This oddly jagged & irritatingly archaic 'coming-of-age' set of stories is a very difficult read.Kipling has some literary skill in describing adolescent bravado & blustering;a few of the adult characters ring true;but the overall effect is like listening to Edwardian songs or yellowed editions of 'Punch'...I don't really hear the voice, or get the joke!
— Sep 08, 2013 03:31AM
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