Reading Notes: The Voyages of Sindbad, Part B

What to say. I think "Luckiest Unlucky Person Ever" is the most appropriate title for Sindbad. His decision to stay home after 7 (yes, seven) terrifying, near-death experiences was a wise one. I liked that the author acknowledged the fact that he was not learning from these experiences. It's interesting to see the creativity of these stories, but they all seem to follow a pattern. Sindbad goes on an adventure, some evil befalls him, we think he may die, then he somehow gets saved and goes home with riches upon riches. It's funny how exasperated I became with him. I'm just glad he finally agreed to stay home and grow old with his family. The best part of the stories was definitely the creative detail. The author included so much imagery, it was like seeing everything in real life. Overall, it's an entertaining albeit slightly frustrating story!

He went down a dark river into the unknown and survived. Again. Image: Wikimedia Commons