I selected to read The Voyages of Sinbad from the source:
The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898). For one I was interested to this because of reading the Odyssey, but also I read another passage from this source last week that was very interesting. Below are my reading notes:
- Sinbad seems to be a relatable guy. I mean if I had a fortune at this age I'd probably struggle to not blow it. He seems very entrepreneurial to take on the idea of boarding a vessel.
- Similar to the Odyssey I can sense that the tide will turn on the luck of the crew.
- I am a fan of the great detail in which the the enormous animals are described. This is very similar to the Odyssey and how Homer takes great care in character description.
- Unlike Odysseus, I get the impression that Sinbad does not use his wits to get out of his hard circumstances. Rather it seems to be happen stance or a bit of luck that he escapes his hardships. I would like to incorporate this happy go lucky character into my next story though.
- This is another case of where I wish the story would've ended a few chapters earlier. The story turns very grim with Sinbad as a character. He does turn robin hood "esque" but I'm not a fan of how this one turns out so far. Hopefully part b will be more positive.
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