Reading Diary B: Twenty-Two Goblins

The second half of Twenty-Two Goblins seemed similar to the first, and very entertaining! I thought it was an interesting way to end the story wight he monk dying, but, nevertheless, it was a good story. In all honesty, I should shave seen a weird ending coming!

My two favorite stories from the second half were The Girl and the Thief and The General's Wife.

The former I enjoyed because it ended happily! So many of these stories end with death or grief, and I liked that the girl's sacrifice led to her favor with the gods to bring her lover back to life. It ends with everyone enjoying everyone else. It's a story of redemption!

The latter was entertaining because it had central themes of honor and virtue, which we don't see in kings in a lot of other stories. Especially in mythology, you see the gods take whomever they want for themselves and are caught up in vanity and entitlement. This story was neat because the king honored virtue over pleasure! I like the note at the top that compares it to the biblical story of David and Bathsheba, because I noticed so many similarities!

David on the throne, very similar to the King in The General's Wife.

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