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kierli's review
challenging
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
I liked the Wise Judge story and I really liked the story about Ali, the Carpet Weaver. So many ways to say the same thing.
niche_hall's review
3.0
The stories were repetitive, but I finished the book feeling as though I had a better understanding of the basic theories of communism!
cubaitlubin's review
4.0
Though published in Austria in 1925 (so some language is indicative of the time re:gender and race) the intentions and accessibility of these radical fairytales for the working class are timeless. Some moments are a bit "on the nose" but the beauty of retelling stories orally is the shift of language. I was led to zur Mühlen after hearing a retelling of her story "The Glasses" for our students after the murder of George Floyd, and it allowed for thoughtful and relevant discussion. A gift.
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