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dreaming_ace's review against another edition
3.0
I read this for an online class I am taking. While I knew many of the stories I found reading them all together they became very repetitive. I also struggled with the problematic view of women especially around issues of consent. These tales have such great influence on us today there flaws seemed to be magnified.
clowdywings's review against another edition
4.0
Let's be honest.
I got this to fact check Disney movies.
And it was hilarious!
Disney basically made fanfilms of this GLORIOUS and deep stuff!
This is a collection of German fairy tales in near original wording. So that means it's dark and adventurous. But it inspired insta-love ideals and other messed up ideals because of so many of the ideas found within.
I found each story fun in its own way. It was logical, interesting in many cases, compelling but so short! They were full of old ideas about many things, so take it with a grain of salt.
The characters found within these stories were fairly varied to a point. Many were Europeans and many were copied, but some of the characters were original to the story.
One constant theme I found within the characters was the men were often bossy and overbearing and the women were pretty much the stereotypical Disney princesses. The princess were fairly bossy and typically spoiled while the princes were all manly and powerful.
This is good starting point for research of what people thought and believed when the Grimm brothers wrote this.
There are a few stories in this that I really wish were adapted into a full length novel. With adjustments, of course. (Examples being 'King Thrushbeard,' 'Rose-Red and Snow-White,' and 'Twelve Brothers')
I got this to fact check Disney movies.
And it was hilarious!
Disney basically made fanfilms of this GLORIOUS and deep stuff!
This is a collection of German fairy tales in near original wording. So that means it's dark and adventurous. But it inspired insta-love ideals and other messed up ideals because of so many of the ideas found within.
I found each story fun in its own way. It was logical, interesting in many cases, compelling but so short! They were full of old ideas about many things, so take it with a grain of salt.
The characters found within these stories were fairly varied to a point. Many were Europeans and many were copied, but some of the characters were original to the story.
One constant theme I found within the characters was the men were often bossy and overbearing and the women were pretty much the stereotypical Disney princesses. The princess were fairly bossy and typically spoiled while the princes were all manly and powerful.
This is good starting point for research of what people thought and believed when the Grimm brothers wrote this.
There are a few stories in this that I really wish were adapted into a full length novel. With adjustments, of course. (Examples being 'King Thrushbeard,' 'Rose-Red and Snow-White,' and 'Twelve Brothers')
girl7seven's review against another edition
5.0
all of the original fairy tales. I do mean original so some are a little gory.
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
4.0
It is full of prejudices and at times violent, it is almost always fatalist; and is too far from teaching any real life lessons; but still it retains something quite beautiful in itself.
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
4.0
Short, sweet and to the point. Classic read by an array of narrators.
blove0312's review against another edition
Just bored. It was to kill time waiting on my friend to do buddy reads
augustbrunk's review against another edition
3.0
Entertaining in the way that I loved the Yellow Ribbon as a kid (i.e. fantastically morbid). A surprising amount of stories are repetitive and a handful are explicitly anti-Semitic or racist towards Black people.
anurbs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
seboorom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Very fun reading the OG stories