A review by plathheart84
Grimm Tales for Young and Old by Philip Pullman

3.0

Can't believe how long it's taken me to finish this! I suppose it's obvious that although I love the origin explanations, the fairytales for me just lack the wonderful depth that longer stories have. There are some fairly disturbing tales in here and it did make me realise how strange it is that we tell these fairy stories to children. This book did however pique my interest in fairytales to the point where I'm going to buy some of the recommended retellings, those that are longer and more in depth than these small snippets of magic.