The Brothers Grimm Volume II: 110 Grimmer Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

4.08 AVERAGE

marierie's review against another edition

3.0
Always wanted to read these, so now I have. Some are very odd.

lau3rie's review against another edition

3.5
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I do find myself more drawn to contemporary retellings that do something different with fairy tale archetypes, but of course to fully appreciate those you have to get to know the original source material too. 

You probably know these stories already, or at least a version of them, but the original Grimm may be darker than you think.

primalmusic's review against another edition

4.0
Interesting to see how the tales were before they were scrubbed up to be less violent. Some of the tales are repetitive (how many times can a fleeing man and woman be turned into a rosebush and rose, followed by a pond and a duck?), but I thought it was interesting how many twists can be shared by fairly different stories. The volume is better to read as a cultural study rather than for the pure entertainment of the stories. For every Bluebeard, there are a dozen random stories that involve getting a head chopped off to break a curse.

zelda13's review against another edition

3.0
I read a different edition, but anyway. Very repetitive, much more gruesome and violent than the tales we tell children today. Lots of very similar themes told over and over. Lots of evil moms and stepmothers. Lots of play on the the evil child(ren) versus the virtuous one. Good to read the original tales all the same.

emmalilypie's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

thelanabear's review against another edition

4.0
Better than Disney.

sweetcookiecake's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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_amanda_h's review against another edition

4.0
Love this collection! The perfect thing to read over several months.

Full review here: https://amandasbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/the-brothers-grimm-101-fairy-tales/
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_amanda_h's review

4.0
Truly grimmer than the first volume! Hilarious stories (ie Donkey Cabbages) and many more religious ones which aren't as fun. Still, enjoyable to read overall.

coconutseverywhere's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes