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Summary: OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!
Review: ...I am completely fascinated by faeries. I have been buying books nonstop. I bought this book and was horrified! This is a fascinating book but it is definitely NOT for children. It had one too many sexual themes for me and I would reccommend this book for older faerie lovers
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Summary: A good book, but not the best
Review: Although there was a lot of information, the pictures were definatley not up to par. Compared to the cover, which was beautifully done, the pictures inside weren't nearly complicated, or as impressing. I'd recommend Good Fairies Bad Fairies instead.
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Summary: A good book, but not the best
Review: Although there was a lot of information, the pictures were definatley not up to par. Compared to the cover, which was beautifully done, the pictures inside weren't nearly complicated, or as impressing. I'd recommend Good Fairies Bad Fairies instead.
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Summary: What I thought
Review: I originally bought this for a sponsored kid in Colombia. After it arrived, I skimmed it and it's not a children's book. There's slight nudity. Another thing is that this merely tells of some fairies, and gives but one or two very brief examples. This should be called the dictionary of fairies, not the encyclopedia. It does not go in depth enough, and the pictures in it are not as beautiful as you would think, judging from the cover. The pictures are simpler lines, and not as much of the details that many other pictures of fairies have. The content is not deep enough to give the average reader any more information than he or she probably already knows anyhow. Therefore, one would assume that it was meant for young readers...but considering the diction and the lack of beautiful pictures (there are pictures, but on a scale of one to ten for fairy pictures I have seen, I'd say they're only 7.5), I doubt they would find this very interesting at all. Yes it's hardback, yes, it's in color, and yes, it does have some information about various folktales...but the problem is that it is not about just fairies (some Christmas hags are thrown in), it's not as beautifully illustrated as the cover makes the viewer believe, and it's not as nicely written as it could have been. I'm disappointed, I suppose.
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Summary: Good but not for kids
Review: I thought the book was very good but it is definitely not for kids. The artwork is not quite what I expected but still good...
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Summary: Good but not for kids
Review: I thought the book was very good but it is definitely not for kids. The artwork is not quite what I expected but still good...
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Summary: nice introduction to the subject
Review: If I could I would give this book 4 and a half stars. This book is great. It lists the general information dealing with many faeries including costuming, behavior, food , and habitat. Along with the general info is a little background of the story behind the particular faery. Each page is dreamily illustrated in a unique style with brilliant colorization. This book presents information in an organized, encyclopedia format without being boring or monotonous.
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Summary: A misunderstood book
Review: The Author of this book is french I'd like to note first of all and as far as I know that is what the original language the book was written in. It's very difficult to translate from one language to another as there are always "problem words" that was the only problem I saw with the way the book was written. As for the pictures of the faeries in the book I thought they were very unique and well done. As for the complaints about nudity in the book as i said before the author is french and it is way more acceptable there than here.This book does contain sexual references and gruesome descriptions but one must remember that most "fairy tales" were composed merely to scare children. Even the story of the little mermaid in its original form is a gruesome tale.This book is probably not suitable for children under 12 as some of the words in the book are fairly difficult. I personally would allow my child to read it seeing as the nudity in it is less than one would see in a 6th grade health class.
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Summary: What I thought
Review: The Great Encyclopedia Of Faeries is full of good information and great illustrations. The Stories are really wonderful!
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Summary: The Great Encyclopedia Of Faeries is full of information
Review: The Great Encyclopedia Of Faeries is full of good information and great illustrations. The Stories are really wonderful!
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