I have never read The Jungle Book – in fact I’m only vaguely aware of its story. This collection of short stories however deals with Northern India, where Kipling grew up. They were a quite random collection and it hardly resonated with me. The title story, the Gate of the Hundred Sorrows, was rather depressing…
I have never read The Jungle Book – in fact I’m only vaguely aware of its story. This collection of short stories however deals with Northern India, where Kipling grew up. They were a quite random collection and it hardly resonated with me.
The title story, the Gate of the Hundred Sorrows, was rather depressing as it describes the effect of opium addiction.
This was not really for me.
The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows (Little Black Classics #24) – Rudyard Kipling
After a day of work, Marjolein likes to wind down with a book or two, or five! Unapologetic reader of at the very least three books at any given time, she apparently is unable to settle on a favorite genre.
She might pause her audiobook just long enough to discuss books online.
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