The Arabian Nights Entertainment Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Foundational text, of course. Found the archaic language interesting from a linguistic standpoint, and it added a bit of atmosphere. A lot of interesting stories in my abridged version, and a handful of boring tales: Sindbad and Aladdin were huge letdowns, probably the most boring sets in the book. Ali Baba still rules, though. "

" We read this when we were studying ancient Arabia. We enjoyed most of the stories. "

" Entertaining, but it's hard to put aside my feminism and ignore some of the attitudes towards women in these stories. "

" I've been reading this on and off for a few months now. I wanted to learn some fairy tale stories from a different culture then the one I grew up with...besides having to battle through some pretty sexist passages, it has been enjoyable. Throughout the stories told, the role of women improves, which makes the stories more and more barable. "

" wasnt impressed.. Alot of redundancy and it seemed to go no where.. has some good ones in there though.. Like Simbad and His 7 adventures.. and Alaadin and Ali Baba's story.. but other than that.. it grows stale.. "

" I have read other versions of these stories and prefer this "junior" collection (copyright 1946). You are positively transported. "

" Be careful when reading this collection. It's a collection of stories within stories within stories. You may often get confused about whose story she's telling already. But they're very engrossing. "

" What a wonderful selection of exotic tales, I love it as a child "

" This is an edition published by Barefoot Books for young readers. It has 160 pages including a glossary. "

" Read this as a child...thrilled by the stories and horrified by the bloodshed....as I recall, many a night was spent with a flashlight, reading under the covers! "

" A true classic over and over. "

" Classic short stories that can be read over and over. I was inspired to write a song after reading this once. "

" You have to get the Husain Haddawy translation. He keeps truest to the original stories without censoring or over-elaborating for shock. "

" One of the best books of all times! It has everything. Long and short stories, and it's also full of things we can learn. "

" It's not what you think. It's so so much more. "

" Enjoyable stories, enjoyable though hard to follow style for a Western reader. "

" These tales can get a bit boring, but I loved reading Aladdin because it's so different from the Disney version. I was surprised by the sex in the stories (many scholars say this was added in later by translators), but it was refreshing and different from Western fairy tales. "

" From start to finish, a wonderful collection of stories, including the story about why the stories are told in the first place. Clever, clever, Scherazade! "

" Always inspired me to travel more and more,though I never wished for any such adventures to happen to me on the trip:D:D "

" Now I know this classic piece is not only telling you about the beauty of prince and princess, but also all intrigues and sensuality of the Arabic. "

" While the stories in this book are CRAZY, hypersexual, and really quite fascinating, I found no joy in drudging through Burton's overwrought translation. I would like to find a more modern translation that knows how to use paragraphs. "