Antiche fiabe francesi

I was surprised by the level of suspense of several of these tales - I actually found myself nervous at the outcome. The illustrations are whimsically beautiful - like something out of a dream. The language is a bit dry, but I'm sure that has more to do with something being lost in translation.

Que ça larmoie ! Que c'est manichéen ! Que c'est sexiste ! Que ça déborde de bons sentiments ! Commencerais-je à sortir (enfin) du joug des contes de fées ?^^ J'avoue que je n'ai pas été aussi enchantée que je pensais que je le serais, accélérant même ma lecture à la fin de chaque conte en marmonnan Leggi tutto

Comtesse de Ségur, Παραμύθια με νεράιδες για μικρούς και μεγάλους Μτφ. Μαρία Γυπαράκη Εκδ. Librofilo & co & Μαρία Γυπαράκη Η αλήθεια είναι ότι αγαπώ τα παραμύθια, κι ετσι απήλαυσα ιδιαίτερα αυτές τις νεραϊδοιστορίες του Γαλλικού ρομαντισμού, εμποτισμενες, όμως, και με το Ρωσικό διδακτισμό, αφού η Com Leggi tutto

I love these obscure french fairy tales that are unknown to Americans. The book is nearly impossible to find at any library but I managed to find it online. I love how everyone's name in this book resembles their character, it reminds me of A Pilgrim's Progress. The morals of the stories are not har Leggi tutto

I feel like I read a different book than everyone else, because I thought it was horrible and sexist and half the stories were about emotionally abusing girls. I'm a little bit sorry for anyone who grew up reading about how being curious was going to get everything and everyone you loved killed, so

I don't actually have a copy of this book, but I read the entire thing online, and believe me, it's AWESOME! There are only five fairy tales, but they're all pretty good and very well-written. The illustrations (which are kinda trippy, but in a good way!) also add charm to the stories. My personal fa Leggi tutto