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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One of the most beautiful versions of The Little Mermaid.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 ⭐
Je ne crois pas avoir lu La Petite Sirène dans le passé. Ma seule expérience avec l'histoire vient de la version Disney.
Pouvoir lire la version originale et en plus de ça les lettres de l'auteur à son "ami" était super intéressant (et triste). Les lettres et la postface contextualisent l'histoire et la rend encore plus tragique qu'elle ne l'est déjà.
En ce qui concerne l'objet livre, il est magnifique. Comme toujours, Benjamin Lacombe nous illustre une histoire avec merveille et son style complète très bien le côté tragique et sombre de l'histoire.
Je ne crois pas avoir lu La Petite Sirène dans le passé. Ma seule expérience avec l'histoire vient de la version Disney.
Pouvoir lire la version originale et en plus de ça les lettres de l'auteur à son "ami" était super intéressant (et triste). Les lettres et la postface contextualisent l'histoire et la rend encore plus tragique qu'elle ne l'est déjà.
En ce qui concerne l'objet livre, il est magnifique. Comme toujours, Benjamin Lacombe nous illustre une histoire avec merveille et son style complète très bien le côté tragique et sombre de l'histoire.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Like most of us, I have seen Disney's "The Little Mermaid" more times than I can count. So I figured it was time to read the original story.
Surprisingly darker than I realized, especially with the whole mermaids have no soul thing and walking being painful. But overall a good short story.
Surprisingly darker than I realized, especially with the whole mermaids have no soul thing and walking being painful. But overall a good short story.
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley.
“The Little Mermaid” is, perhaps, one of Anderson’s most well-known tales, though most people I would wager, do not know the source material and cling to the Disney version. The duo of Metaphrog does not do Disney.
Which is a good thing.
Anderson’s tale left me conflicted when I re-read it as an adult, leaves me conflicted whenever I read it know. It isn’t the stepping on knives bit; it’s how the prince treats the mermaid. She sleeps at the foot of his bed, he pets her, she is his dog – faithful to the end. But in fairness to the prince, it isn’t that the mermaid wants him; she really wants a soul. He is a way to gain a story. The whole relationship is strange, yet the mermaid succeeds to a degree because she has more of the “Christian virtues” that the prince should have.
In some ways, this excellent adaption of the story shies away from those issues. The Little Mermaid here is in love with the prince (and perhaps legs). The adaption’s ending is faithful to the choice that Anderson’s character makes. Yet, the image is subtly different for the choice occurs before the wedding. Despite the use of legs, including slit dresses, Metaphrog seem to have tamped down the sexual elements of the story as well as the idea of a soul -the term immortal is used instead, which means the original mermaid might not have had a problem with that.
Those issues aside there is much to love in this. The artwork – blues and greens – is wonderful. The paneling of the story is great. There are people of color, though the two central characters are white. The Sea Witch is not an Ursula type and comes across as a helper.
“The Little Mermaid” is, perhaps, one of Anderson’s most well-known tales, though most people I would wager, do not know the source material and cling to the Disney version. The duo of Metaphrog does not do Disney.
Which is a good thing.
Anderson’s tale left me conflicted when I re-read it as an adult, leaves me conflicted whenever I read it know. It isn’t the stepping on knives bit; it’s how the prince treats the mermaid. She sleeps at the foot of his bed, he pets her, she is his dog – faithful to the end. But in fairness to the prince, it isn’t that the mermaid wants him; she really wants a soul. He is a way to gain a story. The whole relationship is strange, yet the mermaid succeeds to a degree because she has more of the “Christian virtues” that the prince should have.
In some ways, this excellent adaption of the story shies away from those issues. The Little Mermaid here is in love with the prince (and perhaps legs). The adaption’s ending is faithful to the choice that Anderson’s character makes. Yet, the image is subtly different for the choice occurs before the wedding. Despite the use of legs, including slit dresses, Metaphrog seem to have tamped down the sexual elements of the story as well as the idea of a soul -the term immortal is used instead, which means the original mermaid might not have had a problem with that.
Those issues aside there is much to love in this. The artwork – blues and greens – is wonderful. The paneling of the story is great. There are people of color, though the two central characters are white. The Sea Witch is not an Ursula type and comes across as a helper.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror