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A review by kessler21
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
4.0
I love Disney's The Jungle Book (1967) and the 2016 remake is one of my favorites. How can you not love Christopher Walken as King Louie? But I had never read the book until now.
The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and with the exception of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the stories about Mowgli are the best but beware, the stories and characters are different than Disney's retelling. Which do I like better? Disney's The Jungle Book (2016) is still one of my favorites, and 1967 is a fun movie that will always hold a spot in my heart. But I really enjoyed the book. The characters are...better? They are different but did not taint my love for these enduring characters. And the new characters in stories I have never heard of before was a wonderful surprise.
The stories keep a theme of following rules, being kind and generous, the underdog winning, and abandonment/adoption.
This is a book I will want my kids to read.
The Jungle Book is a collection of short stories and with the exception of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the stories about Mowgli are the best but beware, the stories and characters are different than Disney's retelling. Which do I like better? Disney's The Jungle Book (2016) is still one of my favorites, and 1967 is a fun movie that will always hold a spot in my heart. But I really enjoyed the book. The characters are...better? They are different but did not taint my love for these enduring characters. And the new characters in stories I have never heard of before was a wonderful surprise.
The stories keep a theme of following rules, being kind and generous, the underdog winning, and abandonment/adoption.
This is a book I will want my kids to read.