Ever since I heard that Philip Pullman was releasing a
re-imagination of some of the best loved Grimm Tales, I knew that it was
something that I wanted to read. Philip Pullman brings worlds to life, and I
knew that he’d put a fantastic spin on these stories and really draw them out
of the pages and into the readers mind.
In this compilation, Pullman has taken 50 of the tales from
the Grimm’s catalogue and rewritten them to flow elegantly for the contemporary
reader. At the end of each story, there is a short explanatory afterword, which
explains some of the changes that he may have made and the context of the
original version. It was a really helpful way to keep track of the changes that
he was making in his retelling.
Obviously, as it is a compilation of stories – it is large.
It took me a long time to get
through, but that’s because it was the kind of book that you’d read one story
and then put it down. That didn’t detract from it in my opinion, but made me
enjoy it more as I was taking my time with it and making sure that I had full
comprehension.
It was great to read these stories again, that I had not
read for years. The same moral lessons are there, and they serve the same
purpose. It was nostalgic and wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed my reading
experience with this one.
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