Reviews

The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

aminowrimo's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book! It had quite a few different fairy tales from areas relatively unheard-of in fairy tales.

The ones I liked:

- The Bunyip
- The Story of the Yara
- The Turtle and his Bride
- How Geitald the Coward Was Punished
- Habogi
- The Husband of the Rat's Daughter
- The Enchanted Head
- The Prince and the Three Fates
- Stronger Than Fate
- The Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted (Absolutely awesome)
- The Knights of Fish

rosekk's review

4.0

It's impressive how uniform these stories feel given that they originate in different parts of the world and have been translated by different people before being put together for the collection. Though the subject matter and characters vary a lot, the tales somehow feel like pieces of a whole. As for the stories themselves, like all fairy tales they're fascinating and strange, with recognisable motifs repeated and adapted in all kinds of different ways. The illustrations for this edition are lovely as well.

iceangel9's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The classic fantasy collection of fairy tales, the 9th in the series. A wonderful collection of tales from varied countries. A Reader's Corner Must Read. 

jennoux's review against another edition

2.0

It was not as boring as some other were but it wasn't that good.

sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

Enjoying the folk tales and the retellings, but definitely wondering how much has been changed or sanitized.