diana_raquel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book are a collection of stories set in India, where most characters are animals. Within these stories, one of the most recognizable is the story of the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.
For the most part, I found these stories interesting, however, I was not very interested in them. I cannot pinpoint why I was not interested, but, alas, I was not very interested. Therefore, I cannot give a more detailed review.
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Racism
gemstonejasper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Colonisation
marissasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Blood
anniefwrites's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Animal death, and Colonisation
Minor: War and Gun violence
ok7a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Minor: Colonisation
mnerd63's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism and Colonisation
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Violence, and War
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Death, and Violence
Minor: Slavery, War, and Racism
gymbeannz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying
lectrixnoctis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- The celebrating of the law, seen as a British colonial building
- The hierarchy current in the world of the animals corresponds to the order of English ("good" native and "bad native")
- The importance of whiteness (in "The White Seal")
- The fear of native "madness" and contamination
- The eradication of Shere Khan, the risky outlier representative of evil native citizens
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Racial slurs