211 wicked stories that are purely awesome.

I was very surprised at the content. Mostly, the good guys won, but not always. The organization was great. Similar stories are found together and that makes it easier to navigate. I was surprised at how many stories with clear religious messages were there, though it does make sense when you think of the time that it was written in. Also, there were many tales that surprised me. From every other character being named Hans to dresses coming from walnuts, it was hard to guess what would come next.

I was surprised to find a new favourite fairytale. While I still adore Anderson's The Snow Queen, Grimm's The Juniper now has a place in my heart. I love how similar it is to Snow White and how newer adaptations have taken elements from it, but them how drastically different it is.

I never knew that it was the Grimm Brothers who wrote the story about the couple who did it greet their old father with respect and made him eat out of a little plate until they found their son whittling a little wooden plate so that they may eat out of it when they grew old. I've heard many people recount it but I never knew where it came from until I read this.