Reviews

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

charris15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

miadesjardins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

normnialib's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lifeamongpages's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Would have been more but the modern asides about smartphones really pulled me out of the story. 

But the production was amazing, and the music was gorgeous and Leigh-Anne did a superb job narrating. 

corimii's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

2beenough's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

3.25

angelica_meigh's review against another edition

2.5

this is what they call expectation vs reality xd

bookishcharlot1's review against another edition

3.0

Well... this was a lot.

I have read The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen a hundred times. It is one of my absolute favourite fairytale.

Now, this adaptation is a lot. They added some ambiance music and sound effects to make the story more alive, I guess.

I personally didn't like the modernisation of the classic tale. The narrator, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, did a good enough job at reading the story.

I wasn't a fan of how she narrated the whole thing. It was too much, too "modern" and too on the nose.

direton1's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

lucyy_bxo's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After really enjoying the 1984 cinematic audiobook, I was hoping for others like that. This unfortunately wasn’t quite what I was looking for and I was a little bored, but it was still an enjoyable and quick listen with the added touch of music.