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** spoiler alert ** One of the weaker Fables trades so far. The Arabian Nights arc is good. As some reviewers have mentioned it did feel like it was praying on fears of the "scary" Arabs. I feel like it started that way, but didn't end that way. I thought it was a good example of showing that one person could ruin others impressions of an entire group. If you look back on the story it actually showed how a group of people can be different and still be good. Plus, you have to remember this is a book of FABLES. There are many exaggerations placed in these stories to teach lessons. If you look at the original fables they were MUCH more violent then the watered down version most of us know today. Some of the American Fables actions (throughout all the stories) may have been questionable, but I think the writers are trying to show (over a very long story arc) how the Fables society with the best intentions is not always fair to the individual ; possibly moving the society to a place it never intended to go. Look around the world today�.good allegory. I love these stories. They are a great interpretation and modernizing of stories and characters most of us know. I love the idea of making adult commentary using children's fairy tale characters. Of course you don’t have to approach these stories that way at all. You can just sit back and enjoy a well written and well paced story.

Now you may ask, Why 3 stars? The last 2 stories in the trade are from the point of view of 2 of the Wooden Soldiers. The 1st of which is told by the male, in the form of a letter. It is ill paced and honestly very hard to get through. This in itself dropped the rating down, it was that annoying. The 2nd is told from the other wooden soldier who is female. While still not paced very well, it is much easier to get through. In the end, I was glad the story was told because I can see how it can be used as a very interesting plot device for future stories. I just didn't enjoy the way it was written. Also, the art in these stores was different and did not feel up to the quality and atmosphere of the preceding stories.