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  <title><![CDATA[Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days) (Fables, Volume 7)]]></title>
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  <default-description>When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile.  These magical characters now disguise themselves as normal citizens and have created their own peaceful and secret societies in modern-day New  York and around the world.  When wayward fables from Arabia arrive in Manhattan at the exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown, a culture clash of dire proportions arises that must be defused before  blood is spilled.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-day type="integer">28</original-publication-day>
  <original-publication-month type="integer">6</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2006</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Fables Volume 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)</original-title>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the weaker Fables trades so far.  The Arabian Nights arc is good.  As some reviewers have mentioned it did feel like it was praying on fears of the &quot;scary&quot; Arabs.  I feel like it started that way, but didn't end that way.  I thought it was a good example of showing that one person c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30571769">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48860014">
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Adversary began his rampage through European fables' homelands, and they fled in a disordered and panicked mob. But the empire is ever-growing, and the Arabian tales are next.  A delegation from the Arabian Homelands arrives in New York's Fabletown and provokes much diplomatic consternation.  I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48860014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76789101">
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 03:54:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 03:54:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reason for Reading: Next in the series.<br/><br/>Comments: The main story takes a pivotal turn as the focus shifts to the Fables of the East. Here we meet folklore from the eastern part of the world who are living in Baghdad. Sinbad, is namely the main character introduced and the first 4 issues o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76789101">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52451882">
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    <name><![CDATA[Purplycookie]]></name>
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Apr 24 16:43:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>&quot;Arabian Nights (and Days)&quot; </strong>is as good as any of the books in the Fables series, but the entire sequence read like a prelude to future volumes. Nothing happens in this latest installment to significantly impact the war against the Adversary, nor are there any major changes in the establish...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52451882">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44328993">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 25 16:21:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 25 16:27:40 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I still remain skeptical of Fables. The storytelling is fast and fun, and that's probably the most important thing, but the writing is often clunky and the politics are often regressive.<br/><br/>In this issue, for example, there is a funny subplot about the Arabic fables use of slaves, as well as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44328993">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57203499">
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    <name><![CDATA[Zahreen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 24 19:34:24 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was kind of a disappointment in what so far has been a great series.  I have to agree with the rest of the reviews that while I think its great that they are reaching out to other cultural fairy tale and fable traditions to create a more complex Fable world, there were stereotypes abound in thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57203499">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38906169">
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Nov 29 19:15:05 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite volume from this series. This is the first attempt to include something outside of the more Euro-centric fairy tales. I think that the writing is a bit clumsy around the representation of other cultures. Because of this, I think that I was a bit more critical and noticed how hetero-n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38906169">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46342915">
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not in love with the Arabian characters, but the plan to stop the D'jinn kept me guessing. Clever. I also liked that Cole is back and being put to good use. Also it looks like Red has feelings for Flycatcher; poor Blue. As for the story of Rodney and June, this is one of the first short stories that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46342915">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="28088062">
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    <name><![CDATA[CJ]]></name>
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    <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jul 23 13:40:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 03 14:08:41 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This installment was pretty funny and highly entertaining. Prince Charming received a lot of justified verbal abuse about his lack of power and self-control, we see King Cole (I miss the old guy), Snow's cubs are getting bigger and causing mischief, and Boy Blue is now at the Farm.<br/><br/>This v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28088062">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66169232">
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this volume, Fabletown realizes they need to make alliances with the unconquered Arabian Fables in order to maintain and protect their community in the mundane world. However diplomatic relations are not only strained by cultural differences, but also by a genie in a bottle.<br/><br/>Meanwhile we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66169232">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64743221">
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    <rating>5</rating>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now that the Adversary is attacking the Arabian Homelands the Fables over in Manhattan see the chance to get some allies.  This story is a good one, and it shows more of the workings of Fabletown with it's new leadership.<br/><br/>But the best part of this volume has to be the story of Rodney &amp; Ju...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64743221">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39302619">
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    <name><![CDATA[Philip]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit of a missed opportunity here.  The meeting of the European and Arabian fables could have been very sly commentary on the current geopolitical landscape.  But instead Willingham just played it straight and didn't really say anything.<br/><br/>Ah well.  It's is a fantasy book, after all.  And ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39302619">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2087152">
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    <body><![CDATA[Graphic Novel. In comparison to the previous trade, this one is skinny and not as, well, weighty. The stories don't feel as important to the plot, kind of flimsy. Most of the book is taken up by a long arc about Arabian fable refuges arriving in Fabletown, which does open up some interesting possibi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2087152">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50967954">
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed the Arabian Nights &amp; Days storyline.  The art was splendid and the incorporation of the Arabian fables was a fun addition.  <br/><br/>The short story following Arabian Nights, The Ballad of Rodney and June (issues 46 and 47), bugged me.  I disliked the art &amp; storytelling.  I would...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50967954">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This, I think is one of the more talked about volumes, but I didn't really care for it. I didn't think the art was particularly great, and there wasn't much story to be had, though the wooden soldiers part was lovely. As a side, petty note, what's with the cheap newsprint paper quality on this one? ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51693252">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In this tale, we encounter the Arabian fables, whose lands have not yet been invaded by the Adversary. An emissary contingent visits the fables in New York, including Sinbad, but some misunderstandings arise and a djinn gets loosed. Meanwhile, Snow White continues to raise her kids on the Farm and M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9496740">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This volume of the Fables series really left a bad taste in my mouth - from its horribly stereotyped Arab characters to (very, very) thinly veiled support for the Iraq war and apologias for torture.  It would be one thing if the issues were addressed in a way that invited thought and consideration, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42795504">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this series up until this point. This volume really reads like a pre-Edward Said's Orientalism text, complete with blatent exoticising and &quot;otherizing.&quot; I know, I know, that's what the fairytale tradition is all about. But in Willingham's modern retelling in the previous v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27306479">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite out of all the volumes but it was still very interesting. I ripped through this in about an hour, give or take the breaks for work and life.  I have started volume eight.  My goal is to catch up so I can subscribe to the series and be current.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Proved excellent in the end, but I couldn't decide if he was presenting the Arab characters as stereotypes or making fun of that idea throughout literature and culture ... got lost at several points due to an influx of new people.]]></body>
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