The Arabian Nights

An unfinished book from my shelf: the first volume (out of seven) of One Thousand and One Nights. I own this book for quite a long time but never actually read it. I remember reading a few stories back then but I found it overly complicated and hard to follow. To be honest, a few days ago when I took it off my shelf and looked through a few pages I didn't think that I would start reading it, let alone want to finish it. It's true that it is rather difficult to follow. There are tales embedded into tales which have other embedded tales as well. Nevertheless, the stories are interesting and you can learn a few things about Arabian and Islamic culture, legends and their figures. Also, there are a few lines from the Koran. So far I find it really interesting and I'm determined to finish the volume. It's about 800 pages long, so I will have something to read for a while now.