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Just started the audiobook after finishing Burton's translation, and I honestly cannot believe how matter-of-factly this version states the murders of the sultan's and his brother's wives. Nothing is dramatic; it’s just like: "There goes my wife cheating on me with a black dude because he has a bigger dick. Oh well, I guess I'll have to kill her and every other woman I sleep with from now on"
— Jan 29, 2026 06:32AM
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Aladdin clothes himself and every one of his slaves in the most beautiful garments the world has ever seen, but leaves his mother to walk beside them in rags and tatters. Like??? I cannot say this is out of character, though; it is very much typical of a teenage boy to think about everything and everyone but his poor mother, who has sacrificed so much for him. Shame on you, Aladdin!
— Feb 02, 2026 10:22AM
