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tex2flo's review against another edition
3.0
I'm glad that this was a book club choice. I had only been introduced to the stories via Disney and that's just not good enough to understand this writing from the period. It does expose Kipling's devotion to colonialism which is a bit hard to take in the modern world. There are also some pretty violent scenes that I wanted to skip, but since I was listening, I couldn't figure out how to do that before the scene was over.
suzi_k's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed re reading this, found all the stories to be interesting and encourage a train of thought about the interactions between animals and human. Only story I find there is a difficult flow to is the elephant dance, I found it a little difficult to determine who’s who to start with
therealkateclysm's review against another edition
3.0
I had always wanted to read these stories (never realized Rikki Tikki Tavi was part of this book!) but am just-somewhat underwhelmed. I think these books have a wonderful legacy, but they are definitely dated (wasn't expecting so much "Thee, thy thou"!). I hate saying that too, I really wanted to love these stories but mostly just wanted to get through it. That's OK though. I'm still glad I did!
neilcake's review against another edition
4.0
Superb selection of stories. I originally bought this in a fit of overenthusiasm when our first daughter was born. She's five now and I started reading it to her, but the language is a bit archaic and grown up for her. She pretended to enjoy it, but the clue was that she's just start jumping up and down on the bed when she was supposed to be listening.
Anyway, we got up to the end of "Tiger! Tiger" and moved on to something else. I'd been enjoying it though, so I decided to finish it on my own, and I've really enjoyed it. "Rikki Tiki Tavi" and "The White Seal" were real standouts and, to be fair, I'm glad we stopped reading together before that last one. I think she would have found it a bit disturbing. The stories are so beautifully written though, and it's really interesting as a document of colonial times in India. I think I'll go on and read the second Jungle Book on my own at some point as well.
Anyway, we got up to the end of "Tiger! Tiger" and moved on to something else. I'd been enjoying it though, so I decided to finish it on my own, and I've really enjoyed it. "Rikki Tiki Tavi" and "The White Seal" were real standouts and, to be fair, I'm glad we stopped reading together before that last one. I think she would have found it a bit disturbing. The stories are so beautifully written though, and it's really interesting as a document of colonial times in India. I think I'll go on and read the second Jungle Book on my own at some point as well.
sophiefaerber's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
daisygroves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
michelleyendo's review against another edition
4.0
His writing is hypnotic. It felt like stories told around the campfire
marcus_steffanci1979's review against another edition
3.0
4 stars for Mowgli, Kotick, and Riki Tiki Tavi; two stars for the rest