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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights by

333_lucy_333's review against another edition

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4.0

Won't be reviewing this because I read it forever ago, but it was good! If you have a chance, at least skim the first few stories. It's worth the read.

ana_de_buis's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

4.5

guimaaa_'s review against another edition

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1.0

un coñazo, me lo he tenido que leer obligatoriamente y lo único en lo que pensaba mientras lo leía era en que matasen ya de una puta vez a la Sarahzar esa

rebheronstairs's review against another edition

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5.0

Simplemente me encanta este libro. Amo como estas historias han perdurado siglos, las personas aún sigue leyendo esto y siguen cayendo por la magia de Scheherezade a la hora de contar historias.

mbates185's review against another edition

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Looking for a translation more authentic to the original. 

jmcgillewie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging lighthearted reflective slow-paced

2.0

teapup's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars.
Ye olde story collection. I really enjoyed roughly the first third, with lots of one-upmanship, people morphing into animals, sorcerers and demons. (But no Aladdin.) I got a bit lost after that, as the stories got longer, the transformations less frequent, and following the many characters became more challenging. Took me a year and a half to read. In particular, the middle was very much a slog for me. Ideally, I would've read an abridged version, as it's an interesting book, just one that overstayed my attention span.

kristykay22's review against another edition

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5.0

I'd read children's versions of the biggies from The Arabian Nights (Sinbad, Ali Baba, Aladdin), but I'd never dipped into the full collection before. These tales are sometimes long and complex, sometimes short and simple, but always enthralling. Scheherazade knows how to tell a story! I read this in 633 daily email installments through DailyLit, and the structure really lends itself to that kind of serialization.

gbatts's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

theresaramp's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0