For this collection, to appreciate each story I definitely recommend reading it over a longer duration of time. Take your time and space out reading between stories. Maybe even read only one story a day because the stories can become quite repetitive and dry.

Specifically related to this edition, I wish that there were more illustrations and that they were placed more appropriately. There were a few illustrations but really only a handful considering the amount of short stories in this collection.

As for the illustration placement, I think it would have been more appropriate for the illustrations to be placed at the beginning/end of each short story or within the accompanying short story instead of placed randomly throughout.

If you like classic literature, you may like some of these short stories. It's interesting to see how these fairytales have been adapted and changed since their origin.

***Thank you to the publisher for supplying me with an ARC of this edition of classics via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

This is a book you should have in your book collection. You will randomly hear reference to stories of the brother Grimm. This will give you a wonderful reference for their fairy tales. There is 201 fairy tales and 10 children legends.
When your children need a new story read to them The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales.

The Complete Grimm Fairy Tales by Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is an anthology of 211 of the classic tales, told to children for over two centuries.

First, let me thank NetGalley, the publisher Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point, for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.


My Synopsis and Opinions:   

First, I think this is a book you will want a hard copy of...the bigger the better.  This book is not meant for an e-reader.

Now,  I admit that I don't remember my mom reading these to me, or me reading them to myself either.  I remember Mowgli, and then The Secret Garden, and Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew...then Erle Stanley Gardner and Stephen King....  Guess we weren't a fairy-tale family.  I do know most of the popular stories in this book, but not really from my own childhood.

Now, I really recommend reading these stories yourself before reading them to your child.  Only you can decide whether it is appropriate for your child.  I am a horror story reader, and I think some of these are a better fit for that genre.

The Grimm brothers collected folk tales, and wrote them down, usually embellishing on the story, and sometimes re-writing them totally.  These stories are timeless.  The book is an amazing collection of over 200 short stories.

Of course, there are the old favorites like Rapunzel, Hansel & Grethel, and Cinderella (who doesn't have a Fairy Godmother, or a pumpkin coach), and Little Red Cap (otherwise known as Little Red Riding Hood), which were a pleasure to read and remember, although I really don't remember them being quite that dark.  Some were a little different than I remembered.  An example was The Frog King, where the princess didn't have to kiss her frog, but he appeared a prince after she threw the frog against a wall in anger....I think my version was a little kinder.

However, there were some tales that were new to me.   Cat and Mouse in Partnership was one such, although it reminded me of the story about the frog that helped the scorpion across the river.  The Wise Servant baffles me (and my husband), which seems to tell people not to obey orders from their boss, but do whatever they feel like.

My favorite....The Duration of Life.

Anyway, these are definitely an entertaining read, but again, read them yourself before thinking your child is old enough (apparently 60 may not be old enough for some of these!)

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity.
This is a wonderful edition of classic children's fairy tales.
I highly recommend this for adults and children.

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: General Fiction (adult)

First thing I noticed was the Genre category. Adult! Yet we think of fairy tales as childrens reads.
As a kid I devoured anything like this, many of these tales, the Greek and Roman legends, Aesop's fables and more. If they were a little gruesome at times I coped, I certainly wasn't scarred for life. They were my bedtime reading, torch under the covers as I was supposed to be asleep.....
I think we need to give kids more credit for understanding fiction, not pretty up old fairy tales ala Disney versions. Stop mollycoddling them, and let them enjoy fiction that can be a little darker at times.

So, TBH rereading this was a bit of a let down. I remember being absorbed by these tales, fully immersed in another world, but reading them as an adult I found them entertaining, interesting at times but ultimately a bit of a let down. That magic that had me so gripped seems to ave been lost, but I guess that what growing up does for you, throws in life and reality.
There were times with some of the stories when I though “ that wasn't fair”, when I noticed that yet again the protagonists were young, handsome, beautiful, talented, treated badly by others, while the “bad” guys were always ugly, scarred, not very clever, in a place of power gained by evil means. Stereo-typing clearly started a long time back. Its odd because I don't remember noticing when reading as a young girl.

If you've an interest in the real stories, not the pretty Disney versions then this is a great read, but if like me you loved it as a child, you might want to leave those happy memories untrammeled by the logic of adulthood, the cynicism of age.
Am I glad I read it? Well, a mix, I am disappointed at losing the childhood magic, but set against that it was fun to read the true versions, not the sanitized ones peddled now. And there were several stories I'd forgotten so that was fun, I guess its a 50/50 situation. What I lost in past magic was balanced by finding tales I'd forgotten.


Stars: Three, a good book, but I was disappointed at losing some of that magic surrounding the stories.

ARC supplied by Netgalley and publisher

This is an excellent collection. This is like your favorite movie or tv show. If you see it you want to watch it. This is the book version of Van Helsing for me. I have read the stories over and over again since I was a child and even now in my 30s it is still a great selection of tales and unique its presentation.

An excellent new edition of the classical collection of Brothers Grimm tales, based on Margaret Hunt 1897 translation. The introduction is equally worth reading, as it has references about, on one side the historical and cultural context when those stories were collected, and on the other side about the content of the story. Personally, I always found Grimm stories relatively grim, with a consistent story of violence and cruelty. The explanation offered is that they were aimed to prepare the children to deal to the everyday life violence and occurrences.
The volume includes all the well-knows stories as Snow White and Rapunzel, but also other stories less famous but equally relevant.

I love reading the classic fairytales. They're great.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me a copy.

Beautiful and captivating stories. These are timeless. I want to buy a hard copy of this book! Very impressed with how these stories were retold.

Having close ties to the Brothers Grimm's birthplace, I've seen tons of different editions of their fairytale collection in my time and collected various illustrations from each, so I was a bit disappointed to see that this edition features Arthur Rackham's drawings - which, although beloved, are ones I've encountered many times before and nothing new. Still, this is a classic fairytale book that will give your children nightmares - the true German Gothic experience.

Another collection of fairy tales - many getting at least one image. Good for those who like having the tales as a collection like this. Do get some suggested reading and sources.

Wow, what a beautiful collection of classics! I don't think you can ever be too old for fairy tales and my sheer excitement of this book proves just that.
Beautiful illustrations throughout.
Fantastic, original tales (not the Disney-esque sugar coating we have now).
Perfect!

I will always be a sucker for a collection of fairy tales, no matter how old I get!

This is a really beautiful collection, with all the classics and the lesser known tales (at least, lesser known to me!) The cover and the illustrations are stunning, and I especially loved reading the introduction which gave a brief history of the Grimm brothers - some interesting facts I would never have known before I read this.

You can never go wrong with a good quality collection of fairy tales and this is DEFINITELY one I would recommend!

Thank you #Netgalley and Rock Point (Quarto Publishing Group) for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I have loved delving into these fairy tales as an adult. It brings back some great memories of being read some of these as a child. There was many I was very familiar with and so many I haven't heard before and was unfamiliar with. But I enjoyed learning some new ones along the way and the lessons it teaches. I would love to read them to my own children one day.

Loved the illustrations, and I must confess I have not read all the stories, but rather the familiar ones. These are the darker original versions of the old stories, which over the years have been sanitised and Disneyfied. There are many more stories than the few familiar ones we all grow up with, and as part of European folklore, definitely worth a read.
Thanks to the publisher for a review copy.

A beautiful book full of fantastic stories. I've always loved the original grimms tales and It's lovely to have them all in one book. Will definitely be buying a copy.

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is a stunning collection based on the 1897 Margaret Hunt translation of the original tales alongside the gorgeous illustrations by Arthur Rackham from the 1909 Constable edition. This reformat and re-release contains 211 stories (The Three Sluggards and The Twelve Idle Servants are split into two stories in this collection as in the Hunt translation). Due out 4th August 2020 from Quarry on their Rock Point imprint, it's 752 pages and will be available in hardcover format (other editions available in other formats).

This is a -stunning- collection full of margin art, chapter headings, beautiful reproductions of Rackham's creepy-but-beautiful illustrations, and so many wonderful absolutely archetypal stories which resonate on an almost prehistoric consciousness. They're so much a part of our shared history that most people can't recall where they first heard them. The included support materials in this edition provide useful background context and history in the form of an erudite introduction by Dr. Lori M. Campbell, along with historical notes and a timeline, alphabetical index for finding stories quickly, and an abbreviated bibliography/further reading.

It's worth noting that these are the non-Bowdlerized versions of these stories. For people who grew up on Mother Goose, there is a lot more appendage cutting, murder, mayhem, dishonesty, and darkness here than people might remember. I had, back in my childhood, been gifted my grandmother's copy of these stories and remember being absolutely terrified by them. This is a classic historically important work, but I don't recommend them for bedtime reading for small children (unless you want them to probably grow up to be like me - a grisly fate).

This collection deserves all the stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Willhelm Grimm is a full and complete collection of all their classic tales. Full of nostalgia and magic, this is a brilliant collection for young and old.

Thanks to Quarto Publishing Group for the DRC!

This edition is very beautiful, I'm sure fans will love it!

I only had a few issues with it... The font being so small made reading very difficult, at least considering the digital copy I received. It wasn't available for kindle, and adobe wouldn't let me increase the size. That was a bit frustrating. I took longer than I expected to read it for that reason. And I confess that I skipped some stories... I'm sure I would have liked it better if I hadn't been so tired reading. But anyway, I know these stories are important, I've been reading them all my life, and I believe readers won't have much trouble with the hardcover/paperback editions.

I have always loved Grimm's Fairy Tales. So it is nice to be able to read some I have read before and some I've never heard of. They are great to read when you are wanting the originals and not adaptations. With some illustrations to go along with them they are great stories to even be able to read to your kids.

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for sending me this ARC!