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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
All I'm going to say is: if you feel lost, or unbelonging to the world you live in, or try to remember the essentials in life, you really should give this classic a chance. It has many life lessons worth remembering once in a while. This book has become one of my 10 favourite books of all time, without a shadow of a doubt. I totally recommend it to you, it's very educative, illustrative, and mostly captivating.
Edit: I forgot to mention its unique style. Again, it contains both prose and poetry. And it is particularly interesting the use of English of certain characters within this story. It is definitely worth the reading. The narrator addresses directly to you once in a while, so it makes the story even more appealing and attractive.
– HAPPY READING!
Edit: I forgot to mention its unique style. Again, it contains both prose and poetry. And it is particularly interesting the use of English of certain characters within this story. It is definitely worth the reading. The narrator addresses directly to you once in a while, so it makes the story even more appealing and attractive.
– HAPPY READING!
Still wonderful! Re-read with my kids and they loved it too.
My two stars is for the edition, not for the original work by Rudyard Kipling.
Came for Mowgli, stayed for the Cobra killing mongoose.
Za Knjigu o džungli znam odavno ali je nikad nisam čitao. Iskreno, očekivao sam više. Dečak Mogli se provlači kroz prvu polovinu knjige, posle ga više nema. Jeste da su i ostale pripovetke zanimljive, ali sam mislio da je knjiga puna avantura dečaka Moglija.
Ako ništa upoznajemo se sa delovima Indije. Opet, nije ni to predstavljeno wow, ali možemo da osetimo pomalo taj ruralni deo. Ono što mi je bilo zanimljivo je u više navrata spominjanje belaca. Gotovo da sam pomislio da u knjizi postoji rasizam.
Ova knjiga nije iznedrila neki citat koji me je oduševio. Jedna jedina rečenica koju bih izdvojio se nalazi iznad.
Ovde je bilo više junaka, ali bih ipak izdvojio pripovetku koja mi se najviše dopala jer normalno da će mi se najmanje dopasti piton koji ima nameru da ubije.
Ako ništa upoznajemo se sa delovima Indije. Opet, nije ni to predstavljeno wow, ali možemo da osetimo pomalo taj ruralni deo. Ono što mi je bilo zanimljivo je u više navrata spominjanje belaca. Gotovo da sam pomislio da u knjizi postoji rasizam.
Ova knjiga nije iznedrila neki citat koji me je oduševio. Jedna jedina rečenica koju bih izdvojio se nalazi iznad.
Ovde je bilo više junaka, ali bih ipak izdvojio pripovetku koja mi se najviše dopala jer normalno da će mi se najmanje dopasti piton koji ima nameru da ubije.
Didn't love it, but I'm not sure what I expected. Well, I expected the Bare Necessities. It was nowhere. Not an easy read, either.
I have been in the mood to read 'The Jungle Book' for a long, long time and this mood increased tenfold when I watched the live-action film in the cinema recently. I have to say that the book wasn't at all what I expected! Firstly, I had no idea that 'The Jungle Book' was actually a collection of short stories rather than one long one. I also had new idea that 'The Second Jungle Book' existed, and as it turned out, I was actually reading 'The Jungle Books' which was both collections together. I also found out that the original stories are very different to the tame adaptations found in the film world currently. They're bloody and violent, as the Jungle should be: it is a dangerous place after all. As soon as I got past these unexpected facts however, I did enjoy this book quite a lot and I'm so glad I got round to it at last!
There were a few stories that focused on characters that I recognised: Mowgli, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Baloo and Kaa to name but a few. I liked that they jumped back and forward in time, and it was really interesting to find the similarities and differences to all the other versions of this book that I've heard of/seen. For example, there's no sign of King Louis in this book, the apes are a law unto themselves. Not only that, but Kaa is actually Mowgli's friend in this one! I REALLY liked the other little stories included too. They didn't all focus on the jungle either which made for a nice change of setting (one focused on an Inuit family, and another on Seals), but they did all provide a really great insight into Kipling's time period and each varied in it's topic and animals which was a lot of fun. I liked the anthropomorphic viewpoints, they provided a really interesting insight into what animals may think of humans and their activities.
All in all, an enjoyable book. I'm sad that I didn't grow as fully attached to the characters when reading them as I have when watching them. Mowgli, to me, was actually pretty annoying and arrogant. Not at all the cute boy in the films! Characters like Bagheera and Baloo varied too (I've already mentioned Kaa) in that Baloo was a lot wiser, more like a teacher than comic relief, and Bagheera seemed more playful though did retain some of his wisdom. Sadly, Shere Khan was more of a minor annoyance than a real villain, but he did still get some good moments. Kipling's writing style was not an easy read at times: I found myself skimming long parts, and struggling to understand the gist of some conversations due to the sheer wordiness. I enjoyed this book of course, but can see why it has had to be adapted so much in order to make it relateable for a modern audience.
3.5 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/book-review-jungle-books-rudyard-kipling.html
There were a few stories that focused on characters that I recognised: Mowgli, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Baloo and Kaa to name but a few. I liked that they jumped back and forward in time, and it was really interesting to find the similarities and differences to all the other versions of this book that I've heard of/seen. For example, there's no sign of King Louis in this book, the apes are a law unto themselves. Not only that, but Kaa is actually Mowgli's friend in this one! I REALLY liked the other little stories included too. They didn't all focus on the jungle either which made for a nice change of setting (one focused on an Inuit family, and another on Seals), but they did all provide a really great insight into Kipling's time period and each varied in it's topic and animals which was a lot of fun. I liked the anthropomorphic viewpoints, they provided a really interesting insight into what animals may think of humans and their activities.
All in all, an enjoyable book. I'm sad that I didn't grow as fully attached to the characters when reading them as I have when watching them. Mowgli, to me, was actually pretty annoying and arrogant. Not at all the cute boy in the films! Characters like Bagheera and Baloo varied too (I've already mentioned Kaa) in that Baloo was a lot wiser, more like a teacher than comic relief, and Bagheera seemed more playful though did retain some of his wisdom. Sadly, Shere Khan was more of a minor annoyance than a real villain, but he did still get some good moments. Kipling's writing style was not an easy read at times: I found myself skimming long parts, and struggling to understand the gist of some conversations due to the sheer wordiness. I enjoyed this book of course, but can see why it has had to be adapted so much in order to make it relateable for a modern audience.
3.5 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/book-review-jungle-books-rudyard-kipling.html
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Nothing like the Disney movie version, which I am glad. I liked how there were other stories in the books along with Mowgli's story. It was very nicely written for being written in the 1890s. And the random stories that were thrown into the book were very entertaining and I enjoyed reading the Ricki-ticki-tavi story.