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Summary: Interesting Topic -- Poor Delivery
Review: There are 500 stories in this 250 page volume. Each story is less than a page and recounts a tale that has been told enough times that some people believe it to be true (i.e. alligators in the sewers).While the topic is an interesting one, the writer's delivery is dry and sporadic. There seem to be more details in stories set in England than elsewhere. Overall there seems to be a strong English slant to the tales. The stories are roughly grouped into categories such as Accidents, Medical, Criminal, Miscellaneous, and Sex. Many of these seem to have been randomly place and would fit better in a different category. Are they really legends? No. While some of the tales are classic urban legends (although in variations I have never heard before), some of the stories have other origins. At least on tale is true and can be verified in the local papers (I won't tell you which one). Others have been lifted straight from old movies and television shows (many decades old that is). Maybe in England they don't know the origins of these particular tales, but American audiences will probably now where they were taken from. If you are looking for a good collection of Urban Legends, this is certainly a cheap one, but it is not a particularly good one.
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