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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Un clásico ilustrado que me ha llamado mucho la atención y me ha descubierto la verdadera historia que muchos de nosotros sólo conocemos a través de la película de Disney.
Lo recomiendo para todo aquel que sea amante de los libros ilustrados.
Lo recomiendo para todo aquel que sea amante de los libros ilustrados.
I didn't realize Mowgli's story is just a small fraction of the tales in this book. It was very familiar and enjoyable.
The rest of the book is unrelated tales of British occupied India. Some of them are cute or fun, some of them are horrifying in their casual cruelty. There is one about an elephant handler who tracks down and kills wild elephants. The horror of every elephant in India being "owned" by the British is stated as a fact, not something awful or unnatural.
It is an incredible snapshot of a period in time when white people thought they owned everything. As a time capsule it is fascinating. As a children's book it's very questionable. There is a lot of death and violence, especially in the second book. People beating (and eating) dogs, clubbing seals, Mowgli herding animals to their deaths repeatedly, wolves vs dholes, bees stinging animals to death, drowning, and so on. That plus the message that man is the king of everything, makes this book a lesson in how not to treat animals. Animal lovers would not enjoy this book!
The rest of the book is unrelated tales of British occupied India. Some of them are cute or fun, some of them are horrifying in their casual cruelty. There is one about an elephant handler who tracks down and kills wild elephants. The horror of every elephant in India being "owned" by the British is stated as a fact, not something awful or unnatural.
It is an incredible snapshot of a period in time when white people thought they owned everything. As a time capsule it is fascinating. As a children's book it's very questionable. There is a lot of death and violence, especially in the second book. People beating (and eating) dogs, clubbing seals, Mowgli herding animals to their deaths repeatedly, wolves vs dholes, bees stinging animals to death, drowning, and so on. That plus the message that man is the king of everything, makes this book a lesson in how not to treat animals. Animal lovers would not enjoy this book!
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Disney's The Jungle Book (1967) and the 2016 remake is one of my favorites. How can you not love Christopher Walken as King Louie? But I had never read the book until now.
The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and with the exception of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the stories about Mowgli are the best but beware, the stories and characters are different than Disney's retelling. Which do I like better? Disney's The Jungle Book (2016) is still one of my favorites, and 1967 is a fun movie that will always hold a spot in my heart. But I really enjoyed the book. The characters are...better? They are different but did not taint my love for these enduring characters. And the new characters in stories I have never heard of before was a wonderful surprise.
The stories keep a theme of following rules, being kind and generous, the underdog winning, and abandonment/adoption.
This is a book I will want my kids to read.
The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and with the exception of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the stories about Mowgli are the best but beware, the stories and characters are different than Disney's retelling. Which do I like better? Disney's The Jungle Book (2016) is still one of my favorites, and 1967 is a fun movie that will always hold a spot in my heart. But I really enjoyed the book. The characters are...better? They are different but did not taint my love for these enduring characters. And the new characters in stories I have never heard of before was a wonderful surprise.
The stories keep a theme of following rules, being kind and generous, the underdog winning, and abandonment/adoption.
This is a book I will want my kids to read.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
challenging
slow-paced