Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

First of all – I'm not talking about the Disney version here. I'm talking about the real Grimms Fairy Tales – filled with rape (Sleeping Beauty), murder (Pinocchio), self-mutilation (Cinderella) and torture (Snow White). It was originally called Children's and Household's Tales but the original German Fairy Tales are commonly known to English audiences as Grimm's Fairy Tales.Why it's on the listFor more than 200 years, Grimm's Fairy Tales has been the way we are all introduced to good and evil, and right and wrong. But at the same time, the stories blurred those lines. Sometimes the hero or heroine dies. Sometimes the evil witch wins. Good things can happen to bad people, and sometimes the end justifies the means. These lessons are key to what keeps bringing us back to fantasy time and again. The flawed hero, the evil and powerful nemesis. Clothes, items or a person with mysterious powers… these are all staples of the fantasy genre.These fairy tales taught us to appreciate the trials and tribulations of the protagonist and we all feel a little guilty when rooting for the bad guy. Even the most modern fantasy writers are simply exploring the boundaries of these simple truths we learned as children. Note: Grimms fairy tales was initially deemed inappropriate for young children. It became such an issue that the brothers Grimm were forced to release a ‘sanitized' children's version.Read (the original versions) if you likeFeeling the wonder of being a kid again.