A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)

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In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm inspired tales As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind and beyond the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after. Read A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1) by Adam Gidwitz – kino-fada.fr To see this review and others please visit www.readrantrockandroll.comI have a thing for fairy tales, especially Hansel and Gretel So when I saw A Tale Dark and Grimm at the library a few weeks ago, I couldn t hesitate I needed to read this book Firstly, I thought the story was incredibly creative It s like the classic Hansel and Gretel except in addition to the witch, they deal with many other scary beings and they move through different fairy tales They decide they must choose their own f To see this review and others please visit www.readrantrockandroll.comI have a thing for fairy tales, especially Hansel and Gretel So when I saw A Tale Dark and Grimm at the library a few weeks ago, I couldn t hesitate I needed to read this book Firstly, I thought the story was incredibly creative It s like the classic Hansel and Gretel except in addition to the witch, they deal with many other scary beings and they move through different fairy tales They decide they must choose their own fate and they re trying to locate caretakers that aren t dangerous and brutal toward them In a nutshell, they re trying to stay alive In between ...This debut YA novel is getting a lot of well deserved attention Gidwitz manages to balance the grisly violence of the original Grimms fairy tales with a wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice, somewhat reminiscent of Lemony Snicket s take on the penny dreadful, but also completely fresh and unique Gidwitz weaves the fairy tales together into a single narrative featuri...I loved, loved, loved this book This is the kind of book that I wish I could findof I think it was a wonderful fix of humor, horror, suspense, angst, and a great coming of age story I didn t think that I would appreciate a story with Hansel and Gretel thrown into other fairy tales, nor could their story sustain a full length novel I was wrong on both counts Hansel and Gretel became very dear to my hearts They started out as little children who were doing what little children did Liv I loved, loved, loved this book This is the kind of book that I wish I could findof I think it was a wonderful fix of humor, horror, suspense, angst, and a great coming of age story I didn t think that I would appreciate a story with Hansel and Gretel thrown into other fairy tales, nor could their story sustain a full length novel I was wrong on both counts Han...Didn t want to read this Nope Not a jot Three reasons for that First off, the title I ve said it about twenty times since reading it and every time I can t quite get it right derivations have included Something Dark and Grimm , A Grimm Tale , and Something Grimm Second, the jacket of the hardcover edition of this book isn t particularly new Silhouettes against a blue background Ho hum Third, I couldn t believe ...Gidwitz spins a twisted tale that sends Hansel and Gretel into the deep, dark, and sometimes, bloody forest Not surprisingly, no one there is quite what they seem The author narrator frequently warns the reader that bad things are going to happenand, boy do they ever Hansel has a Hell of a time, as heads roll, and dragons roar Gretel s no slouch either, when it comes to taking names, and kicking butt Anyone who enjoys their fairy tales on the grisly side...4 Stars I actually finished this last week but am just now getting to this review I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend it It s quirky, different, self aware, gruesome, but also silly There was one portion of Hansel s story that I found to be a bit out of place, and sometimes the narrator would be a bit anno...I studied fairy tales a bit in college one of my favorite subjects, in fact so the premise of this book intrigued me Imagine if all those children in Grimm stories, the ones who pop up when a poor couple bemoans that they have no children, or who get entrapped by a creepy devil man, or who get killed by their parents, are actually the same two childr...3.7 StarsI don t know about you, but Hansel and Gretel was always one of my least favorite fairy tales They were always so naive, and it felt like they made it out the other side based on chance, and not any particular skill or growth they d experienced Here, not so Here, Adam Gidwitz has imagined a tale that s much longer than the one we know, muchinvolved, and is actually several shorter tales woven together to tell the whole tale...I ve always liked an analogy for reading I once heard from an English teacher sometimes your relationship with a book can be just like relationships with people There are people you ll be instantly drawn to because they have a particular charisma or chemistry for you, yet with time you might realize they lack the depth and quality to be a good relationship And there are people who don t immediately impress you or draw you in, but thetime you spend getting to know them thethey grow I ve always liked an analogy for reading I once heard from an English teacher sometimes your relationship with a book can be just like relationships with people There are people you ...It was great I loved how there was always a twist and how they added allot of characters from fairy tales I think that it was also a pretty easy read, because I was very intrigued I think that Gretel was the star of the book between her and Hansel ...

A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)
  • English
  • 22 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 0525423346
  • Adam Gidwitz
  • A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)