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caroline_carnivorous's review against another edition
4.0
I had forgotten this was a little different! But not that it's a little.. gory.
kduncan's review against another edition
2.0
I was surprised at how many stories there are in this collection. I few of them are extremely similar and towards the end I became quite bored with them. I also could have sworn that the Grimm brothers were the authors who had the more gruesome fairy tales?
zipperbee's review against another edition
4.0
Errol le Cain has quickly become one of my favourite illustrators of all-time. I must find this book! Truly lovely work.
fablesandwren's review against another edition
3.0
I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-tales and some have never been told. Some are fairy-tales we know but are not the same because they have been downplayed for the children.
Things to know:
- There is no fairy godmother
- There are no talking mice
- There is no absent father (for the father is very present)
- There is no one night, but three nights
- And there are a lot of cutting off toes and heels
This story is different than what Disney portrayed for kids (and for good reason on some of the parts). I am not sure cutting toes and heels off would have made it the same magical story it is today. I wish they would have kept the dad though and I am not sure where the fairy godmother came from.
Things to know:
- There is no fairy godmother
- There are no talking mice
- There is no absent father (for the father is very present)
- There is no one night, but three nights
- And there are a lot of cutting off toes and heels
This story is different than what Disney portrayed for kids (and for good reason on some of the parts). I am not sure cutting toes and heels off would have made it the same magical story it is today. I wish they would have kept the dad though and I am not sure where the fairy godmother came from.
maryam162424's review against another edition
5.0
Actually I read a book on wattpad called "breaking the Cinderella rules" it was AMAZING!! Check it out!!! I just used this to record that I've completed another book for my challenge!:)
malu's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sloph's review against another edition
3.0
The original story I read is quite different to Cinderella as her name is 'Ashputtel'. The story is quite similar but is also quite different. In this Ashputtel dances with the prince 3 times and he follows her back home though he does not find her. This is a more believable story as he would only have to put the shoe on three people and it is more likely that no-one else but Ashputtel would fit the shoe.
bookishdxni's review against another edition
1.0
too fucking jesus this and god that; also, that father did nothing he deserved to get his eyes pecked out just as much as the other stepsisters