benix's review against another edition
4.0
JGN
So dark.
I'm familiar with 2 of the 3 tales but, wow, dark.
The title story is part compulsion, part obsession, part too much of a good thing. It is sad.
The next story, The Glass Class is not one I know but figured out where it was going early on. A warning tale of getting what you wish for? I'm not sure of the message - Yikes.
The last story, The Little Match Girl, is just a sad commentary on homelessness and
It's a junior graphic novel but the stories are dark and brooding. Not for the younger set but older elementary or middle school kids.
So dark.
I'm familiar with 2 of the 3 tales but, wow, dark.
The title story is part compulsion, part obsession, part too much of a good thing. It is sad.
The next story, The Glass Class is not one I know but figured out where it was going early on. A warning tale of getting what you wish for? I'm not sure of the message -
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escaping a brutal home by being locked up forever?The last story, The Little Match Girl, is just a sad commentary on homelessness and
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death. Her death is just heartbreaking.It's a junior graphic novel but the stories are dark and brooding. Not for the younger set but older elementary or middle school kids.
hoffnungswolke's review against another edition
5.0
I just got this on noisetrade!!!
Oh so wonderful. This was such a fun and super easy read. It took me like five minutes to read it and the rest of the time I just admired the beautiful and a bit dark graphics.
I totally recommend this. Especially if you are like me and are still a young child at heart.
That was such a throwback to my childhood. Especially 'The Little Match Girl' story.
Oh so wonderful. This was such a fun and super easy read. It took me like five minutes to read it and the rest of the time I just admired the beautiful and a bit dark graphics.
I totally recommend this. Especially if you are like me and are still a young child at heart.
That was such a throwback to my childhood. Especially 'The Little Match Girl' story.
nearit's review against another edition
4.0
The figures in these stories are all strangely mannequin-like, and the colour palette remains dusky and muted even when depicting those moments where the fantastic disturbs the ordinary.
Perhaps this is only fitting - after all, this is a book in which pursuing the fulfillment of desire can only lead to mutilation, confinement and death.
It's good stuff. Y'know, for kids!
Perhaps this is only fitting - after all, this is a book in which pursuing the fulfillment of desire can only lead to mutilation, confinement and death.
It's good stuff. Y'know, for kids!
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
The adaptions of the two Anderson tales in this volume (the title story and The Little Match Girl) are faithful, so if you are looking for a complete re-invention, this isn’t it. What it is is a powerful illustration adaption of two tales as well as a tale about a boy and a doll. Powerful stories. Nicely illustrated.
indiaswanderings's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting adaptation of these tales. The illustrations were gorgeous, but I feel like they lost a bit of the heart.
birthdaycake_storytime_fall's review against another edition
5.0
All 3 stories are beatifully written and the images are incredible and complement the sotry-telling perfectly
avoraciousreader68's review
3.0
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From Goodreads:
There once was a young girl, who was pretty but poor. So poor she had to go barefoot. Her name was Karen and she loved to dance. When Karen becomes an orphan, her great aunt takes her in. One day on a shopping trip, she is bought a beautiful pair of red shoes. The shoes magically come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams, or nightmares. This fresh take on the Hans Christian Andersen classic “The Red Shoes” is a tale of hope, obsession and guilt, retold and lavishly illustrated by multiple-Eisner award nominated creators Metaphrog. Also included is an adaptation of Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” and an original story, “The Glass Case”.
I can’t believe I’ve never read the two Andersen stories. I’m seriously deficient in the classics. I get the gist of the tales from this graphic novel, but I’ll still want to read the actual books someday. The Glass Case is an original and it's not bad. The artwork is ok. It’s not horrible, but I wasn’t wowed either. All-in-all it’s an enjoyable way to spend the 20 minutes or so it takes to read it.
From Goodreads:
There once was a young girl, who was pretty but poor. So poor she had to go barefoot. Her name was Karen and she loved to dance. When Karen becomes an orphan, her great aunt takes her in. One day on a shopping trip, she is bought a beautiful pair of red shoes. The shoes magically come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams, or nightmares. This fresh take on the Hans Christian Andersen classic “The Red Shoes” is a tale of hope, obsession and guilt, retold and lavishly illustrated by multiple-Eisner award nominated creators Metaphrog. Also included is an adaptation of Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl” and an original story, “The Glass Case”.
I can’t believe I’ve never read the two Andersen stories. I’m seriously deficient in the classics. I get the gist of the tales from this graphic novel, but I’ll still want to read the actual books someday. The Glass Case is an original and it's not bad. The artwork is ok. It’s not horrible, but I wasn’t wowed either. All-in-all it’s an enjoyable way to spend the 20 minutes or so it takes to read it.
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