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A review by milkfly9
Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga by Alexander Afanasyev
4.0
I have always liked faery tales and folk tales. Since I was a kid, I used to watched "animated" russian tales and I have always thought these tales are awesome. I honestly think russian tales have something that make them different from the other european tales...they're darker, I guess.
I also always have liked the illustrations of these tales, are just awesome, and now, finally, I understand why the skull and why the forest.
*SPOILERS!*
The story captivated me since I started reading it, and I just couldn't put it down. I love the description of Vasilisa and her innocence, she was so pure and full of kindness. Her half-sisters and step mother were merely hags and rude with this lovely girl. The doll, I like the role it plays, and the description of Baba Yaga's house freaked me out! It was so intense and dark! It was maybe a little gore and I didn't expect the end! When the skull Vasilisa takes from Baba Yaga's house burn down her half sisters and her step mom...the description was so cruel and intense I just couldn't believe it! I honestly don't know if little children could read this story...maybe an adaptation, but not this one.
I also always have liked the illustrations of these tales, are just awesome, and now, finally, I understand why the skull and why the forest.
*SPOILERS!*
The story captivated me since I started reading it, and I just couldn't put it down. I love the description of Vasilisa and her innocence, she was so pure and full of kindness. Her half-sisters and step mother were merely hags and rude with this lovely girl. The doll, I like the role it plays, and the description of Baba Yaga's house freaked me out! It was so intense and dark! It was maybe a little gore and I didn't expect the end! When the skull Vasilisa takes from Baba Yaga's house burn down her half sisters and her step mom...the description was so cruel and intense I just couldn't believe it! I honestly don't know if little children could read this story...maybe an adaptation, but not this one.