Reviews

Contos de Fadas dos Irmãos Grimm by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

big_dreamer's review against another edition

4.0

Una raccolta eterogenea di fiabe più o meno lunghe, allegre, macabre, e chi più ne ha, più ne metta. Alcune (tante) sono una ripetizione di fiabe precedenti ed è questo che mi frena dal dare la quinta stella.
P. s. Non smetterò mai di ringraziare la Disney per i traumi da cui ci ha protetti

carissajw's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

gabrielrobartes's review against another edition

4.0

Finally! Clearly not something I've read at one sitting (a thousand pages of Grimm gets a bit repetitive). What becomes very clear over the course of the texts is how much the increasingly moralistic and heavy editorial hand of the Grimms affected the final products. Still, there are enough gruesome come-uppances to give Disney lovers nightmares.

justiney's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would and is a pretty quick read because of all of the story’s being short stories.

arielleck's review against another edition

1.0

BORING. Seriously had to force myself to read these. No plot, not morals. The stories sucked until Disney got a hold of them. So thankful I finished so I can start reading something else!

doesitcomeinabook's review against another edition

Foi interessante descobrir as formas "originais" dos contos mais conhecidos mas senti que há vários que são demasiados repetitivos (são quase iguais a outros presentes no livro).

cheyneflynn's review against another edition

adventurous reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked the variety of the collection and was interested to see how the stories morphed when translating to newer media 

spookycece13's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I've always been interested in Grimms Fairytales so this was nice 

cassiedevs's review against another edition

4.0

A great book and gorgeous artwork. Love that the stories have not been edited from the original speech, and that it contains all of the stories. Any time I want to read a story, I pick up the book to a random page. It's wonderful.

isabellesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

For the longest time, this old, beat up copy of Grimm’s fairytales was just sitting around and my dad finally decided to get rid of it. I intercepted him in horror and said that I would keep it instead. I was like 12 years old and didn’t really know anything about it, but I would not stand for what was obviously such a special book to be trashed so disrespectfully. 
I still remember how attached I was to that thing. I read it on the stairs, under the covers, and my most prominent memory is reading it laying on the floor of my living room while my entire family was visiting for Christmas Eve. I could not go to my room, but I could bring my book with me. 
I read every single demented story and I loved it. I think my mom didn’t really know what I was reading and might have been slightly horrified to find out, but that’s besides the point: I was enchanted. That battered copy still sits on my bookshelf to this day and I will never get rid of it.