Reviews

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm

czarina_misha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

kelsdan's review against another edition

I wasn’t interested in it. And it was really complex writing and I’m stressed and maybe I’ll read it at another time when I have the patience for deep writing. 

gloria1211k's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

mixter86's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

2.0

toebean5's review against another edition

3.0

It was interesting to look at what are mostly well-known stories through an adult and academic lens. It gets a bit repetitive over time, but the lesser-known stories help to break it up.

josiahrichardson's review against another edition

5.0

Charming. So many excellent stories and proverbs throughout.

acommet's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.75

ay_ay_sanne's review against another edition

DNF

taygus's review against another edition

1.0

DNF

I had been wanting to read tales in their original versions.
And while some tales were enjoyable, most were poor in today's literary standards.

I found I was reading, just to get passed the tale and onto the next, but the next was just as dull.

If you're studying literature history, this is probably an important book to read. However, if you're reading for pleasure I think modern fairytales are more enjoyable.

art_honey's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75