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bamboobones_rory's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.75
dajna's review against another edition
4.0
Ottima raccolta di racconti popolari, divisa per sezioni dedicate ai protagonisti (dal piccolo popolo ai giganti) e con grande varietà
valjeanval's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A great collection of stories and poems by one of my favorite poets. Read as research for a project of mine, and I’m just fascinated by the layering of Irish mythology and lore with Christianity. Obviously some weird and gruesome takes included.
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation
thatguy2022's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
izzyizreading's review against another edition
Stopped at pg 64, I'll come back to it I just dont have the attention span to read short stories right now.
frahorus's review against another edition
4.0
William Butler Yeats nacque a Dublino nel 1865 e faceva parte di quel gruppo di scrittori del Rinascimento Celtico ma proveniva anche da quelle famiglie la cui storia era molto legata alla cultura della chiesa irlandese ed è evidente la sua grande sensibilità di stampo cristiano nei racconti che ha raccolto in questo volume. Questa opera racchiude e raccoglie due sue raccolte, ovvero Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry e Irish Fairy Tales , pubblicate assieme la prima volta col titolo Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland nel 1973 dall'editore irlandese Colin Smithe, edizione che verrà aggiornata nel 1977 e corredata da un elenco delle fonti di Yeats. In questo volume vi troviamo, data la varietà degli autori dei racconti, una grande disparità di stili narrativi. Ci sono rielaborazioni letterarie di racconti tradizionali, traduzioni dall'irlandese, trascrizioni di fiabe raccolte dalla viva voce dei narratori. Grazie a questo straordinario lavoro di raccolta dell'autore possiamo, ai giorni nostri, leggere le fiabe che hanno da sempre caratterizzato la cultura irlandese come: folletti, sirene, spettri, streghe, diavoli, giganti, re e regine, ballate e leggende.
modern_narcisa's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
yggdrasil793's review against another edition
3.0
6/10 Stars. Some were weird, some fairly dark. My personal favorite was "A Legend of Knockmany".
decembera's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
crystalmbookshelf83's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0