Customer Reviews
Great Reading - By: , 01 Jun 1999 
I rank this book with Willy Ley's Exotic Zoology for delightful, yet level-headed reading that doesn't insult the reader's intelligence. Shuker ignores brainless sensationalism & writes with a mind that is at once open & analytical. His approach is that of a confirmed scientist who marvels at nature's capacity for producing known & yet-to-be revealed wonders. With a writing style that is relaxed & laced with subtle humor, "Flying Toads" is a book that is hard to put down & even harder to end.
Sketchy, but entertaining. - By: , 04 Mar 1999 
Dr Shuker's book provides a fascinating, if voyeuristic peep into the identities of various un (or re) discovered animals. As other reviewers have said, the sections are too short, & it reallly is like reading freshly 'cut & pasted' pages from a magazine. Dr Shuker would have profitted from combing these articles into a more flowing, format. As it is, the book, although wittily & intelligently written is very disjointed, leaving the reader interested, but not satisfied, with a distinct absence of information to flesh out the tasters the author offers. However, if you're looking for a book to dip into now & again or read on your way to work, this provides a most enteraining & amusing read.
Great - By: , 28 Apr 1998 This book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in cryptozoology. Shuker provides information on not only well known animals like nessie, but includes very rare & non-mainstream animals. My only complaint is that the few pages dedicated to each animal is not enough. I was so captivated by Shuker's writing that I would have liked to see more indepth analyses of each animal. The pictures, woodcuts, & engraved images were well done & appropriate. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about animals science has not yet discovered.
Superb - By: , 23 Mar 1998 An outstanding guide for any & alll interested in cryptozoology. Well & wittily written, informative & entertaining. Perhaps Shuker should have written a longer book of even greater depth & detail. Alternatively, he might have described fewer animals, while focusing on those of stand-out interest. I, for example, would have liked to have known a great deal more about monstrous jellyfish. And what about those giant & sinister toads of China! These observations (hardly criticisms) indicate how much I enjoyed the book & how sorry I am that the voyage ended much too soon.
