Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

210 pages first pub 1902 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy lighthearted medium-paced

Description

The stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. A forerunner of these stories is "How Fear Came" in The Second Jungle Book (1895), in which Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger...

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Moods

lighthearted 93%
funny 76%
relaxing 30%
adventurous 20%
informative 6%
emotional 3%
inspiring 3%
reflective 3%

Pace

fast 46%
medium 35%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 40% | Plot: 30% | A mix: 25% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

N/A: 57% | Yes: 19% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 52% | N/A: 30% | It's complicated: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 26%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 33% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14%

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