Reviews - Grimm's Fairy Tales

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Grimm's Fairy Tales

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

4.08 AVERAGE

chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

Just didn’t like it

akreizia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicolexsmits's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Nice little book that helped me with my English reading and getting back into it. Just read a few chapters every now and then. Some tales were a bit weird though and the writing is sometimes hard to understand but any way, I liked most of the tales.

tessah_tessah's review against another edition

2.5

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

microbiowriter's review against another edition

5.0

I came for the gore and the dark take on the world and stayed for the blunt storytelling, honest endings, and wide range of tales I wish were in our classic storybooks.

Before you jump into the stories, READ THE INTRODUCTIONS. They provide crucial context and, for me, a deeper appreciation for the collection as a whole.

All the way through, it was a joy to read. The stories are brisk, surprising and often startled a laugh out of me. Even the unfinished ones are a fun read, and I really appreciate how Jack Zipes was able to maintain the limericks and rhymes from the German version.

You won't be disappointed with these. At all. Seriously, go pick up a copy now.