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A review by scriptedsolstice
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
3.0
This book had pretty much 0 plot, but it isn’t supposed to and that’s okay. I listened to this one night to help me fall asleep and it was so weird and light-hearted.
It tells the story of two brothers one called Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruche-pip peri pembo and the other called Chang. It is based on an old Chinese folk tale, however I’m not sure how well it would come across in todays society. I have read around a little about this book and many people find it slightly racist. I have also heard that it mis-represents Chinese culture, and in fact more accurately shows Japanese culture. This being said I am completely uneducated on these topics so I can’t speak my opinion.
Overall, this book fulfilled its purpose and, taking it at face-value was a fun and silly read.
It tells the story of two brothers one called Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruche-pip peri pembo and the other called Chang. It is based on an old Chinese folk tale, however I’m not sure how well it would come across in todays society. I have read around a little about this book and many people find it slightly racist. I have also heard that it mis-represents Chinese culture, and in fact more accurately shows Japanese culture. This being said I am completely uneducated on these topics so I can’t speak my opinion.
Overall, this book fulfilled its purpose and, taking it at face-value was a fun and silly read.