Goddesses, however, it was pretty dull and I had a hard time staying interested. The book isn't bad, but I just don't think the author is the best storyteller. In my opinion, she does make history and other research interesting. So because of that, I will give this author another chance.