Review: If you loved the movie....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
Most books are so much better than the movies. This is no exception. Jungle Book was a great movie, but it doesn't compare to the original book. Kipling has the time and talent to really develop the characters. Mowgli isn't an awkward child and Baloo isn't a 'jungle bum'. They are both strong personalities to be reckoned with.It is darker than the movie, but the violence isn't graphic or needless. I especially like how Kipling sets forth the "Law of the Jungle". It's a theme that follows throughout the book.Kipling also had lovely poems to open each chapter. The poems and the "Law of the Jungle" are lost if you only know The Jungle Book of Disney. Read the book AND rent the movie. You won't be sorry.