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oliviasimmonds 's review for:
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
2.5/3*.
Like a lot of people who have reviewed this, I didn't realise it was multiple short stories rather than just Mowgli's tale. I definitely enjoyed the earlier stories around the jungle and Mowgli. However, I didn't enjoy The White Seal and Her Majesty's Servants. I guess it shows the difference between when the book was written and the current time. It's a children's classic, but it includes seal skinning and casual racism. This is the first classic I have read that has been set in a different country and it transported me to the Indian jungle setting. I wouldn't read this collection of stories again, but I feel it was valuable for me to read.
Like a lot of people who have reviewed this, I didn't realise it was multiple short stories rather than just Mowgli's tale. I definitely enjoyed the earlier stories around the jungle and Mowgli. However, I didn't enjoy The White Seal and Her Majesty's Servants. I guess it shows the difference between when the book was written and the current time. It's a children's classic, but it includes seal skinning and casual racism. This is the first classic I have read that has been set in a different country and it transported me to the Indian jungle setting. I wouldn't read this collection of stories again, but I feel it was valuable for me to read.