Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Gift for BABCIAComment: Babcia loved it, I havent read it yet..she's still reading it.
Customer Rating: Summary: Polish Customs, Traditions and FolkloreComment: I am concerned that future generations will not know the joy of these
Customer Rating: Summary: Great Encyclopedia of Polish Tradition and CustomsComment: According to my knowledge this is the most comprehensive book devoted to Polish customs available for English speaking readers. I recommend it especially for people with Polish ancestors or these who are interested in Polish traditions or anthropology. It may be also used as a reference book or the encyclopedia. But, the book is very interesting to read from cover to cover also. It contains an index and some pictures - I wish it had more!
Customer Rating: Summary: A great source of informationComment: This is a book full of interesting things, neatly organized by month. It talks about many, many customs, traditions, and proverbs, but doesn't mention much folklore, and leaves the reader wondering just *why* most of the customs she's talking about came to be. Still, it's highly readable, covers a lot, and there aren't many books on the subject, especially not in English, so this is something I'd highly reccomend to any Polish-American, and to other curious people.Customer Rating: Summary: One Novelist's ResourceComment: What a wonderful service Sophie Hodorowicz Knab has provided for the Polish community and for those who write about the Polish past! I didn't come across this book until my last few months of working on PUSH NOT THE RIVER, but it was a big help, nonetheless. I only wish it had been around years before when I started my novel. When you read about Marzanna, the Goddess of Death, you'll know who provided some invaluable information.POLISH CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, and FOLKLORE, like Miss Knab's other books, is accessible, authoritative, and intensely interesting!
James Conroyd Martin
