I've probably read 3 or 4 classic fairy tales in my life, but this was the first time I read this many "at once". There was way too much repetition going on. Every beautiful maiden ended up being "taken to wife" by some king or duke, every step-parent mean (which really sucks if you're a step-parent in real life), evil was always punished, good always prospered. Then there were some completely surreal tales that really made me wonder what kind of drugs were around at the time of composition. One other thing is that in many tales something happened 3 times. This meant that you ended up reading the same page over 3 times and each time there would be only a word or two different. So I found myself skimming. It was never 2 or 4, always 3. So I would suggest reading the stories here and there instead of all in a row.

The artwork was amazing and the real reason I bought the book in the first place. ( )