A review by bekkabergamot
The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse by Hermann Hesse

4.0

Starting off the new year the right way and finally finishing a book that I have been stringing along for far too long. I started reading this book in the beginning of 2016 and never really accessed it, so after a LONG hiatus, I picked it up again this fall and have been making my way through Hermann Hesse's short stories. I truly found his writing to improve midway through the book and as this collection was arranged chronologically, that makes sense to me. I found many of these fairy tales to be fantastic allegories of the suffering war and human greed create. As with most collections, these stories ranged in quality; therefore I would rate different stories at 3, 4, or 5 stars.

I would recommend this to a fan of Hermann Hesse, or even someone wanting to read adult fairy stories.