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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
3 reviews
linnylionheart's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Terminal illness and Blood
singalana's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
As this is a complete collection of fairy tales, it's a very mixed bag. Some of them are witty and funny, and others incredibly repetitive and confusing. And often similar tales follow each other, so basically it's the same story twice.
A modern reader can pick up elements that would nowadays be considered problematic: women are treated as prizes, the ugly and overweight are often presented as evil, and there is some antisemitism as well.
About 15 % of these stories are actually good, 35 % fulfil the need for nostalgia for those who grew up listening to these stories. And the rest… Well, frankly I could have done without.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism
vampyr's review against another edition
i simply didn't finish because i was beginning to get bored & thus was not retaining any information as i read on. but this is a book i want to revisit someday because i am still very interested in how people of the past told stories & want to continue to examine how common the themes & motifs are in these stories, & i just generally find fairytales to be interesting (the original fairytales, not whatever the fuck disney is up today) it's just not the right time right now.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism and Rape
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