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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
medium-paced
The Mowgli stories are by far the best of this collection, IMO. The others bring down the rating for me.
Too much thee, thy and thou... didn't finish it
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked the Mowgli stories the most, the others not as much.
Better Than Disney
I still love the cartoon version, but how much better it would have been if the good folks at Disney had followed the original story! This collection of stories paint a rich portrait of life in India under Queen Victoria's reign, for the soldiers. (I love Rudyard Kipling's book Kim for a look at the native life and a few of the cultures there). The book tells this story from the standpoint of the animals. Starting with the story of Mowgli and his wolf pack then his brief return to life in a village; Rikki Tikki Tavi, the brave Mongoose who saves his English family; The white seal who finds a safe harbor for his fellows away from slaughter by Man; and the brave animals who serve in India in the war. I can't speak about the significance of his writing. All I can say is, I thoroughly enjoyed the stories I read as a child. I am discovering his other books as an adult, and this is the only book of his I read as a child because of the expense of buying them. If it wasn't in our local library, I couldn't read it. (I did find armloads of books at every visit). My sister took me with her weekly to the library, and my parents steered me towards the Classics and bought me books I would reread until the next library visit. I am happy that Mama bought this one, which I read and reread many times.
I still love the cartoon version, but how much better it would have been if the good folks at Disney had followed the original story! This collection of stories paint a rich portrait of life in India under Queen Victoria's reign, for the soldiers. (I love Rudyard Kipling's book Kim for a look at the native life and a few of the cultures there). The book tells this story from the standpoint of the animals. Starting with the story of Mowgli and his wolf pack then his brief return to life in a village; Rikki Tikki Tavi, the brave Mongoose who saves his English family; The white seal who finds a safe harbor for his fellows away from slaughter by Man; and the brave animals who serve in India in the war. I can't speak about the significance of his writing. All I can say is, I thoroughly enjoyed the stories I read as a child. I am discovering his other books as an adult, and this is the only book of his I read as a child because of the expense of buying them. If it wasn't in our local library, I couldn't read it. (I did find armloads of books at every visit). My sister took me with her weekly to the library, and my parents steered me towards the Classics and bought me books I would reread until the next library visit. I am happy that Mama bought this one, which I read and reread many times.
My husband downloaded this onto my Kindle because it came free. I thought it was all right. Have to admit that the Disney movie with all it's lovable songs (Bear Necessities, etc.) wins out in the competition of which is better. Perhaps I'm shallow, but the truth remains.
Collection of stories, of which only first 5 have Mowgli as the protagonist. The stories every time are followed by a corresponding song; very nicely written.
Spring 2019, audiobook:
Guuuhhh. This was multicast and it made the experience SO Magical. I loved every bit of it, and it was glorious to watch myself transition from moments of "Ah ha! I remember that section from reading it in my early twenties" to just wistful sighing, and falling in love with the character as himself, and all those around him. I love the poetry pieces that begin to appear in the later third of the book, and the music put throughout it, and the ending quote from our beloved panther still gets me right in the heart of myself.
Guuuhhh. This was multicast and it made the experience SO Magical. I loved every bit of it, and it was glorious to watch myself transition from moments of "Ah ha! I remember that section from reading it in my early twenties" to just wistful sighing, and falling in love with the character as himself, and all those around him. I love the poetry pieces that begin to appear in the later third of the book, and the music put throughout it, and the ending quote from our beloved panther still gets me right in the heart of myself.