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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
There were a lot of familiar stories in here that I didn't realize had Russian or Slavic origins. The illustrations are so beautiful - it was slightly repetitive so I only read the stories that caught my interest.
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Here's a good list of things that will happen in a Russian fairy tale:
- Ivan is an idiot and will probably end up dying because of it. If he doesn't die, his two older brothers will.
- someone's limbs will be ripped off. probably multiple someones.
- Baba Yaga loves to chase people and have them do chores for her and then let them go
- there are multiple Baba Yagas
- at the end of any given story the teller will remind you pointedly that he hasn't had anything to drink
- the people who die are just like, welp! guess i'm dead! unless they're coming back to life and getting revenge.
- random foreign princes will not be able to enter russia. instead of an explanation the story will just say "for some reason he could not enter russia"
- ICONIC.
- 80% of them are re-telling another story you already read but with an added twist; i.e., this time it's Baba Yaga as the antagonist instead of Kochchei the Deathless (or once, a vampire).
- I would die for Kochchei the Deathless. Just out here trying to save these women from their terrible fiance/husbands and what does he get for it? His heart eaten. Absolutely NO gratitude.
- Ivan is an idiot and will probably end up dying because of it. If he doesn't die, his two older brothers will.
- someone's limbs will be ripped off. probably multiple someones.
- Baba Yaga loves to chase people and have them do chores for her and then let them go
- there are multiple Baba Yagas
- at the end of any given story the teller will remind you pointedly that he hasn't had anything to drink
- the people who die are just like, welp! guess i'm dead! unless they're coming back to life and getting revenge.
- random foreign princes will not be able to enter russia. instead of an explanation the story will just say "for some reason he could not enter russia"
- ICONIC.
- 80% of them are re-telling another story you already read but with an added twist; i.e., this time it's Baba Yaga as the antagonist instead of Kochchei the Deathless (or once, a vampire).
- I would die for Kochchei the Deathless. Just out here trying to save these women from their terrible fiance/husbands and what does he get for it? His heart eaten. Absolutely NO gratitude.
Weird and wonderful. A great collection for lovers of fairy tales.
Reading this for a Russian folk tales class. I love Baba Yaga forever.