The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Charles van Buren 4.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018 More tall tales and exaggerations than Gulliver. This review is from the Open Road Media Sci-fi and Fantasy edition published October 28, 2014. The description on the Amazon site lists this book at 204......more

This review is from the Open Road Media Sci-fi and Fantasy edition published October 28, 2014. The description on the Amazon site lists this book at 204 pages but the information at the bottom of my Kindle screen shows 194 pages. There is an introduction of 23 pages which discusses, at some length,......more

Wonderful I have to say that I found this particular book a little difficult at points as it was written originally so long ago and the translation holds a few things that were at first hard to understand. I looked up a few items as I went and everything fell into place and made perfect sense. In th......more

The first half of this story - most likely written by Raspe - is quite good. It's a sequence of outlandish tall tales that are quite entertaining. American readers are mostly unfamiliar with the Baron's adventures, other than through exposure to Terry Gilliam's 1988 film which is a relatively faithf......more

I'm not sure how to evaluate a late 18th century satire. I expect it would have been incredibly humorous to a contemporary reader but I had a hard time following the trail of humor. Its written in the 'just so' style of Rudyard Kipling, but it didn't quite have the same timeless feel to it. Perhaps......more