This was a fun read! Lots of adventure, wit, magic, love, and fun. I was surprised by the amount of strong female characters. The female characters were often smart, beautiful, witty, and often tricked their husbands, or captors. I guess this surprised me, because of the stereotype of Arabian/Persian/Muslim/Indian cultures being portrayed as oppressive to women in their society. Yes, there was plenty mention on veils covering faces. And whenever the veils happened to be removed, the men often went totally gaga and made brash decisions trying to win over the girl. Still, the female heroines were almost as important as male heroes in stories where there was a wife/husband, or mother/son relationship. Plus, a "prized" woman was often described as not just drop dead gorgeous, but also of great intellect, talent, charity, and wit.
I did skip one story. It was very rambly and not much happened. It was The Sleeper Awakened. But I read the rest. Aladdin is Chinese, and NOTHING like the Disney version.
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