Absolutely loved it, finally a classic that isnt filled with overly sexist and slaughter-all-animal themes

I quite enjoyed the stories about Moglii. The others were still cute but I found a substantial difference in the intended age of the reader. I would say the other stories are for a much younger audiences.

It's been a long time since I've seen the animated Disney movie, but I have to think that the book is far more sublime than the movie. To borrow a phrase from Eric Whitacre, Kipling is not at all condescending to children. This book is definitely a classic.

Most of the stories about Mowgli and a few of the others were really interesting and engaging, but the rest dragged. It took me longer than I care to admit to finish this book!

I think this book is a bit gruesome for children, but... oh well, that's just me. Maybe it's all a matter of point of view, the original fairy tales are not half as glamorous as it is shown by the Disney universe.

I usually dislike books with talking animals, and this one was no exception. I found that this book was rather bland and it failed to draw my attention to any of its tales. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi's was, by far, the most interesting one. As for the other ones, well, they're not really impressive. Indeed, perhaps I'm not the target audience of this book, thus my lack of interest for most of its aspects.

Books written in the 1800's are so hard for me and this audio version was kind of robotic.

First time I try Kipling; I might kiple again in the future.

Although touted as a children's book, I think this reads much better for older readers. I know when I was a kid, Disney was my canon. As an adult, I'm ready to look deeper. The Jungle Book is actually a collection of stories--many which feature Mowgli and others that range through the jungle to the arctic. Most of them I enjoyed although I wondered why he wrote so many stories where animals talked among themselves with the odd human thrown in at times to tell the tales. I have to assume that he's conveying a nobility in nature that's lacking in human society (a twist in the 'noble savage').
Obviously the stories are rather fanciful although there is cleverness in the plots and how things are solved. What tickled me the most was the relationship between Mowgli and Kaa (the snake) --not the enemies depicted in Disney's interpretation. This particular edition is beautiful with its own ribbon bookmark as well as black and white illustrations. Perhaps for someone who reads these stories at a more leisurely pace, this would be a great edition to track down. I found mine at a thrift store and it'll probably go back to one since I don't plan on re-reading it.