La semana pasada terminé enferma y encamada.Para mi pesar he de decir que altas dosis de televisión (de cable) me causan un fuerte dolor de cabeza debido a los continuos saltos de escena, entre comercial y comercial y calidad de video. Extraño, si, pero cierto.Durante mis aburridas tardes y las noches de dolencias terminé de leer El libro lila de los cuentos de hadas, y el siguiente libro de cuentos. Puedo decir que ahora sólo me falta el tomo 1 del libro azul para tener completa la colección, s...

I'm not sure that I really enjoy fairytales, but it is an interesting study. Each story is like a puzzle; the protagonist is presented with a problem and then left to figure it out. This is my first of Andrew Lang's collection that I've read.

This entire series is fantastic, but this is the first volume that I have read in its entirety. The illustrations are beautiful (although not very culturally accurate) and the stories diverse. This is nice escapist folklore with plenty of quests, spells, rescues and happily-ever-afters. Unfortunately there are no female heroines; there are some clever ladies who save the heroes but get no credit. There are also thankfully some wonderfully magical animals who save the day without losing their liv...

The fairy tales never lose their charm or their power to fuel the imagination. There are standard tropes and rules that fairy tales follow, yet it doesn't bore me. Lessons can be learned from these stories, while enjoying a time that never was.

I did it. I finally read all 12 of the Fairy books!Ahem.I found this installment to be a lot more uneven than the other fairy books. A lot of the stories crossed over into folk tale territory (and the difference stands out). There were also about 3 stories from the King Arthur and his court tales and I felt them a bit jarringly out of place compared to the earlier volumes.

As in most of the other Andrew Lang Fairy Books I've read, the stories can sometimes be repetitive and predictable, since there are often multiple variations of the same basic story throughout the world, and the language can be a bit thick to wade through at times. However, there are enough charming and unusual stories in this collection to make up for these shortcomings(and the beautiful old illustrations help too!). There are stories from all over the world, full of magic, strange beings, dang...

There's some fun little gems in this one. Some favorites that I've remembered for years. I'm amazed at the way they translate across cultures and still, with tiny little details, hint at the country of origin. Props to the translators.Also the old style illustrations are just up my alley.

Both Lang and the people quoted on the book cover sing the praises of the translations of the stories in this book. I for one wish they'd focused more on storytelling and less on the translation, because if these translations are accurate then the source material they came from is garbage. Most of the stories in this book make zero sense. I don't just mean because they're fantastical tales meant for children. I mean that the plot points of many of the stories don't connect, the focus of the stor...

So, I'm working through all these fairy books. This one however isn't very memorable. Fairly generic stories, and not any of the more popular ones and not any that I would wish were more popular. Same story lines prevalent in all the various tales. So this one you could probably skip in the series. Its like the filler novel of them. Recommended? Only if your goal is to read all the fairy books. Buy/Borrow? Only buy if your goal is to own all the fairy books.

About 2, maybe 3? years ago, I set myself the goal of reading all the color fairy tale collections edited by Andrew Lang. I vaguely remembered reading some of them when I was in elementary school, but I don't recall too many of the stories. I was inspired to do this by Robin McKinley, who is one of my fantasy author heroines, as she did the same thing. I also thought it would be a good idea because I write fantasy myself. I saw this is as a way to immerse myself in the genre's fairy tale roots,t...

I'm so glad I finished the series ! It was interesting to see all these different fairy tales but after a while they are very repetitive.

This is the same review I posted from "The Blue Fairy Book", as it applies to both... Many earlier fairy tales are more colorful than their modern counterparts. When I was a child, I was fascinated by these stories. One day, my Dad told me that many of the earlier, or original fairy tales were darker than their more recent adaptations. He then told me how some of the earlier renditions differed from the more modern versions. I became quite interested and wanted to read some of the stories he wa

A mix of far fetched tales. A couple are not actually fairy tales at all but tales of a child's imaginative adventures -- and I'm afraid, not very good of the type. A number of Scottish and Irish ones, I particularly like "The Hoodie Crow" -- and I suspect that many of these were first collected no earlier than this. "The False Prince and the True" is an odd one, and I suspect a literary version because of the way backstory is revealed, and the way it starts in media res, though it has its point...

I was surprised with this book. It was rather dark and not what I would call fairy tales. I didn't go through them all they were just too negative and depressing for me.

It's difficult to review these books objectively (as it is to review any book, really). I find most people either enjoy fairytales or don't. There is no good way to judge the writing, because they are edited versions of old tales handed down verbally from long ago. But I CAN say that I love them, even if they are bowdlerized versions of the originals, which is appropriate, being books intended for children. That said, the stories still contain very realistic situations, including disappointing l...

I loved it and will be happy to pick it up again and again flipping through all those magical lands, now it's the turn of the rest of the different colored books, I plan to read them all before I die. Hopefully they're all as joyful as this one was. Most of the stories had an incredible twinkle of childhood nostalgia and memories. 💜 One day I'll read every single story in this book, I make a promise upon a pinky.

The thirty-two stories in this book come from Portugal, Ireland, and Wales. Included are “The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok,†“Little Lassie,†“The Battle of the Birds,†and others. This was an enjoyable and easy-to-read book. The st

Waiting for it's arrival.....

This is the last of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. This one wasn't bad, but it was one of the two least interesting books (the other being The Brown Fairy Book). I could tell that Andrew Lang was getting sick of writing Fairy Books. (It doesn't help that he died two years after publishing this book.) There are some good stories, and there is a wide selection - especially of Celtic stories - but I think most of the other Fairy Books are better.My favorite stories:- The Jogi's Punishment- The Heart of...

I really didn't enjoy this one as much as the others.