Grimms' Tales for Young and Old: The Complete Stories | 
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Ralph Manheim, the highly acclaimed and prize-winning translator, has rediscovered in the original German editions of the Grimms' works the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first recorded.
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• Dreamy World! 27 March, 2004
How oft we remember dreaming - day dreams as a child and letting our imagination run wild! The Grimm's Fairy Tales are all *Five* Favourite Stars in my Read and Make Read collection in my Library. Some of my fav stories are: 1. Hansel & Gretel 2. Red Riding Hood 3. Snot White 4. Rumpelstiltskin 5. Cinderalla 6. Sleeping BeautyMany More...you name it and these stories make your dreams sound true! Children love to read and listen. Even write reviews. This book is a famous collection of German Folk Tales by two brothers Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The first volume contained 86 tales and the second 70 and the last around 210 tales. The translations are perfect in this book and and took minute care to language details. The Grimms had taken pains to collect the tales mainly from friends and acquaintances who lived in and around a place called kassel in Germany and printed as expression of the spirit of german people. These retold stories with their own versions, the brothers have come out to suit public taste and their ideas about telling tales effectively. The translator Ralph Manheim has taken pains equally in translations! I recommend a 'Sure Sure Pick' whether one is a kid or a teen or even an Adult. Nothing like these stories will ever take you on a trip to wonderland! My Choice, of coz!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3AKWA5CWSKOOH
• Excellent Resource! 04 May, 2008
This not only contains every story the Grimms wrote/recorded, it keeps them in their original state, so that you aren't reading the cleaned up version that keeps out the parts of a story that modern middle class parents might find "too scary". Children enjoy hearing a story told to them without a book, and this is a great resource for stories to learn and tell orally or while they are laying down for nap time, they can hear you as you read to them. If the story gets a little too scary and they tell you, you can yourself gloss it over but usually, I find the kids can handle it and enjoy hearing a different version of a tale they already know.
The only problem for me is that the type is a little small and the stories are crowded together. But all of the stories are there and it's already a pretty thick book so unless You want The Oxford Dictionary Like collection of Grimms Fairy Tales, you make do.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1V7BDR3KYMPL6
• My First Real Taste Of Grimms 31 July, 2003
Before this book, I had only known the juvenile -"G" rated versions of Grimms. As I had to read this for summer reading, I have to say, it's a bit of an eye opener. This book is great for analysis- you can see why my English teacher picked it (guess he thought we needed a challenge as we already speak English) One fault I do find is in the title: Grimms' Tales...for YOUNG and Old? I would not recomend anyone under the age of maybe thirteen to read this book. I doubt they would understand it very well.
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• I'm Just A Bit Disappointed 01 September, 2008
I was expecting a bit more maturity and depth I suppose. Many of the stories seem repetitive and more like a rhyme or a sing song than a tale. Other than reading some of these stories in elementary school and watching Disney's and Hollywood's portrayal I have had no experience with these stories and have no idea about all the translation stuff. I suppose the fault in disappointment is mine. For the most part it is an enjoyable read.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1WP96EYF40GI1
• The Best Translation Of Grimms' Tales 03 October, 2008
I have read this Manheim's translation many times. It is almost perfect and true to the original. As for the book, two things are certain: (1) Grimms' tales are not just so stories and (2) they are not for kids. It is probable that such stories may have been inspiring to Freud, Bergman or could offer food for thought to Edward Witten as they are full of dream or nightmare stuff and lots of inexplicable things. They are an illustrated version of depth psychology and a quantum or string theory at the same time. They are truly authentic folk stories, many of them being incomplete in their logical development and many completely absurd in the existentialist sense of the word. They are sure to leave a hole in your head. Therefore, if you want to have a nice time, do not read them, because they are not nice stuff. However, if you want to get a bad fright, if you want to be haunted by them for weeks on end, read them one after another, and do read them after dark. And take my word for it: these stories will make you scared. You can take the Juniper Tree for a good start (by the way, does not the song of the devoured child (birdsong) remind you of Gretchen's song at the end of Goethe's Faust Part I?
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3LIA4PK0WZ98T
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