Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

This was a delightful listen. Not a dull moment. Plenty of twists, almost a detective story at times. Serendipity takes place a couple of times, but it does not overwhelm the plot and I guess in real life, stuff happens. There are a couple of really good characters in this short story.

B.J. Harrison does a lot of these books, because he is good, at what he does. He has never disappointed me.

Love to listen to B. J. Harrison 's narrative., he can literally breathe life into a story. I vaguely remember this tale from my childhood; it's great to read/listen to the classics a second time around. Gives me a better understanding and appreciation of the story.

Lots of excitement packed into a short story. The hero will surprise you in this one however.

The narrator was very good. Not perfect, but sufficiently good that it didn't feel right to give less than 4 stars.

Tale was great, of course.

I've never read this classic, so I'm glad that I finally have!

Great voice actor.

great experience!

Though I've both read & heard the Arabian Nights tales numerous times during my life, they never fail to delight me, & I never grow bored with them. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Ali Baba's story yet again. I usually prefer audio books to reading e-books or actual books these days because of health problems that make it difficult for me to read anything but short articles, emails, etc. (as long as I don't overdo it). Also, I've heard a number of books narrated by B.J. Harrison (including this one), and he is a first-rate reader. His reading is always animated, interesting, & expressive...never boring or monotonous...in all the books I've listened to in which B.J. is narrator, so far. I recommend his narrations unreservedly...and Arabian Nights tales especially!

Namaste... Jade Dragon

I am very glad I finally got around to reading this book. You will like it.

As far as folklore goes I guess it's alright. The story really does have a lot of stupid people behaving stupidly though. Narrator was fine.

Both story and performance are of mediocre quality. However, it's a great price for an hour to kill if you are unfamiliar with the story.

It is very refreshing to listen to the classic of long ago. The performance of the narrator is superb. I highly recommend purchasing the entire series of Classic Tales Podcast. You cannot go wrong.