Perrault's Fairy Tales Audiobook

" Interesting collection by Perrault, along with extra stories by de Beaumont and d' Aulnoy. I found them truly less grim than the Grimm brothers (no dismemberment or wolf slaughter). Ergo, some of the maidens seemed too goody-goody. Some tales held morals at the end. But details gave new perspective on some of the characters. I also was intrigued to read d' Aulnoy's more dramatic and less told "Princess Rosette" and "The Friendly Frog" (which is not "The Frog Prince"). They had dramatic flair, colorful characters, and amazing settings developed in their tellings. Some felt softened either by translation or etiquette's sake. But several brought on a different look that enlarged the story's world. I now want to see the fair land of the peacocks and the somber underworld of the Lion-Witch. "

" "...although this was an ogre who devoured little children, he was by no means a bad husband." "

" I actually read these while I was in France, but I reread a couple of them this week while my online group was discussing them. The online discussion reminded me how dark these stories were, full of violence and terror and unpredictability. The things we face in life, in other words. The things we seek out in books. "

" It was very interesting to read the "untold stories". The ending of "The Sleeping Beauty" shocked me the most, in a good way. "

" I know they are Fairy Tales...still, I maintain that growing older is inevitable, but growing up is optional. "

" I had never heard of Perrault before I came across this book. I enjoy his fairy tales though more than Grimm. Maybe because some of Grimm's tales are more abstract than I like and because Perrault is, for lack of a better word, less grim. "

" A very nice little book of original, classic fairy tales! "

" Preferred Angela Carter's adaptation of the classic fairy tales but these were great regardless. "

" leans to the darker side of fairy tales. blue beard is my favorite. "

" I adore Fairy tales. My only disappointment with this book was that the Grimm's tales were not nearly as dark and they could have been. I prefer the original Grimm's tales before they started editing them for children. "

" A very sweet and well written book with amazing art and great morals pulled from the tales. An amzing read for anyone who loves classic tales told in their true form including adorable little poetic paragraphs. ? "

" Un classique indémodable pour tous les âges. "

" I had never heard of Perrault before I came across this book. I enjoy his fairy tales though more than Grimm. Maybe because some of Grimm's tales are more abstract than I like and because Perrault is, for lack of a better word, less grim. "

" I had never realized that so many familiar tales (Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast) had originally been set down by Perrault. Intersting to see them collected together. "

" Jeden ze zbiorów bajek, jakie pamietam z dziecinstwa. Sa po prostu swietne i dla kazdego. "

" Really beautiful, enjoyed reading it. Unfortunately the imagination is polluted by the image of the character seen in Disney's movies and other adaptations. So there is not a great place imagination when reading, but the stories are really good. "