Note to self [and all others out there]: Do not EVER read more than one book by Kipling at a time. Unless you find yourself so immersed so immersed in the first book that you just have to read another, just stop, read a book by a different author, and THEN go back to Kipling.
I tend to have this thing where I like to read a bunch of books by one author at a time so that I can get a better sense of their writing style. I did it with Margaret Atwood and loved it, but apparently Kipling is not one of those authors I can do that with.
The Second Jungle Book is a lot like the first. Stories of human/animal interactions. Maybe it's just that I'm already out of the English class "let's analyze everything" mode, but I had a hard time making any connections between the stories. However, there are more stories about Mowgli. None of them are in the movie though.
So now, after learning that me and Kipling do not get along, I'm off to bigger and better things! My summer reading goal is to finish off the College Board Suggested Reading List (which you can find right here). I've read some of these books already, so now I just have to finish off the 80 or so that are left. There's zero chance of me actually finishing the list this summer, but I'm going to try. I'll have lots of time for reading on our cruise and on the drive to and from Kansas, so we'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll convince Andy that we should get a couple of them on CD (if the library has them) and listen to them on the drive out.
But anyways, join me on my reading quest if you'd like or start one of your own. I promise... it will be worth your while.
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