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Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark by Chronicle Books
thereviewbooth's review
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nordic Tales was my first foray into the collection of folktale books from Chronicle Books. I enjoyed this collection and as always with story collections like this one there were favorites and ones that were just alright. Out of the seventeen tales, I had only heard of one – East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Some of my favorites were: The Forest Bride, Toller’s Neighbors, Old Nick and the Girl, “All I Possess”, and The Honest Penny. I enjoyed reading and learning from the stories from Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland & Denmark.
I do hope to purchase other eight books in the collection that Chronicle has and once my daughter is a little older I hope to share them all with her. The others in the series (so far) are: Celtic Tales, Tales of India, Tales of Japan, Tales of East Africa, Russian Tales, Ghostly Tales, Tales of the Sea & Monstrous Tales. There are so many wonderful folklore and mythology tales from all over and I have always found them so interesting. These editions are beautifully illustrated and bound – I highly recommend checking them out if you are interested in folklore and mythology from around the world.
awesomeallie's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
fairytalesfolkloreandfantasy's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Gorgeous illustraions, great mixture of stories well told.
krunchykaptain's review
4.0
Even though there are some questionable translation and editing decisions, the tales were really nice
persephonestar's review against another edition
3.0
Beautiful art and some stories were really fun (also nice to see similarities with stories from other cultures I already knew, like the Amor and Psyche myth) but nothing really special