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emlickliter's review
adventurous
medium-paced
4.0
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories by George MacDonald – I really am having fun rereading fairy tales that I read as a child. They just hit differently now! GM is still the OG for fairy stories! Happy Reading!
peanutfor15yrs's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pizzamyheart's review against another edition
4.0
What a cute collection of stories.
The Light Princess is about a princess who is light as a feather and has no worries or troubles. If she's not held down, she will fly away. She finds solace in the lake where she swims each night.
The Giant's Heart is about two siblings who wander into giantland. Similar to Jack and the Beanstalk, the female giant is kind while the man is mean. He eats little children as snacks. The siblings devise a plan to find the giant's heart and save the other children.
The Golden Key features two children that wander into fairyland. The boy finds a golden key. Along the way they meet a variety of creatures searching for where the key belongs.
The Light Princess is about a princess who is light as a feather and has no worries or troubles. If she's not held down, she will fly away. She finds solace in the lake where she swims each night.
The Giant's Heart is about two siblings who wander into giantland. Similar to Jack and the Beanstalk, the female giant is kind while the man is mean. He eats little children as snacks. The siblings devise a plan to find the giant's heart and save the other children.
The Golden Key features two children that wander into fairyland. The boy finds a golden key. Along the way they meet a variety of creatures searching for where the key belongs.
queen_perfection's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The title story was a re-read for me, and still five stars. The other two stories were upsetting in that odd way that might be fine for children, but bothered me as an adult. There was a general darkness of tone, and also casual cannibalism references that will keep me from re-reading those stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Child death
lahars_little_library's review against another edition
2.0
The Light Princess is great but I only made it through one more story before dropping the book.
amberacks12's review against another edition
5.0
Some of the best “modern” fairytales I’ve ever read. Very clever and unique.
raya_m22's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
i am sad because my book has a very pretty cover but i couldn't find the edition on here :(
read this for my 11 year old self who was absolutely obsessed with the light princess musical, and it didn't disappoint - all three stories have such beautiful imagery (though i didn't like the giant's heart as much as the other two) and i loved the complete alice in wonderland escapist fantasy vibes
i am sad because my book has a very pretty cover but i couldn't find the edition on here :(
read this for my 11 year old self who was absolutely obsessed with the light princess musical, and it didn't disappoint - all three stories have such beautiful imagery (though i didn't like the giant's heart as much as the other two) and i loved the complete alice in wonderland escapist fantasy vibes
katiekatinahat's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up in part because I always love a fairy tale, but also because the back of the book mentioned how these stories inspired C.S. Lewis.
It's a fun collection of short fairy stories which I definitely enjoyed reading.
It's a fun collection of short fairy stories which I definitely enjoyed reading.