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A review by trish204
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
5.0
I like to read lots of Christmas-y things during the Advent so I perused the internet to find „new“ things and discovered this special edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale.
The tale itself, which I had known already but still enjoyed greatly this time around, centers around the titular tree who is so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things (like ending up as the mast of a great ship), that he cannot appreciate living in the moment and when he finally is used for „something great“, it is short-lived (yes, the tale ends sadly).
What makes this edition so special are Sanna Annukka’s illustrations:
While the art style is very … modern … I found I enjoyed a fresh look and, strangely, it still fit nicely with the tale itself and invoked the right kind of atmosphere.
Apparently, the illustrator has worked on at least three classic Christmas-y fairy tales in this very unique style - you’ll see another one reviewed today, here in fact, and the third one that I know of I'll read next December. ;)
A sad but very important/poignant tale that deserved a make-over.
The tale itself, which I had known already but still enjoyed greatly this time around, centers around the titular tree who is so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things (like ending up as the mast of a great ship), that he cannot appreciate living in the moment and when he finally is used for „something great“, it is short-lived (yes, the tale ends sadly).
What makes this edition so special are Sanna Annukka’s illustrations:
While the art style is very … modern … I found I enjoyed a fresh look and, strangely, it still fit nicely with the tale itself and invoked the right kind of atmosphere.
Apparently, the illustrator has worked on at least three classic Christmas-y fairy tales in this very unique style - you’ll see another one reviewed today, here in fact, and the third one that I know of I'll read next December. ;)
A sad but very important/poignant tale that deserved a make-over.