Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, The (Complete Grimms' Fairy Tales; Fingerprint! Classics)

Boy did I get my monies worth buying this book! I am halfway through this Kindle book and totally enjoying all of the tales. I just go from one on to the next when reading. If you want to read them all like I do, then I think this is the best way to do it. I have heard that many ebooks that one can not find how to get back to where they were from the index. To tell you the truth I have not even wanted to look to see if I could. So many of the stories have similar names I would think it hard to keep track of what you have or had not read. You could keep records by not only chapter titles but see what unit you are at from your ebook. My Fire always opens up where I left off and I also try to keep track just of what percentage of the book I have read in case I should lose my place. Most stories or chapters are from one minute long to at most 15 minutes long to read. They are very short. Grimm's Fairy Tales as they were written were not written for little childen's stories that we would tell today. If reading to children is what you want then you want to look for the Disney versions. These are some pretty weird and odd tales. I am very happy I purchased this Kindle book!

This compilation actually lists the title of each story adaptation, and there have been quite a few! There is also extensive information about available audio recordings. The Publisher's Note asks for information about technical errors, outdated links and/or textual inaccuracies. Quite refreshing. The stories? What can I say about the stories? Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, The Bremen Town Musicians; if you don't know the names by now you're in for a treat. The writing style is flowing, filled with charm. Each story has a moral: some subtle, some blatant, all relevant, even today. This is not the volume if you're looking to pass a few hours: these are short stories; the type that fit into those moments while the tea is brewing or the bacon is frying. Enjoy them. Savor them. Share them.

This is one of those cases where you've heard of something for so long that you think you've already experienced it, but then you realize that you haven't so it give it a try and it's not what you expected...Does that make sense? Everyone is familiar with some aspect of the Grim Fairly Tales, but how many of us have actually read any of the original stories. I fan a fairytales for as long as I can remember, I decided it was time for me to right a great wrong I had committed against myself. I had never read any of the Grim stories until recently and I was shocked, amazed, weirded out, and a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I loved these stories, they were awesome, but they were not what I think of as fairytales. I have been so brainwashed by mainstream modern thinking that I almost wouldn't allow myself to enjoy these stories for what they truly are, brilliant. I think the main two reasons I didn't give this book a five is: 1. that I would never actually read these to any child under the age of 10. If a nine year happened to pick these up and love them, good for them, but I'm not planting crazy dreams into the minds of any kids anytime soon...oh and fables these are not; not many good lessons to be learned here. 2. Some of the stories seemed to overlap or repeat. I know that in this day and age, everyone borrows ideas from everyone else, but I figured back then, these guys should have been able to come up with a collection of stories that didn't all sound the same...but of course I'm exaggerating. Most of the stores were quite original, but the little bit of repetition there was, drove me crazy. I must give the brothers Grim and whoever influenced them, some French guy I can think of, a clap of praise for inspiring and influencing storytellers for centuries beyond their time. I might, just for fun, one day write my own versions of these wonderful stories. I mean, they are now permanently stained onto my brain, I might as well do something with them...Truthfully, I'd recommend this to anyone ten or over.

I think we are all well aware of what the stories are basically about. These are not Disney versions, of course. They don't necessarily live "happily ever after" and many of the stories are downright cruel and frightening. That said, I've been in search of the ultimate version of this book. As of the date of the writing of this review, I have not yet found that. Because I collected a number of popular Kindle versions (all of these reviews are based on Kindle versions), I thought I'd compare them here so you can choose which one best fits your needs. A few of things to know first. 1. I view illustrated books on my desktop, so when I talk about illustrations, imagine them being much larger than on a tablet. 2. When I refer to an "ATOC" I mean an active table of contents. That is, a TOC (table of contents) that has clickable links so you can go directly to a title story (or chapter) in the book. To me, that is crucial in any Kindle edition. 3. Why am I linking to each one and not saying which one is the edition you're looking at right now? I realized that some editions contained reviews that had the exact same link as other reviews in some books. In the comments of this review, I will provide a link to illustrate what I mean. In any case, the point is that you can see the link for the exact edition I was speaking of so it's very clear. 4. I rated the book 5 stars and that's because of the original text of the Grimm brothers' writing. Each edition would get a different rating, which is listed in it's comparison review. --- Grimm's Fairy Tales (Illustrated) This edition has an intro, biographies of the brothers and illustrations. It has 4 main issues that detract from its usefulness: 1. It contains only 62 of the original 211 stories which is unacceptable, at least for me. 2. The images are very washed out so they are not clear at all. In fact, I'd say most are unclear. They are also not as large as one would expect. I would imagine them being near-useless on a tablet. 3. There is neither an ATOC nor TOC. The best you have is a list of stories it contains (without page numbers) and that is all. 4. Finally, paragraphs are only single spaced without indentations. For this reason they run together. That does not mean that the book is one large paragraph, it's just that there is only a single line break and not a double. For sentences that end at the left side of the page, it will look like one long paragraph. This one gets 3-stars at best. Its best feature is that it appears to not have many spelling or grammatical typos, which run rampant in Kindle editions. This could be a better book if they would simply reformat it and make an active TOC. Grimm's Fairy Tales This edition has an ATOC but no other special features such as an intro, biographies nor any illustrations. It is simply bare bones prose. This version is similar to the one above in that it has single spaced paragraphs, but thankfully each paragraph has an indentation so it is easy to spot new paragraphs. I do like the text formatting better than the one above. It highlights rhymes very well. It's main downfall is that it too only contains 62 of the original 211 stories. This one also only gets 3-stars. There is no feature here that is all that worthy. You're missing most of the stories and you get no extras. Grimm's (Complete) Fairy Tales (Annotated) This edition has an ATOC, introduction and biographies of the brothers. It however does not have any illustrations, sadly. That would make it near perfect, except for the annotated thing, which I'll come back to. This edition is the most exhaustive of the three. It has 210 of the original 211 stories, which means if you want all the stories, this is the book for you. Most of its text formatting is better than the others as well. Paragraphs are double spaced, but the thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't highlight rhymes like the previous version. The one very serious problem I have with it is its claim of being annotated, when it very clearly is not. There's not a single annotation throughout the book. I'm not sure why they claim it to be so. Perhaps the print edition is annotated? In any case, I can say with the utmost authority that the Kindle edition is definitely not. What a disappointment! This one gets 4-stars simply because it does contain all of the stories. It looks like one story may be missing (I'm not going to go through all 211 to see which it is, but it could be that one was combined or a number was missed. Either way, it's the most complete version. --- All in all the one I find most useful (so far), even if it's lacking, is the so-called "annotated" version. If you're wanting illustrations, then I would get both that one and the first one. The second one is, in my opinion, the least useful. The truth is that at the time of this writing there is not yet a perfect edition in Kindle. Perhaps one day. If you find one (that is low priced) let me know in the comments and I'll take a look at it. Hopefully this helped you in your choice. If not, please let me know how I can improve it.

The book was a very nice copy. The stories were truer to the original Grimm fairy tales than some others that I have read. I was disappointed in the illustrations, they were not of the quality I expected. I'm looking for a much more beautifully illustrated copy with rich vibrant colors and classic illustrations. Even so I certainly enjoy the book and will be happy to pass it on to any future grandchildren.

I love collections and anthologies and you can't go wrong with this one. I don't have children, but I could definitely see this as a great collection for a parent or grand-parent to purchase for their children or to have on hand for bedtime stories. Remember, the Grimm's tales aren't exactly as peaceful and cheery as some of the adaptations that were made into classic animated films. I love having these on my Kindle application on my iPad and iPhone as quick reads while sitting in a doctor's office or occupy a rainy day inside or a day relaxing at the beach or park. These tales aren't just for children! I think adults will enjoy them just as much (maybe even more so?) than the kids. Can't go wrong with the "classics" in my opinion, and the price for this lengthy collection was great considering the amount of stories included.

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is an invaluable book. In it we find a wealth of stories, collected by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm from across Germany. These tales are not only entertaining, but are also a great object of study for those who wish to know the fears, hopes, and dreams of the ancient peoples of Western Europe. This particular edition contains all of the original tales. They have not been edited nor softened for the 21st century. In addition, there are over two hundred illustrations by Joseph Scharl, which capture the distant wonder of the stories. I believe that if anyone is even reading this review right now, they will find this book fascinating. Ryan Robledo Author of the Aelnathan

this book did not have the correct stories the great GRIMM gave put made it more fun than the original ,ask your kids what they think when you read the stories. It will also help kids pass reading in school. When you read it you will be amazed by what it will do to help you and your family. If you ask me about it, I loved the story line of each book. You will see what happens with your imagination and creativity It will also help connect with your kids and spend more time and happiness with them . So that is what I think of the book.

ところどころに古風な英単語がでてくるが、子供向けなので総じて平易な英語文章です。

Bought for Xmas as we love the series. Watch occassionally when we're in the mood...gd quality

So good. The quality is a 10. Very satisfied with the product.

A present for my growing daughter who likes to read so she start reading better books (classics) to enrich her vocabulary while having fun.

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