Custodians of Wonder

I loved hearing about all these customs and how people are fighting to keep them alive, especially those embedded into a larger community culture context. It's a very easy-reading book and quite moving.

At times the individual stories just feel too neatly wrapped, which I understand from a storytelling perspective, but some cynical parts of me can't feel and wonder how much embellishing there's going on to put such nice a bow on some of the stories.