Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Seri Classic Starts Grimm's Fairy Tales adalah buku kumpulan kisah-kisah adaptasi dari karya Grimm bersaudara. Dalam buku ini ada 11 kisah fairy tales terkenal di dunia.
Kisah pertama datang dari seorang anak laki-laki yang tak memiliki rasa takut dan ingin belajar memilikinya. Dibandingkan kakaknya, si anak laki-laki ini sering kali membuat segala urusan jadi berantakan. Alhasil, si ayah tidak pernah menyuruh anak ini untuk melakukan apapun. Si adik mulai berpikir, mengapa kakaknya sering dipercayai oleh ayah. Suatu ketika, ia melihat kakak dan tetangganya ketakutan saat mendengarkan cerita yang mengerikan. Si anak mulai berpikir,
Dan mulailah kisah si anak laki-laki yang ingin belajar merasa takut. Lalu ada kisah Cinderella, Snow White dan Rapunzel yang sudah terkenal. Karena ini versi retold, saya belum membaca yang versi aslinya. Hanya saja ada beberapa fakta unik yang saya temukan di buku ini, seperti nama Rapunzel yang diambil dari nama selada,
Atau sepatu Cinderella yang selama ini saya anggap terbuat dari kaca, ternyata di buku ini dikatakan bahwa sandal/selop ini ditaburi emas,
Cukup mudah dipahami bahasa inggrisnya^^
Reiew Lengkap
Kisah pertama datang dari seorang anak laki-laki yang tak memiliki rasa takut dan ingin belajar memilikinya. Dibandingkan kakaknya, si anak laki-laki ini sering kali membuat segala urusan jadi berantakan. Alhasil, si ayah tidak pernah menyuruh anak ini untuk melakukan apapun. Si adik mulai berpikir, mengapa kakaknya sering dipercayai oleh ayah. Suatu ketika, ia melihat kakak dan tetangganya ketakutan saat mendengarkan cerita yang mengerikan. Si anak mulai berpikir,
Maybe that's I need to do. I need to learn how to shudder like his brother. He always does everything right.
Dan mulailah kisah si anak laki-laki yang ingin belajar merasa takut. Lalu ada kisah Cinderella, Snow White dan Rapunzel yang sudah terkenal. Karena ini versi retold, saya belum membaca yang versi aslinya. Hanya saja ada beberapa fakta unik yang saya temukan di buku ini, seperti nama Rapunzel yang diambil dari nama selada,
She saw a beautiful patch of rapunzel, a delicious kind of lettuce
Atau sepatu Cinderella yang selama ini saya anggap terbuat dari kaca, ternyata di buku ini dikatakan bahwa sandal/selop ini ditaburi emas,
Another fine dress fell down to her, and this time also received slippers covered in gold
Cukup mudah dipahami bahasa inggrisnya^^
Reiew Lengkap
It is really interesting to read the origins of our current day fairy tales which all have sweet happy endings. This is one book that I felt I had to buy since I consider myself a writer. I especially love re-telling fairy tales so this was a must have. I love the Barnes and Noble edition, it has nice paper and is lightweight so I can carry it around to read and take notes in.
Good read!
But the little red hood... Was not as I remembered... I think I read the Perrault version when I was a kid, but I can't be sure!
But the little red hood... Was not as I remembered... I think I read the Perrault version when I was a kid, but I can't be sure!
Hmm... This is the same book that I just read in eBook form... So I will give it the same rating!
Maybe someday I'll come back to the physical book and see if there are differences, but now I just don't feel like reading the same stories again!
Maybe someday I'll come back to the physical book and see if there are differences, but now I just don't feel like reading the same stories again!
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I've long debated what kind of rating to give this because if I did the math and figured out the average based on each individual fairy tale, it would be pretty low because there's some huge stinkers in here. Alas, I love fairy tales and the ones I love I really love, so I don't have it in me to give this a bad rating.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
This was far removed from the polished Disney versions we all know. These original stories are much darker, often surprisingly amoral, and sometimes just plain disturbing. It was fascinating to recognize familiar tales in their original forms—many of which I had heard as a child—though with far more unsettling details. I really enjoyed reading through the full collection, even if some stories felt repetitive. The themes tend to repeat—lost children, wicked stepmothers, and an uncanny number of characters being cursed or turned into animals. Still, I appreciated how this collection serves as a great reminder that fairy tales were originally meant to be cautionary and unsettling rather than lighthearted.