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france_in_caratland's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely a must! Love all the Fairytales, they would make you feel like a child again...
darkfantasyreviews's review against another edition
4.0
I Love Reading Fairytales So This Is A Must Have Book For My Collection. Though Some If The Stories Are Not Meant For Children As They Have Really Sad Endings But The Illustrations Of This Book Are Amazing. This Book Also Contains Informations About Hans Christian Andersen Which Is Fantastic. Overall A Great Purchase.
amberhayward's review against another edition
4.0
Ok. I am pretty sure this is not the one I read, but the one I have is pretty old and probably not on here. I asked for a book of original fairy tales for Christmas one year and got this and could not have been happier. In it, there are a ton of unedited-for-Disney stories that range from pretty basic to totally bizarre. A favorite short one is "The Jumping Contest" in which a flea, a "jumping jack", and some other thing all have a contest to see who can jump highest. Whoever does gets to marry the princess. The jumping jack wins through some kind of cunning and even though I have no idea what he is, he gets to marry the princess. Huzzah! There are also some incredibly gory ones, including "The Rose Elf" in which an elf exacts revenge on a bad guy and includes a moderately graphic decapitation.
mcfade28's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not going to lie- this was a bit of a slog. Some of the stories are very good (typically the famous ones, like the Little Mermaid, or the Emperor's New Clothes). Many others dragged on, and were too moral for me (eg. a little girl loves wearing red shoes, so she is punished for her vanity).
Would not recommend- especially not this 1000+ page anthology. I'd never have gotten through it without some back to back flights.
Would not recommend- especially not this 1000+ page anthology. I'd never have gotten through it without some back to back flights.
auroara's review against another edition
3.0
"Gesammelte Märchen" enthält insgesamt 88 Märchen von Hans Christian Andersen. Interessant fand ich vor allem die mir unbekannten Märchen zu lesen - tatsächlich kannte ich nur 10 Märchen und war überrascht, dass Hans Christian Andersen doch so viele geschrieben hat.
Allgemein ist mir das Lesen manchmal schwer gefallen, z.B. wenn die Geschichte eher uninteressant oder sehr lang (also länger als 20 Seiten) war. Der Schreibstil ist auch nicht der flüssigste zu lesen, da die Sprache sich natürlich von unseren heutigen Ausdrücken unterscheidet und mir manche Begriffe unbekannt waren.
Zu den Geschichten an sich lässt sich sagen dass ich die meisten an sich gerne gelesen habe. Besonders zur Weihnachtszeit haben viele der Märchen einfach gepasst und waren spannend zu verfolgen. Einige haben mir allerdings auch nicht gefallen, aber das waren meistens die skurrileren Märchen.
Erwähnenswert sind außerdem die wunderschönen Zeichnungen zu den jeweiligen Märchen. Sie machen das Buch um einiges schöner (zu jedem Märchen gibt es mindestens eine Illustration, aber meistens sind es mehrere!) und in gewisser Weise auch gemütlicher.
FAZIT
Wer gerne Märchen liest, dem wird dieses Märchenbuch auf jeden Fall gefallen! Da es sehr viele Geschichten enthält sollte auch für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei sein. Ich würde allerdings raten es Märchen für Märchen und nicht am Stückzu lesen.
Allgemein ist mir das Lesen manchmal schwer gefallen, z.B. wenn die Geschichte eher uninteressant oder sehr lang (also länger als 20 Seiten) war. Der Schreibstil ist auch nicht der flüssigste zu lesen, da die Sprache sich natürlich von unseren heutigen Ausdrücken unterscheidet und mir manche Begriffe unbekannt waren.
Zu den Geschichten an sich lässt sich sagen dass ich die meisten an sich gerne gelesen habe. Besonders zur Weihnachtszeit haben viele der Märchen einfach gepasst und waren spannend zu verfolgen. Einige haben mir allerdings auch nicht gefallen, aber das waren meistens die skurrileren Märchen.
Erwähnenswert sind außerdem die wunderschönen Zeichnungen zu den jeweiligen Märchen. Sie machen das Buch um einiges schöner (zu jedem Märchen gibt es mindestens eine Illustration, aber meistens sind es mehrere!) und in gewisser Weise auch gemütlicher.
FAZIT
Wer gerne Märchen liest, dem wird dieses Märchenbuch auf jeden Fall gefallen! Da es sehr viele Geschichten enthält sollte auch für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei sein. Ich würde allerdings raten es Märchen für Märchen und nicht am Stückzu lesen.
paperrhino's review against another edition
3.0
The first thing I did not realize when I started reading this text is it's size. I suppose that is one of the drawbacks of eBooks. This book is over 1100 pages of stories that range from a couple of pages to nearly 100 and the quality of the stories vary widely. For every "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes", and “The Shadow” there are two or three obscure and usually not very interesting stories.
Over all the stories have a very strong Christian theme and the moral of the story is almost always related to a church teaching or involve God or angels stepping in to reward the much suffering main character. Consequently the tone of many of the stories is a little preachy which took rather than added to the stories in my opinion. The stories are also usually less bloody and dark than the reputation of the stories collected by the brothers Grimm have (I've not yet read their collection). Some of the stories are really well thought out with a good story arch and some character development like “The Snow Queen.” Others are disjoint and random like “What the Moon Saw” which reminded me of Mussorgsky's “Pictures at an Exhibition” with its random milieus.
A major complaint I have with this edition is that five or six of the stories show up more than once under different names throughout the book (Barnes and Noble The Complete Collection of Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales). I don't know if this was an oversight or if Anderson originally published it that way but in either case I found it quite annoying.
I can not say I recommend this book to anyone except for hard core fairy tale readers. Stick with an abridged version which only includes the more famous and better stories which are quite good.
Over all the stories have a very strong Christian theme and the moral of the story is almost always related to a church teaching or involve God or angels stepping in to reward the much suffering main character. Consequently the tone of many of the stories is a little preachy which took rather than added to the stories in my opinion. The stories are also usually less bloody and dark than the reputation of the stories collected by the brothers Grimm have (I've not yet read their collection). Some of the stories are really well thought out with a good story arch and some character development like “The Snow Queen.” Others are disjoint and random like “What the Moon Saw” which reminded me of Mussorgsky's “Pictures at an Exhibition” with its random milieus.
A major complaint I have with this edition is that five or six of the stories show up more than once under different names throughout the book (Barnes and Noble The Complete Collection of Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales). I don't know if this was an oversight or if Anderson originally published it that way but in either case I found it quite annoying.
I can not say I recommend this book to anyone except for hard core fairy tale readers. Stick with an abridged version which only includes the more famous and better stories which are quite good.
devinelybookish's review against another edition
4.0
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tale Collection
Favourite stories:
The Little Mermaid
Thumbelina
The Ugly Duckling
The Little Matchstick Girl
The Shadow
Auntie Toothache
This collection of fairytales are wonderful to read before bedtime. Most of the time, they are the perfect length. The book comes with a foreword and afterword which contains some interesting insights into the authors life, translations, and interpretations of the stories.
Born poor and earning fame, Anderson shines a light on the inequality of society, on feeling outcast and other, while offering lessons of resilience, engaging for both adults and children alike.
He brings his own experiences into his work. Not belonging to bourgeois nor lower class society. His bisexuality, repressed sexual desires, among other behaviours seperated him from society and humanity.
I found some of the stories too long, (though they still tend to be broken down into parts), or not as interesting.
The stories towards the end of the book are ones written later in his life and tend to he more cynical i.e. has sad endings.
You find yourself rooting for characters and the classic 'happily ever after' that doesn't come. Sometimes it feel poignant and the subversion hits well. Sometimes it feels frustrating.
Overall, I'd recommend thisnto anyone who likes fairytales and classic books
Favourite stories:
The Little Mermaid
Thumbelina
The Ugly Duckling
The Little Matchstick Girl
The Shadow
Auntie Toothache
This collection of fairytales are wonderful to read before bedtime. Most of the time, they are the perfect length. The book comes with a foreword and afterword which contains some interesting insights into the authors life, translations, and interpretations of the stories.
Born poor and earning fame, Anderson shines a light on the inequality of society, on feeling outcast and other, while offering lessons of resilience, engaging for both adults and children alike.
He brings his own experiences into his work. Not belonging to bourgeois nor lower class society. His bisexuality, repressed sexual desires, among other behaviours seperated him from society and humanity.
I found some of the stories too long, (though they still tend to be broken down into parts), or not as interesting.
The stories towards the end of the book are ones written later in his life and tend to he more cynical i.e. has sad endings.
You find yourself rooting for characters and the classic 'happily ever after' that doesn't come. Sometimes it feel poignant and the subversion hits well. Sometimes it feels frustrating.
Overall, I'd recommend thisnto anyone who likes fairytales and classic books
rvelra's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
katrina_ingram's review against another edition
3.5
This was a good collection of Andersen’s tales, I didn’t love the narrator on the version I got which did affect my rating. I liked listening to classics I am familiar with, especially the little mermaid that is not quite the same as the Disney version!! I also liked discovering new ones like the nightingale, or ones I’ve heard retellings of but never read the original like the wild swans. He was a gifted storyteller and it he got my wondering what categorises a story as a fairytale…of down the rabbit hole I go
yetilibrary's review against another edition
5.0
This collection of Andersen tales rates 5 stars and a "highly recommended" rating due to the way the tales have been curated. An excellent biography and introduction lead into seven categories of stories, and this scheme led me to read Andersen in new ways. I learned a lot!