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Grimms' Fairy Tales: Nine Stories
by Jacob Grimm
Fun, quick read. I was excited to discover that two of my favorite childhood stories, “the elves and the shoemaker” and “the twelve dancing princesses” were in here. Except the version I had as a child has beautiful illustrations, whereas this one did not. Some additional stories like Rapunzel and Snow White were in here, as well as some I’d never read before. Grimm’s fairy tales have a reputation for being dark... I didn’t think they were that dark, though a number of characters were killed and people lost their eyes to thorns, etc. But all-in-all, nothing shocking. Also certainly an emphasis on youth and beauty for female characters. And evil stepmothers.