Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Complete Fairy Tales
Charles Perrault · 2009
79/100
👍 Worth It
Perrault's tales are the founding documents of the Western fairy tale tradition and the scholarly Oxford edition with restored verse morals is the right way to encounter them. The dark elements — Bluebeard's murders, death, menace — are handled in the folklore register rather than gratuitously, but parents of younger children should preview before handing it over. The Angela Carter translation adds a witty adult-literary dimension for grown-up readers. Essential for anyone serious about the genre's roots.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety70
Substance / usefulness84
Craft & writing80
Originality88
Evidence & accuracy90
Hype vs delivers78
Age-fit72
👁 Human-eye gut-check82
Penny’s verdict79
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