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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.
chailajohnson's review against another edition
2.0
half of these stories are the same, nice to get the story behind the sayings but why did i read all of these i could’ve skipped a couple.
blondierocket's review against another edition
3.0
A collection of fables, stories, words of wisdom, tales, etc. that each teach one lesson or another.
It was a quick read and brought me back to my younger years, reading the little tales and their morals at the end. Full of all the cliche phrases our parents used growing up, or even heard now, to express one thing or another. For example, The Tortoise and the Hare or The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Very enjoyable to read. Fell at 1001 on the original 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
It was a quick read and brought me back to my younger years, reading the little tales and their morals at the end. Full of all the cliche phrases our parents used growing up, or even heard now, to express one thing or another. For example, The Tortoise and the Hare or The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Very enjoyable to read. Fell at 1001 on the original 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.
ellejaoy's review against another edition
4.0
This book has a lot of simple bits of advice told through really great little fables. It seems in this day and age that most of these should be common sense but I think we can all learn a thing or two from it.
nyom7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
nikikalyvides's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0