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5.0 out of 5 stars
Marvelous stories for children and adults,
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This review is from: Norwegian Folktales (Paperback)
My 9-year old was enthralled with the stories in this book, begging for more every night until we finished it. I disagree with his Freudian interpretation, but Bruno Bettelheim is right that folktales touch something wired within us, fulfilling an innate need children have to comprehend the adult world.Although not as well-known as the German Grimm's collection in the United States, this book is widely revered in Norway. Both are teutonic cultures, but these stories are different in character and feel from the Grimm Brother stories. While they contain elements common to all european fables, this book is filled with trolls, and the reformation seems like a recent event. Norsk tales have a unique and compelling charm. My favorite fable is in this collection--the one about the mill that explains why the sea is salty. Read it yourself--I don't want to spoil the ending. From a purist point of view, drawings detract from stories such as these, but two of Norway's most most well-known illustrators are represented, and the artwork is compelling. This paperback is a reprint of the original English-language translation from 40 years ago. I have that original text packed away somewhere lost, so it was a real treat to be able to buy a new copy to share with my son.
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Interesting and Fun,
This review is from: Norwegian Folktales (Paperback)
It was really interesting and fun to read one or two of these every night. There are many trolls, and characters who outsmart them. They are like fairytales, just a little more lifelike. (Though trolls and other characters like giants are imaginary) It would be a great book to read one chapter per night, and I recommend it to everyone. Oh, and again, it is really fun.The Ghost Writer
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One for the Desert Island Library,
By Extollager (Mayville, ND United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Norwegian Folktales (Paperback)
I'm a middle-aged English professor, but I love this book now, as I did when I was a kid. If I had to whittle my personal library down from its present size (maybe 3000?) to a hundred books, I'm sure I'd still keep this one. I read these stories now to my children and remember how I loved the stories when I was their age. When I'm a senior, I'll remember how I shared this book with my kids, as well.
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