justfoxie's review against another edition
3.0
This one was a little disappointing after Just So Stories, being rather disparate in theme and setting as well as of varying quality. The "Mowgli" stories are by far the best of the bunch, with Riki-tiki-tavi & the White Seal also joining their ranks. The others are merely ok. The underlying colonialism is also much more obvious, and in some cases rather jarring. Still, these were a very satisfying read and a good transition back into fiction after spending a goodly amount of time reading non-fiction.
beccadavison's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
cleverruhs's review against another edition
5.0
I love Kipling's work, generally speaking, and this was quite delightful.
annabella82's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun book to read but I wasn’t blown away by it. It was nice to read Mowgli’s stories and see where Disney got some of their ideas for the movie but the last couple of stories in the collection were a little slow and I could have done without them.
I wasn’t expecting so much violence in a children’s book either. I think that having the songs and poems that were introduced throughout kind of saved these stories for me.
I wasn’t expecting so much violence in a children’s book either. I think that having the songs and poems that were introduced throughout kind of saved these stories for me.
poplartears's review against another edition
3.0
I am glad we read 'Just So Stories' first because I don't know if we would have gone out of our way to read another story by Rudyard Kipling after reading 'The Jungle Books.' The stories about Mowgli were by far the favorites and Rikki Tikki was exciting but we were less than enchanted with this book.
bibliobethreads's review against another edition
Such a classic book and I enjoyed the stories that weren't about mowgli which I hadn't read previously, especially the one about the seal and the lively tale about a mongoose that protects his human family.
k_h_83's review
Did not finish - unfortunately after being halfway through I only ended up linking one or two of the stories.