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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
dark
tense
God. This was the longest I've taken to read a book ( started 25th march). As well as the thickest book with a page count of a thousand something.
I've owned a copy of this book for God knows how long, according to the price sticker 2013..so maybe over a decade.. since I'm working my way through my physical books, it's about time I gave attention to the Grimm Brothers.
The introduction breaks down who these writers were, and how driven they were with story telling and how up until their death they continued to piece together different things. It was also interesting to learn that even though they published a story, they'd go back and revise it and republish. Even changing it for different audiences from trying to make it suitable for suitable before pushing it more for the middle class mature readers.
The first story "the frog king" is a story that i feel like I've heard before, not as princess and the frog but as it's own though the ending is a bit abrupt.
Even though the introduction did mention the brothers had a habit of abruptly ending their stories.
The wolf and the seven children is another story I've heard before.
A lot of the stories are repeated but tweaked just a little, like the introduction mentions. So you'll read the same story multiple times and end up glaring over.
Grimm's Fairy Tales are a classic dark staple for many. Filled with interesting stories and life lessons.
This was...weird. I enjoyed a lot of the stories. Some are very familiar, some are vaguely familiar but a little altered, and some I don't know at all. Usually the unfamiliar ones are the more batshit ones, guess it's harder to make the truly nutty ones palatable to the masses. I feel like I would have gotten more out of this if I'd been reading it with an accompanying class or set of notes on the symbolism and meanings of the stories. There are a lot of repeated themes, to the point that I'd call them tropes, and some of those left me very confused. There are also many that read like morality tales, which isn't surprising because that's actually what a lot of storytelling is intended for, but that moral is lost on me. Sometimes I think I'm getting the moral, but it seems like such a ridiculous lesson that I must be misunderstanding. Either that or times truly have changed (which is quite probable, I'm sure my modern ethical code varies greatly from that of the Grimms' time). The material is presented very raw, which is interesting in light of having read later editions with their additional polish, but still, difficult to digest.
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I'm trying to read at least one fairy tale per day. There are 120 in this collection, so I should be reading this one for a while. :)
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
A great collection of fairytales! Filled with the classics and gorgeous artwork to go along with the stories. A perfect edition for all ages. I really enjoyed reading these and rediscovering some of my favorite fairytales and some I have yet to read.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
hopeful
medium-paced