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stacialithub's review against another edition
4.0
An entertaining & unusual set of tales set within a larger storytelling framework. I found the intro & conclusion (which set the framework as to why the tales are being told) to be more interesting than the tales themselves. The vampire/baital is a tricky & fun narrator of these morality tales.
Although there are some footnotes & explanations, I still felt a little lost at points when there were references to Hindu deities & beliefs (about which I know very little). Still, it's a great immersion & peek into another culture with the help of Burton's eyes, ears, & translating skills.
Recommended reading for a variety of readers; probably required reading for fans of myth & folklore from around the world.
Well done, Sir Richard Burton.
Although there are some footnotes & explanations, I still felt a little lost at points when there were references to Hindu deities & beliefs (about which I know very little). Still, it's a great immersion & peek into another culture with the help of Burton's eyes, ears, & translating skills.
Recommended reading for a variety of readers; probably required reading for fans of myth & folklore from around the world.
Well done, Sir Richard Burton.
yess's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I am not a native english speaker, thus, the kind of english used in this book made it so Hard for me to read, plus, of course it has a lot of misoginy in its pages. Besides this, the edition i read has a lot of foot notes but there isn't even a chapter named foot notes for you to move on the ebook.
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