Tales from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Audiobook

" I hate putting this book down! The intertwining tales are addictive! "

" Very interesting at first when the stories were related and joined to the previous story. Midway through there was a disconnect, or I missed a connection, and I quickly lost interest. Not sure I will pick it up again.... "

" I read the Arabic version only. I could see how it portrays love and romance from the standpoint of man alone. Things may be attributed to females in the story but you could easily see beyond a shadow of doubt that the male narrator is using females to mouthpiece his male view of sexuality for instance. But again such is a plethora of Arabic poetry and stories of these times then. Which presents the dilemma of the Arab man: he wants a woman to be free spirited and say what she wants about sexuality, as long as she is not his own wife. "

" Since I was a child with an amazing illustrated youth version of these tales I have loved them. Fairytales help us develop in so many ways, and Shaharezade's wit and cunning always inspired me more than the tamed versions of Snow White, Cinderella, and the Little Mermaid. "

" This is a fairly condesnced version of Arabian Nights, and in places it is rather obvious and at times you do wish for a little more. That said, it's a very good way to get a handle on the stories, which are all very wonderful and fantastical. I loved that so many stories were put into the respective archives of the kingdoms involved. "

" The best novel for all the time .. very long and interesting work for and anonymous writer.. I spent three months reading it .. very rich of imagination and entertainment. "

" This one is close to what I have in title that came from a 1950s-60s of set of classic books. Dearly loved tales. "

" Good but repetitive. I'm sure the translation probably makes a big difference here. I tried 2 different translations, and one was definitely more entertaining than the other. "

" Fascinating, a window into a different time, with universality that makes the stories still interesting. Definitely worth the time to read! "

" Hard work to keep going... Tried a couple of different translations. In the end the one on the good reads ipad app was easiest to follow. A bit of an insight into ancient storytelling, but in the end the stories did not really interest me. "

" These were wonderful stories! The reason she told so many was great! I won't put that in the review. Just read it to find out! Great book! "

" Clear modern translation of the classic Arabian Nights tales based on the best version extant of the original stories. Much better than the Burton version. "

" The names are hard to get past, but the story is beautifully written. "

" Hard work, I really struggled to read this and to be honest if it wasn't on the 1001 books to read before you die then I would have quit before the end. "

" This one is part of my Harvard Classics Collector's Edition "

" Not what I expected but interesting anyway. What I antcipated is the Sinbad stories. This is not that. Some 35 or so of the stories are in this collection, none of which were familiar. "

" if your wife is a slut, you better hope your brother's wife is an even bigger slut, or you'll never be happy again. As for the unfortunate brother, you better hope you come across a Djinn with an even sluttier wife, or you better get used to being SAD FACE =((( "

" Ok, I get it, you can't change the will of Allah and women suck. "

" I read these stories when I was a teen, I have a collection of about 8 volumes, very entertaining and addictive, I read them all in a row. "

" I love the frame story. This book just captures me every time I read it. "