Arabian Nights: A Selection by Jack D. Zipes

Arabian Nights: A Selection

Jack D. Zipes with Richard Francis Burton (Translator)

312 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories adventurous slow-paced
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Probally one the original "story within a story" book. Arabian nights is a selection of stories told by a young girl on her wedding night to a price who has sworn he will kill any girl who marries him. Her clever stories keep him from murdering he...

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Community Reviews

3.51
based on 21 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

dark: 33%

mysterious: 33%

reflective: 33%

Pace

25% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

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