Grimm Fairytales By Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm

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Re: Grimm Fairytales By Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm

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Getting this book in the school library was so difficult because everybody wanted it and it was always issued to someone or the other. So our school decided to add more copies of this book to the library.
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I loved this, but definitely would not recommend this to kids too young. I read Juniper Tree and it haunted me, but out of all the fairytales I read, strangely enough, Juniper Tree is my favorite!
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Post by Nyasha Gogoma »

The brothers Grimm are so well-named for their really dark fairy tales haha. Stories involving a sausage, a bird, a bean, for example, will have you wondering how on Earth these two even came up with their content! They make for a really great read on a chilly night.
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I love the fairy tales by the brothers Grimm. They made my younger days special and unique because my reading interest was piqued by the fables. They aptly represent that period in time. I thus developed a reading culture that I have never lost. The stories were and still are special and I do still read them occasionally.
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Reading the Grimm Fairytales kinda scared me when I was younger. I was used to the white-washed Disney versions of the stories. Reading the original, much darker versions left me traumatised.
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Post by Amina Yusuf »

Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jakob & Wilhelm Grimm is one of my favorite books. I have read the book uncountable times. It makes me feel happy whenever I read the stories always with a happy ending.
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Post by Princewill Uchenna »

I thoroughly enjoyed Grimm's Fairytales. It's interesting to compare modern variations of the tales to the much darker originals. My only complaint would be how repetitive I found some of them. Still a great and worthwhile read!
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Quite a well developed but very engaging book with an amazing story. I really loved it
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Post by Charmaine Mahlangu »

You have a way of making this sound like a book filled with humour and adventure without actually saying those words and I love that. How you described the singles becoming Hansel and Gretel is good. Im willing to try it even though it hurts to know its not easy to fall in love with any of them .
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Post by Onwuesi Promise »

I love reading Grimm's fairy tales. I love how brief and interesting each tale was. I will tell my Kids about it.
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Post by Violet Devreaux »

We had the original book when I was young and I always enjoyed the stories as a child. Our mother had no problem with the darker themes haha
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Ah, the brothers Grimm. The stories are great and it's fun to see how they've been altered in mass media. One of the best takes I've seen is the show A Tale Dark and Grimm, which essentially takes from these books and adapts them quite well to the screen. I really appreciate the cultural cues one can get from the stories too.
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