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donnaadouglas's review against another edition
4.0
The original (and in my opinion, best) versions of popular fairy tales. I particularly love Rapunzel and Rumplestiltskin.
sophs_mind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mela_b24's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
bookloverupallnight's review against another edition
3.0
Grimm's brothers tale was grim indeed. Wow, talking wolves, foxes and horse. Evil stepmothers, beautiful stepdaughters, princes looking for the beautiful princess. Witches, witchcraft, black magic, cannibalism. Childless couples wanting, praying or seeking magic to have a child. Stories now are romanticized, but so much envy, greed and deceit.
francesca89it's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Content Warnings
I have no idea how to rate this.
[Turns out Snow White was 7 yo when her stepmom tried to kill her. Ah, the good old fairy tales! /s]
boudiax's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
foesandlovers's review against another edition
Can't say I understand why anyone ever thought the Grimm tales good.
They're meh at best and extremely repetitive. Almost every story is about a "husband and wife who had long wished for a child, but in vain" and then they make stupid bargains to get said child, someone either loses a limb or goes blind but fear not, everything always magically rights itself in the end and the bad guys get what they deserve... *yawns*
oh and also, I'm thinking the Grimm brothers were hella hungry when they wrote these cuz honestly food (especially fruits) is mentioned in like, every story.
In short:
Fruits, God, Gold, Babies and lost limbs.
Le Sigh.🤷🏻♀️
They're meh at best and extremely repetitive. Almost every story is about a "husband and wife who had long wished for a child, but in vain" and then they make stupid bargains to get said child, someone either loses a limb or goes blind but fear not, everything always magically rights itself in the end and the bad guys get what they deserve... *yawns*
oh and also, I'm thinking the Grimm brothers were hella hungry when they wrote these cuz honestly food (especially fruits) is mentioned in like, every story.
In short:
Fruits, God, Gold, Babies and lost limbs.
Le Sigh.🤷🏻♀️
evi_reads's review against another edition
3.0
only took me two years to get through this, i feel like i read the same stories like four times and i definitely like slightly more modern versions better
sarahlobster's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
lisasletters's review against another edition
3.0
It was so sexist and I often had to put down out of frustration. But it was also fun to read this many original fairytales, plus it is still the most gorgeous book I own haha