missdibler's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
ankatriendr's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
veronicapex's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
j0ana_'s review against another edition
4.0
For the full review with analysis and recommendation(s), you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc
The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea, ruled by a widowed king, with his mother, who was responsible for the young princesses. The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal, their ways of living... and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean. Her sisters before her went up to the surface and came back to their father's castle, under the water, when they've had enough.
When it was time for our little mermaid to surface the water, she encountered a ship, saw people dancing, music playing, fireworks were colouring the night sky. She then noticed the prince, who was being celebrated by the crew on his 16th birthday. Long story short, an unexpected storm hits the ship and all was in ruin. Our protagonist finds the prince between the floating shipwreck and places him on the shore of a small island.
The child falls in love with the prince and decided to sign a deal with the evil witch so she can have legs and go ashore to tell him that she was the one who saved him. But all comes with a price. She had to give up her voice, and walking on her newly acquired feet with feel like walking on sharp knives. In order for her keep those legs and live a long life as a mortal, she had three days to make the prince fall in love with her, otherwise, she would turn to foam on the sunrise of the third day.
For the full review with analysis and recommendation(s), you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc
The tale starts with the kingdom under the sea, ruled by a widowed king, with his mother, who was responsible for the young princesses. The youngest one of them was most fascinated by her grandmother's stories about the world of the mortal, their ways of living... and she wanted to meet them once she turns fifteen when she would be allowed to get to the surface of the ocean. Her sisters before her went up to the surface and came back to their father's castle, under the water, when they've had enough.
When it was time for our little mermaid to surface the water, she encountered a ship, saw people dancing, music playing, fireworks were colouring the night sky. She then noticed the prince, who was being celebrated by the crew on his 16th birthday. Long story short, an unexpected storm hits the ship and all was in ruin. Our protagonist finds the prince between the floating shipwreck and places him on the shore of a small island.
The child falls in love with the prince and decided to sign a deal with the evil witch so she can have legs and go ashore to tell him that she was the one who saved him. But all comes with a price. She had to give up her voice, and walking on her newly acquired feet with feel like walking on sharp knives. In order for her keep those legs and live a long life as a mortal, she had three days to make the prince fall in love with her, otherwise, she would turn to foam on the sunrise of the third day.
For the full review with analysis and recommendation(s), you can visit my blog @TheLitDoc
juliied96's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tomime's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
kiralovesreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
happi_mess's review against another edition
3.0
I rated these stories individually to get the star rating: 2.90
Short summary of my review: I am partial to most of the stories and loved a couple. There were some hints of the Christian allegory and I did not like it at all. These are fairytales. Stop bringing God into it. It's better to do selective reading when it comes to fairytale collections. Some stories went longer than it should've and are boring.
On the side note, I love all the illustrations. They are beautiful and amazing. I loved the interactive one on Thumbelina, the flower.
The Little Mermaid
Ariel had been my favorite Disney princess until I discovered Mulan, Moana, and Tiana. It has one of the best soundtracks in the Disney world and I was happy and well until I learned about the real ending about this little mermaid. There had been posts circulating a few years back about the real outcomes of the princesses if they were based from their source material. Heavens, my fifteen year old heart was mortified.
Not much was changed in the adaptation (with the exclusion of all the singing and Sebastian's pushing of the princess to the prince) other than the ending. What hurt the most for me here is learning that The Little Mermaid felt like she was walking on knives everytime she took a step in land. Would I ever do that for a man? No thank you. I'd rather have fish tail and stay in the depths of sea for three hundred years. Besides, what's so bad about being a mermaid? I think it would be amazing!
P.S. The prince is such a dick here. I hate him.
Story rating:
Short summary of my review: I am partial to most of the stories and loved a couple. There were some hints of the Christian allegory and I did not like it at all. These are fairytales. Stop bringing God into it. It's better to do selective reading when it comes to fairytale collections. Some stories went longer than it should've and are boring.
On the side note, I love all the illustrations. They are beautiful and amazing. I loved the interactive one on Thumbelina, the flower.
The Little Mermaid
They were six beautiful children, but the youngest was the prettiest of all.... but like all the others she had no feet, and instead of legs she had a fish's tail.
Ariel had been my favorite Disney princess until I discovered Mulan, Moana, and Tiana. It has one of the best soundtracks in the Disney world and I was happy and well until I learned about the real ending about this little mermaid. There had been posts circulating a few years back about the real outcomes of the princesses if they were based from their source material. Heavens, my fifteen year old heart was mortified.
Not much was changed in the adaptation (with the exclusion of all the singing and Sebastian's pushing of the princess to the prince) other than the ending.
Spoiler
Of course, our dear mermaid did not get to marry the prince and she died and turned into sea foamP.S. The prince is such a dick here. I hate him.
Story rating:
marsontheclouds_'s review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0