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I've spent nearly 9 months slowly soaking in these stories at the rate of just under 1 per day. I read them all in English and many in German, and had an excellent time doing it! It's an amazing collection, and impressive and important work that the Grimm brothers did to gather and write down many of the the traditional stories that may have otherwise been lost.

Fairy tales like this are, it seems to me, meant to be read with a child-like spirit: in small bites and with joy at the repetition of t
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