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lisvxdro's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A good read if you need something to fill in some free time.
ralen356's review against another edition
It was a lot denser than I originally thought, which, looking back, should've been kind of obvious. Due to the conciseness of the stories, listening to all of them consecutively was really challenging. For most of the stories, it wasn't a mind blowing revelation, but it solidified an idea that I might have gotten to myself given some thought. Some of the morals in here I actually disagreed with, which really shocked me. Due to the density of the text, I'll have to come back to this later.
alexiasophii's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Interesting to see the origins of a lot of famous stories. A very quick book to read!
ahmed_suliman's review against another edition
5.0
Personally, I've read these ancient greek stories when I was very young 5-12 years old. And when I re-read it again nowadays, I found that most of its morals present in my very deep mind. Athough I forgot the story but didn't forget the lesson behind.
The best way to raise a stable minded child, to inculcate the wisdom and the Intelligence in your children's minds —un conscious mind— is reading moral stories with for them, and this book will be the best choice for me to read to my children.
The best way to raise a stable minded child, to inculcate the wisdom and the Intelligence in your children's minds —un conscious mind— is reading moral stories with for them, and this book will be the best choice for me to read to my children.
libertyreads789's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
It's going to be difficult to discuss this collection of fables since technically the collection isn't even Aesop's. Stories were shared orally and passed down through other people so there's really no telling where these 206 fables originally came from. As usual for classics, we have an insane story telling style that drives me up the wall. We know this from when I read the collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales, the original Beauty and the Beast, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Those are all things that were published across so many different decades (or even centuries), but what they have in common is that the whole point of the story is to tell a plot heavy story with very little interest in characterizations or even worrying about suspension of disbelief. Whereas stories told nowadays are more focused on the other things than the plot. Obviously every author and story is different, but in general that's the way we expect stories to be told nowadays. Which makes it harder for me to read such old works. That's a me thing so I can't fully get mad at the book for being of its time. I WILL say that some of those fables had some sick burns though. That sarcasm is welcomed in my house any day of the week.
dean_issov's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
adventuresinfantasy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Death, and Animal death
red_betta's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
I liked the stories. Many of them are copied in other books.