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mariakureads's review against another edition
A very solid 3.5 read.
This is a larger collection of fairy tales that works I feel better in a physical format and with time rather than reading a few back to back.and in essence speeding through sis to a short library hold sonrather that keep borrowing this and putting myself on various holds, I'll be on the lookout for a physical copy so I can take my time to enjoy the stories.
I just have to call it after 3 library borrows and not even at 50% 😂
This is a larger collection of fairy tales that works I feel better in a physical format and with time rather than reading a few back to back.and in essence speeding through sis to a short library hold sonrather that keep borrowing this and putting myself on various holds, I'll be on the lookout for a physical copy so I can take my time to enjoy the stories.
I just have to call it after 3 library borrows and not even at 50% 😂
wintermute9's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
perriemae's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
fyrekatz's review against another edition
3.0
Only read Sleeping Beauty and her Children. Not only did the prince sleep with her when she was in a coma but she gave birth to twins and then there could have been cannibalism in the story... just wow.
littletaiko's review against another edition
3.0
To be completely honest I didn't actually read all 200 stories. The ones I read had the same basic themes, royalty, love, death, etc...Amusing but after a while they became a bit repetitive.
marydaleo's review against another edition
5.0
Hilarious. Amazing. Fell out of my seat laughing at some of these stories.
emilybryk's review against another edition
5.0
As a tiny child, I read this an enormous number of times -- I remember bringing it in to my kindergarten class to show to my teacher (who, certainly, had doubts that I'd actually read it. Psh. (Yes. I am hugely pretentious.))
Regardless. I've read bits and pieces of it again and again over the years, and it remains one of the most delightful books I know. There is no reason for this not to be a favorite book for kids -- it's exciting, full of an enormous number (200!) of vivid stories perfect in size for a child's attention span (just a few pages each). There's also, though, no reason for this not to be a favorite book for adults. Each story is a perfect little gem, sometimes dark but never grim (or, for that matter, Grimm), sometimes wry and funny but never mean-spirited, and on and on and on.
I've started reading these to my days-old son, ostensibly for his benefit but really for my own. With 200 stories, I figure this should last us until he's 7 months plus, and then I intend to start over again. Seriously. I can't get enough of these.
Regardless. I've read bits and pieces of it again and again over the years, and it remains one of the most delightful books I know. There is no reason for this not to be a favorite book for kids -- it's exciting, full of an enormous number (200!) of vivid stories perfect in size for a child's attention span (just a few pages each). There's also, though, no reason for this not to be a favorite book for adults. Each story is a perfect little gem, sometimes dark but never grim (or, for that matter, Grimm), sometimes wry and funny but never mean-spirited, and on and on and on.
I've started reading these to my days-old son, ostensibly for his benefit but really for my own. With 200 stories, I figure this should last us until he's 7 months plus, and then I intend to start over again. Seriously. I can't get enough of these.
sjbanner's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
catalinaxc's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? No
3.5