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Title: Andersen's Fairy Tales (Signet Classics) by Hans Christian Andersen, Pat Shaw Iversen ISBN: 0-451-52107-2 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: July, 1987 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Staggering Surrealism.
Comment: 'The Snow Queen' is possibly the greatest short story I've ever read. Although its message is essentially Christian, its means of getting there is staggering, Surrealist and far from dogmatic. There is an Alice quality to the heroine's narrative as she seeks her abducted playmate, full of singing flowers, helpful crows and robber barons - the songs of the flowers are full of sexually loaded and enigmatic imagery. But the word-pictures as a whole are haunting, the blazing sheen of the snow, with the suggestive reds dotting it throughout. The final puzzle is worthy of Borges. Wow.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Joy to Read, But Not Faultless
Comment: I enjoyed reading ANDERSON'S FAIRY TALES by Hans Christian Andersen. My favorite stories in this book were The Mermaid, and the story about the Dustman. I loved the vivid language and the way the stories came alive, seeming to burst like balloons from the pages of the book. I also enjoyed the way common household objects and animals were personified. I found fault with the story that had the better part of its setting in the Garden of Eden. The winds from the ends of the earth were personified well, but one of the winds dispargingly referred to Africa.
Rating: 5
Summary: Nothing is sweeter than the real story
Comment: I believe that the path to a well-rounded child is the truth. Too often we sensationalize and sugar-coat the truth when it comes to our kids. This book is a good example of the way things are. My favorite tale from this book would have to be "The Little Mermaid", and it will be the first tale I read my children when they are born. Mr. Anderson was a firm believer in drama mixed with the hard knocks of real life.Here he has just transformed them into a fantastical story that every child needs to be told. The elements of the story are very powerful, from the loss of innocence to the loss of love,and sometimes we need a good dose of something that isn't wholesome. I recommend this book to everyone, children and adults alike.
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Title: Grimms' Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library) by Wilhelm Grimm, E. V. Lucas, Lucy Crane, Marian Edwardes, Fritz Kredel, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Jacob W. Grimm ISBN: 0448409410 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Don Daily ISBN: 0762404132 Publisher: Courage Books Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.98 |
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Title: Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by BROTHERS GRIMM ISBN: 051709293X Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 09 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, Lily Owens ISBN: 0517092913 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 10 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Golden Book of Fairy Tales by ADRIENNE SEGUR ISBN: 030717025X Publisher: Golden Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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