
Tales from the Arabian Nights
Stories of Adventure, Magic, Love, and Betrayal
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Narrated by:
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Christina Moore
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By:
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Donna Jo Napoli
Classic stories of princesses, kings, sailors, and genies come to life in a stunning retelling of the Arabian folk tales from One Thousand and One Nights and other collections, including those of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. The magical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes these timeless tales and ignites children's' imaginations.
Donna Jo Napoli is professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, mother of five, grandmother of five, and the author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. While her undergraduate major was mathematics and her graduate work was in linguistics, she has a profound love of mythology, folklore, and fairy tales.
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Very entertaining
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A FREE must read for adults and children
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beautiful rendition of a classical story
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Educational and enjoyable
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Arabian nights
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But not only that, the interludes are disturbing. We get way too much detail. For example:
Scheherazade taking a potion not to get pregnant, then throwing the potion out the window and having 3 pregnancies; we are treated to details about the size of her belly and even the delivery of one of her babies!
We get comments from the king: "I look forward to the time we spend together tonight, before your story (wink, wink)," and are made privy to the fact that "The king had kissed her many times before, but she had never kissed him back." Just...ewww.
This man is a contender for the most evil and abusive character in literature. But every few minutes, the writers want to remind us that yes, not only is Scheherazade terrified for her life, the king is having a physical relationship with her.
The story tries to redeem the king—"her poor husband, he didn't know how to trust." That does not fly for this 21st century parent. Yes, the story of Scheherazade is a classic and I don't think it should be sanitized. But if you're going to tell it, acknowledge its faults rather than go with the "abusive tyrant suddenly becomes a loving husband" narrative. That is not a message I want to glorify.
It's a pity because the tales are so well done and the narration is wonderful. In print, I could have skipped what I had problems with. As an audiobook, this just failed.
Wonderful tales bogged down by interruptions
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