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mraltan 's review for:
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
An enjoyable collection of short stories, but I saw some faults. They were personal faults, at the least.
The White Seal and Toomai of the Elephants were my favorites, but I also enjoyed Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Mowgli's Brothers. At first, I am ashamed to say, but I thought this entire book was only Mowgli's story, because of the disney influenced ideas I had, but I soon knew the truth. This is actually my read for the Book Riot Challenge for a collection of short stories, unintentionally of course.
I also liked the animal excerpts between the stories. The Seal Lullaby, the Camel's Parade Song, etc. Rudyard Kipling must have been around these animals quite a bunch.
Back to the faults. I was really confused at the story Her Majesty's Servants, partly because I had to physically read it, partly because it was told in first person. Are these Kipling's experiences? Who knows?
Overall, I think I will regard Kipling as the best animal writer, and these stories are definitely a reason for him to receive the Nobel Prize of Literature.
The White Seal and Toomai of the Elephants were my favorites, but I also enjoyed Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Mowgli's Brothers. At first, I am ashamed to say, but I thought this entire book was only Mowgli's story, because of the disney influenced ideas I had, but I soon knew the truth. This is actually my read for the Book Riot Challenge for a collection of short stories, unintentionally of course.
I also liked the animal excerpts between the stories. The Seal Lullaby, the Camel's Parade Song, etc. Rudyard Kipling must have been around these animals quite a bunch.
Back to the faults. I was really confused at the story Her Majesty's Servants, partly because I had to physically read it, partly because it was told in first person. Are these Kipling's experiences? Who knows?
Overall, I think I will regard Kipling as the best animal writer, and these stories are definitely a reason for him to receive the Nobel Prize of Literature.