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A review by camillalice
Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman
5.0
I remember I bought this book in May 2016 after I arrived at the airport to pick up my mum only to find out her plane had been delayed for a long time. I don't remember exactly but it was at least an hour. All I had with me were my purse and car keys, so I had to get something to keep me occupied and found this book. I read two tales and put it aside, to read other books. I have no idea why. It is amazing.
I love fairy tales, I've read lots of them. I also really like Philip Pullman. It's like this book was made just for me. Pullman has picked 50 tales from the Brothers Grimm and written them in his own words. Despite them being rewritten, the tales ring so true to the original that it doesn't even feel like it's a modern rewriting. After each tale, there is a short explanation about its meaning, a list of similar stories from other tale writers and sometimes Pullman also explains if he's made changes to the original for storytelling purposes or gives you little fun facts about the tale.
If you've read anything by Pullman, you'll know he himself is a master storyteller. I've only read His Dark Materials, but I love the whole series and the other related books as well. The writing is so good, you just get sucked into the story. It's the same for these tales. I thought it would take me ages to read the book as it has over 400 pages, but it's just so compellingly written you have to keep reading.
As I said, I've read lots of fairy tales, but I discovered so many in Pullman's selection - it's very varied with some tales as famous as Cinderella and others I had never read. Grimm Tales is an absolute must-have for fairy tale lovers.
I love fairy tales, I've read lots of them. I also really like Philip Pullman. It's like this book was made just for me. Pullman has picked 50 tales from the Brothers Grimm and written them in his own words. Despite them being rewritten, the tales ring so true to the original that it doesn't even feel like it's a modern rewriting. After each tale, there is a short explanation about its meaning, a list of similar stories from other tale writers and sometimes Pullman also explains if he's made changes to the original for storytelling purposes or gives you little fun facts about the tale.
If you've read anything by Pullman, you'll know he himself is a master storyteller. I've only read His Dark Materials, but I love the whole series and the other related books as well. The writing is so good, you just get sucked into the story. It's the same for these tales. I thought it would take me ages to read the book as it has over 400 pages, but it's just so compellingly written you have to keep reading.
As I said, I've read lots of fairy tales, but I discovered so many in Pullman's selection - it's very varied with some tales as famous as Cinderella and others I had never read. Grimm Tales is an absolute must-have for fairy tale lovers.