amy_da1sy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
staticspider's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
vampai's review against another edition
3.0
Recuerdo que en mi infancia vi algunas adaptaciones de cuentos rusos y esos dibujos se me hacían hermosos y ahora como quería leer algo distinto y no soy de leer cuentos le di la oportunidad a este libro que recopila las historias mas populares de dicho lugar.
No se como sentirme al respecto porque muchas de estas historias no se las leería a mis hijosen dado caso que los tenga esto basado en mi propia manera de ser claro esta, pero en general hay historias buenas y otras que pasaron sin pena y gloria al momento de leerlas, lo cual resulta en una verdadera lástima.
No se como sentirme al respecto porque muchas de estas historias no se las leería a mis hijos
hannahtosh's review against another edition
4.0
'Fairy tales fulfill the role of a social utopia.'
Beautifully told tales, if a little repetitive with similar morals;
Not this is the miracle of miracles,
That the muzhik fell from heaven;
But that is the miracle of miracles:
That he had climbed into heaven.
Beautifully told tales, if a little repetitive with similar morals;
Not this is the miracle of miracles,
That the muzhik fell from heaven;
But that is the miracle of miracles:
That he had climbed into heaven.
ameve2's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
emmacatereads's review against another edition
4.0
Read this for research on a short story I’m writing. Brutal and symbolic and strangely lovely. In the same scandi-germanic vein of frightful magic as Hans Christen Anderson and the Brother’s Grimm. I remember being haunted by a picture book of one of the Baba Yaga stories as a youth.
nairam1173's review against another edition
4.0
"Mornings are wiser than evenings."
This is the kind of Russian folktales collection I have been looking for. Strong voice, breathtaking illustrations.
This is the kind of Russian folktales collection I have been looking for. Strong voice, breathtaking illustrations.
gayathirir312's review against another edition
3.0
This is my first time reading Russian Fairytales and the stories were quite good. The illustrations of the book were excellent but after a point of the time all the stories started sounding the same. A good one time read for beginners.
alyssa_tauber's review against another edition
5.0
With 626 pages worth of fairy tales, this is not a book for the casual fairy tale reader, but for those interested in seeing the different variations and getting a more in-depth look at Russian fairy tales, this book is good to pick up.