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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
3/5
There were over 200 stories, some are as short as a page and a half and some as long as 20 pages. Interesting but about 30% of the way through, the names, themes, and events start to repeat.
There were over 200 stories, some are as short as a page and a half and some as long as 20 pages. Interesting but about 30% of the way through, the names, themes, and events start to repeat.
I love this.
It's so interesting to read the original stories and not the disney ones.
this is something i definately would be sharing with my nephews.
It's so interesting to read the original stories and not the disney ones.
this is something i definately would be sharing with my nephews.
I am reading this for a class. I was very surprised once I saw the book and its illustrations that it was one of the few books I had from the library as a kid. I remember counting all the animals in the illustrations and making sure that they matched the number of animals in the stories.
For sure, this book is really hard to read as for me, which took english as second language. But, it is a refreshing to read the ‘darker’ version than the kid’s version...
This audio book was free from the publisher. Fairy tales are always better when they are read to you. I enjoyed all the different narrators but Jim Dale was the best one. Some stories I remembered and some I had never heard of but they were all fun to listen to, although some were very creepy.
I'll happily read all versions of Grimm forever. I love the variation and nuance in-between versions. These are darker, ofter sparser, and just as compelling. The originals are a must-read for fans of Grimm.
It’s surprising how many of the stories were expurgated to make them suitable for children. Many of them reveal true human nature—very much not the Disney or Hallmark endings of today.
Some stories were quite interesting, but I found the collection as a whole repetitive. There are only so many stories about picky princesses who put suitors through ridiculous obstacles, or princesses disguised as serving girls, or youngest sons who are smarter and more noble than their older brothers, that one can read. I think the stories are best read separately rather than as a collection. I did get a chuckle out of several tales, though, and even read a few to my 7th graders who were amused by endings such as "and so they all died together." I'm glad I read the tales, but the book will likely sit decoratively on a shelf for quite some time before I pull it down again.
Good but it only has 23 stories. Found a 3 dollar Kindle book which has over 200, so this version is a bit small compared to the other.
It makes sense why some are nearly repeats with few things changed. Stories gathered from town to town are probably similar in what was said when they collected them. They end way grimmer than I thought they would.