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Overly DidacticAugust 18, 2010 templeustudent 0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was not at all impressed by this collection. The variety of fables were either too opaque to discern any moral or too translucent that the explicitly stated moral became redundant and unoriginal.
A leopard can't change his spotsAugust 13, 2010 bernie(Arlington, Texas) Whooee this book is a lot more fun than I remember. I purchased the "AESOP'S FABLES: A NEW TRANSLATION (UPDATED w/LINKED TOC)" for the kindle. However, I have not figured out how to make it work yet. Just a note each Fable is preceded by a hand drawn pictograph of the tale.
There is a great introduction by G.K. Chesterton, which is worth the purchase in its self. He compares and contrasts fables and fairy tales both in theory and detail. Then he compares and contrasts Uncle Remus and the Brothers Grim to Aesop. When you are finished, you have an insight or a different view of fables in general.
Then you hit the deck running. "The fox and the grapes "etc. Well this is where I am a little disappointed as the fables are saying the same thing but the wording is different. I am just too used to the old way and this seems a little two mellow.
There are very few fables that I did not hear and I did not realize there were so many different versions of "The Slave and the Lion". Most of my fable history came from a part of the "Rocky and Bullwinkle "show, "Aesop and Son"
In any event, no library or culturally literate person is complete without these fables.
An amazing Kindle freebieAugust 5, 2010 N. Hawkins(Chicago) I admit that I probably would never have read Aesop's Fables unless it was a Kindle freebie. I'm very glad I did, and that I'm upset that I never read it earlier in life. The fables themselves have withstood the test of time, and I wouldn't hesitate to read this to any children I may have. It's a classic, and deserves a home on your Kindle and to be shared.
"AESOP'S FABLES: A NEW TRANSLATION"July 22, 2010 Regina Clark(Grants Pass, OR) "A NEW TRANSLATION" MAY INADVERTENTLY GIVE THE IMPRESSION OF A MODERN TRANSLATION. HOWEVER, THIS TRANSLATION IS SURPRISINGLY CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL GREEK IN STYLE, INDICATING IT MAY ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST. OF COURSE, NONE OF THIS CAN BE EASILY PROVEN, BUT ONE HAS ONLY TO READ AND ENJOY THESE ENLIGHTENING TALES TO DISCERN IN THEIR FLAVOR A FAINT HINT OF ANTIQUITY, THE SCENT OF PRESSED ROSES, AND SOME NOSTALGIA.
ASIDE FROM BEING AMUSING AND DIVERTING, THE TALES ARE MOST INSTRUCTIVE OF THE BENEFITS OF COMMON SENSE, AND OF THE PERILS WHEN COMMON SENSE IS WANTING. WHATEVER THEIR PURPORT, THEY ARE ALL CHARMING. AFTER ALL, WHEN ANIMALS SPEAK, EVERYONE LISTENS. REGINA CLARK
I enjoy reading random stories from this.July 6, 2010 Elle(Oklahoma) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A lot of these were told to me by my mother when I was a child, mostly from memory. Of course, these are short, fairy tales of old, so some are quite dark. Most I would not read to my young child without a fair amount of editing. But for myself, I do enjoy randomly selecting a story for a quick read.
