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The Annotated Brothers Grimm by Maria Tatar, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
11 reviews
e_milyking's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence
dev921's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Kidnapping
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- 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
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
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Death, and Murder
allisonmenck's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Incest, Child abuse, Violence, Child death, and Abandonment
indieandajean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
I would have liked to have seen a bit more variety in the chosen stories in this edition. There are plenty of classics and the versions they chose of these classics are excellent, but some of the lesser known tales with more unique characters might have improved this to make it a five star audiobook. The inclusion of both The Twelve Brothers and The Six Swans as well as several of the "king's daughter up for marriage to a man who can solve a problem/riddle/challenge" stories just made me wish for the inclusion of something else like The Bremen Musicians or Godfather Death, just to vary the story structures, characters and morals a bit.
Generally this is a solid way to introduce Grimm's fairytales to readers and I did enjoy it, I would have just liked a bit more variation.
Minor: Violence
apalershadeofwhite's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
So many of the tales in this collection were basically the same story but wrapped in a different package! There was an insane amount of repetition with the content within the tales and most often had the same ending, just with differently named characters and a different locale. It made the reading process a bit monotonous.
Don't get me wrong, though, there was still some good writing in here! They just felt a bit like finding a pearl in the sea haha. I specifically liked the focus on symbolism and metaphors as I'm a sucker for these in any narrative I read. Although, there were a lot of grim (ha) inclusions in the tales that sometimes were a bit odd. There was, on the other hand, quite a few really funny bits within this collection. I'm unsure if they were all intentional, but they made me laugh either way so it's a plus.
There were, however, massive racist undertones. The tales often talked of women being "black and ugly as sin" but other being "white and beautiful" which was awful to read, to be honest. And I felt like all of the messages to girls in these tales were to just sit and be pretty.
I found that the overarching morals throughout the tales were: honesty versus deceit, selfishness versus compassion, jealously, and equality and equity.
Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Violence
purplehulk713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Torture, Slavery, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, and Death of parent
purplehulk713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Violence
thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Misogyny