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16 reviews for:
Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from Around the World
Sija Hong
16 reviews for:
Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from Around the World
Sija Hong
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Está bien leer cuentos tradicionales de distintos países, pero sí que es verdad que esperaba leer cuentos de terror o al menos que me dieran más miedo. Además, la selección involucra criaturas, pero no tienen por qué ser monstruos. Nuse, me ha dejado un poco fría.
I enjoyed getting to know these fairytales and I loved the illustrations within the novel.
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ehrlich gesagt habe ich mir unter dem Titel etwas mehr Tier- und Fabelwesen vorgestellt, aber die Interpretation ist ziemlich weit gefasst. Trotzdem finde ich die Zusammenstellung gelungen, denn die Märchen kommen aus aller Welt (z. B. Syrien, die Türkei, Finnland, Frankreich, Guyana und die Philippinen) und waren mir größtenteils unbekannt. Weniger gelungen ist die Vereinheitlichung der Texte. Da die Märchen alle aus rechtefreien Quellen stammen, unterscheidet sich ihr Stil manchmal sehr, was einerseits ok ist, weil das die Unterschiede zwischen den Ländern und ihren Erzähltraditionen unterstreicht, aber andererseits hätte hier im Lektorat mehr geglättet werden können, so dass nicht in einem Text erläuternde Fußnoten auftauchen, im nächsten Fremdwörter in Klammern erklärt werden und wieder in einem anderen unbekannte Begriffe kommentarlos stehen bleiben. Ein Augenschmaus sind dafür die Illustrationen von Sija Hong. Lasst euch nicht vom Cover verunsichern, es spiegelt leider so gar nicht wider wie schön Hongs Stil und Farbwahl sind.
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Very interesting, loved the different stories
71/100
Breakdown:
After dark 63/100
My lord bag of rice - 75/100
The blood drawing ghost - 71/100
The demon’s daughter- 75/100
The sobbing Pine - 54/100
The Draiglin’ hogney- 50/100
The iron wolf - 54/100
The young man who… - 62/100
Over water, under water 64/100
The man-whale - 90/100
Nya-Nya Bulembu - 85/100
The Mermaids Lake - 69/100
Kivivng- 54/100
The goblin Pony - 53/100
The 3 chests - 50/100
The origin of the… 50/100
Not as they seem 85/100
The princess and the… 98/100
The Buso-Monkey 95/100
The bird of sorrow - 85/100
The Unktomi (spider)… 70/100
The orgre - 73/100
The disobedient daughter… - 80/100
A dragon’ favour - 93/100
Sorry for any spelling mistakes, returned book, and can’t read my own hand writing
71/100
Breakdown:
After dark 63/100
My lord bag of rice - 75/100
The blood drawing ghost - 71/100
The demon’s daughter- 75/100
The sobbing Pine - 54/100
The Draiglin’ hogney- 50/100
The iron wolf - 54/100
The young man who… - 62/100
Over water, under water 64/100
The man-whale - 90/100
Nya-Nya Bulembu - 85/100
The Mermaids Lake - 69/100
Kivivng- 54/100
The goblin Pony - 53/100
The 3 chests - 50/100
The origin of the… 50/100
Not as they seem 85/100
The princess and the… 98/100
The Buso-Monkey 95/100
The bird of sorrow - 85/100
The Unktomi (spider)… 70/100
The orgre - 73/100
The disobedient daughter… - 80/100
A dragon’ favour - 93/100
Sorry for any spelling mistakes, returned book, and can’t read my own hand writing
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
There are some really great stories in here, but also some that seemed a bit nonsensical to the point that I wonder about the editing/proofreading that was done in the making of this book.
But the book is worth it for the beautiful illustrations and the few interesting stories from several different cultures.
But the book is worth it for the beautiful illustrations and the few interesting stories from several different cultures.