A review by kwes319
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman

4.0

I read this as part of a library summer reading challenge. I have read compilations of Grimm Tales in the past but found this one very entertaining. Pullman picks only 50 of his tales and merges tales from different editions or sometimes adds his own changes (while still keeping with the fairy tale format). Afterwards he discuss some of the differences between editions, relevances, connections, and other pieces about the tale. When able he also lists the folk tale classification for each story, something I wasn't aware of until reading this edition. Since these are fairy tales the format is dull and predictable. I actually read it 100 pages at a time with another book after each 100 pages to break it up. This is no fault of the book just the nature of fairy tales. A good look at fairy tales and enjoyable than just the collection of Grimm Tales you usually find.