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A review by katiemoten
Classic Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
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3.5/5
This collection contains 100 of Andersen's tales, some of them very famous, and some less well known. Like with the Barnes & Noble edition of the Grimms' tales I read a couple of years ago, these can get quite repetitive.
There are tales here about inanimate objects thinking better of themselves than they are. There are tales about humble plants or people or objects making the best of their situation and the best of their lives. There are tales of friendship and love. There are tales of steadfastness against all the odds.
Also like the Grimms' tales, these are quite religious, which, for me, is at odds with the fantastical element of the stories. I don't mind morality tales, but the piety grates with me.
That said, many of these tales were original to Andersen, rather than collected, and there's a reason his most famous tales, like "The Ugly Duckling", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid" and others have endured. I would probably recommend a more streamlined, slimmed down version, though, that just contains his most famous tales.
This collection contains 100 of Andersen's tales, some of them very famous, and some less well known. Like with the Barnes & Noble edition of the Grimms' tales I read a couple of years ago, these can get quite repetitive.
There are tales here about inanimate objects thinking better of themselves than they are. There are tales about humble plants or people or objects making the best of their situation and the best of their lives. There are tales of friendship and love. There are tales of steadfastness against all the odds.
Also like the Grimms' tales, these are quite religious, which, for me, is at odds with the fantastical element of the stories. I don't mind morality tales, but the piety grates with me.
That said, many of these tales were original to Andersen, rather than collected, and there's a reason his most famous tales, like "The Ugly Duckling", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid" and others have endured. I would probably recommend a more streamlined, slimmed down version, though, that just contains his most famous tales.