Reading Notes: Sinbad Part A

I like the first person story telling, but that may only be because it is a welcomed break from reading all those fables where the only characters were animals. The twist of the island being a whale was great, and I like the way the story managed to put the main character into a difficult position naturally. I'm glad the captain was reluctant to believe that Sinbad had survived. It's almost rare to see characters acting as they should, rather than how the reader would with the excess facts at their disposal. I enjoy the how he uses some of the same tactics over again, tying himself to something so that he may be carried to a new location continue to survive on his journey. It's also amusing how he keeps managing to find his way back to the same set of merchants who lost him in the first place. The captain is always very nice when he rejoins the group, almost too nice. It gets a little tedious for Sinbad to continue surviving his adventure and lose nothing for it. There is no risk or worry for him, he always comes out bounds ahead of when he started his journey, even though he almost dies several times along the way.

A depiction of one of the caravans Sinbad was a part of. Picture Link

Bibliography: Sinbad the Sailor, by  Lang Link

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