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yaakovakiva's review against another edition
4.0
I'm trying to read at least one fairy tale per day. There are 120 in this collection, so I should be reading this one for a while. :)
chanelchapters's review against another edition
3.0
Hmmm, as a child I loved these but as an adult I found them to be highly repetitive and predictable. It was interesting though to read the original stories Disney chose to create movies from. My favourite tale was probably the Lady and the Lion (is Beauty and the Beast loosely based on this..?)
They weren't as dark as I remember them though, and Hansel and Gretel was so different to the common version!
They weren't as dark as I remember them though, and Hansel and Gretel was so different to the common version!
faganthedragon's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
ellipsiscool's review against another edition
5.0
This book is absolutely fantastic! The translation is great, Maria Tatar always is great, and the collection of illustrations and annotations throughout are wonderful. I especially love the introduction by A.S. Byatt, the biographical essay of the Grimm Brothers, and the inclusion of the original prefaces written by Wilhelm Grimm in the first and second editions of the tales.
ellipsiscool's review against another edition
4.0
There are better translations. I enjoy Maria Tatar a lot more and I think her translation is closer to what the Grimms intended. There are several different editions translated by Tatar, that Annotated Grimm's Brothers is the best.
The Lucy and Walter Crane edition is just ok. The illustrations are beautiful, however.
The Lucy and Walter Crane edition is just ok. The illustrations are beautiful, however.
the_sunken_library's review against another edition
5.0
A stunning edition with beautiful paper art to help illustrate each story.
kaitiecakes's review against another edition
2.0
Wasn’t anything to spectacular in my opinion. I’m glad I borrowed it from a friend instead of purchasing it myself. At least now I can say I’ve read it.
dreaming_ace's review against another edition
3.0
I read this for an online class I am taking. While I knew many of the stories I found reading them all together they became very repetitive. I also struggled with the problematic view of women especially around issues of consent. These tales have such great influence on us today there flaws seemed to be magnified.
clowdywings's review against another edition
4.0
Let's be honest.
I got this to fact check Disney movies.
And it was hilarious!
Disney basically made fanfilms of this GLORIOUS and deep stuff!
This is a collection of German fairy tales in near original wording. So that means it's dark and adventurous. But it inspired insta-love ideals and other messed up ideals because of so many of the ideas found within.
I found each story fun in its own way. It was logical, interesting in many cases, compelling but so short! They were full of old ideas about many things, so take it with a grain of salt.
The characters found within these stories were fairly varied to a point. Many were Europeans and many were copied, but some of the characters were original to the story.
One constant theme I found within the characters was the men were often bossy and overbearing and the women were pretty much the stereotypical Disney princesses. The princess were fairly bossy and typically spoiled while the princes were all manly and powerful.
This is good starting point for research of what people thought and believed when the Grimm brothers wrote this.
There are a few stories in this that I really wish were adapted into a full length novel. With adjustments, of course. (Examples being 'King Thrushbeard,' 'Rose-Red and Snow-White,' and 'Twelve Brothers')
I got this to fact check Disney movies.
And it was hilarious!
Disney basically made fanfilms of this GLORIOUS and deep stuff!
This is a collection of German fairy tales in near original wording. So that means it's dark and adventurous. But it inspired insta-love ideals and other messed up ideals because of so many of the ideas found within.
I found each story fun in its own way. It was logical, interesting in many cases, compelling but so short! They were full of old ideas about many things, so take it with a grain of salt.
The characters found within these stories were fairly varied to a point. Many were Europeans and many were copied, but some of the characters were original to the story.
One constant theme I found within the characters was the men were often bossy and overbearing and the women were pretty much the stereotypical Disney princesses. The princess were fairly bossy and typically spoiled while the princes were all manly and powerful.
This is good starting point for research of what people thought and believed when the Grimm brothers wrote this.
There are a few stories in this that I really wish were adapted into a full length novel. With adjustments, of course. (Examples being 'King Thrushbeard,' 'Rose-Red and Snow-White,' and 'Twelve Brothers')