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drusmilford's review against another edition
2.0
This was my sad attempt to read Nordic Noir for the 52 Book Challenge. Nordic Noir wigs me out so I attempted (per advise of other challengers) to read Grimm instead. Pretty scary stuff for younger kids.
sophie211green's review against another edition
5.0
I love these stories. They can be so bizarre and fun to read. My personal favorite was “Hans My Hedgehog” after reading these stories I have gone out and purchased the complete works of Grimm and am excited to read all of them.
fifiisbored's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
faeriedrumsong's review against another edition
4.0
The Juniper Tree is a far less well known Grimm story, probably because it is so filled with evil. Not only does the step mother kill the little boy, but she allows her own daughter to believe that she is guilty of the crime. It seems to be indicative of a time that we no longer know. It is hard to imagine a world where stories like this made sense and were commonplace. The sound effects (clickety~clack for a mill and chip~chop for a mill stone) are unfamiliar and odd. The idea of even a magical bird making the words "my mother she butchered me, my father he ate me" into a song so beautiful that people rush to pay the bird to hear it again is so foreign.
Snow White ends on an odd note with the iron shoes. Odd to us, at least, because the iron shoes seem like they are an expected punishment. I'd really like to know the background to that!
Snow White ends on an odd note with the iron shoes. Odd to us, at least, because the iron shoes seem like they are an expected punishment. I'd really like to know the background to that!
gchiararo's review against another edition
4.0
Marvelous tales and striking illustrations of stories we think we know.
ellapinkert's review against another edition
5.0
This was so much more of a trip than when I was a kid
sophie11green's review against another edition
5.0
I love these stories. They can be so bizarre and fun to read. My personal favorite was “Hans My Hedgehog” after reading these stories I have gone out and purchased the complete works of Grimm and am excited to read all of them.
rachelkc's review
3.0
I found The Juniper Tree and Other Tales to be a difficult collection to get into, though I did enjoy the stories I’m more familiar with. This collection, according to the book jacket, intends to restore the selected tales with faithful translations, and they definitely aren’t watered down. The tales are intense, and the narrative style fits the tradition of oral storytelling.Though only 27 out of 210 stories are represented in this collection, they are spread out between two volumes and range from well-known to often forgotten. It seems as though these stories are meant to be read independently of each other, and read aloud by an adult to a child (or just as an adult).There is one illustration for each story; they aren’t particularly integral, though they do set up the scene for the story.
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