Tag Archives: The Arabian Nights

New to the Stacks: Hugo Winner

The Arabian Nights: A Companion by Robert Irwin
Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Karmeron Hurley
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
  • The Arabian Nights: A Companion by Robert Irwin – Read (No review)
  • Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks – DNF
  • In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende
  • The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley – Read
  • The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
    1. The Fifth Season – Read
    2. The Obelisk Gate ~ read
    3. The Stone Sky

New to the Stacks: Arabian Nights

The Arabian Nights (aka 1001 Nights)

The Arabian Nights – translated by Husain Haddaway

I imagine this is going to be like reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Lots of familiar tales.

Nothing like reading Ovid.  The tedium, the repetition … the not making sense.  DNF.