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The Fairy-Tale Detectives
- The Sisters Grimm
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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- THoward
- 09-30-09
Funny twists
I liked this story. It is not a re-telling of fairy tales with different endings, but a story of how the fairy tale creatures are alive and living in a modern day time. Of course fairy tale creatures would have to deal with many things, and we certainly see the other side of their personalities. Not a deep drama, but a light hearted mystery with a different perspective.
If you like Roald Dahl books then you should like this one as well.
24 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-01-18
I’m in my twenties
I started reading these in when I was in 5th grade and absolutely fell in love. I read them to students now, and STILL enjoy them as an adult. Also L. J. Ganser is a phenomenal narrator!!
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- Kathy Treworgy
- 11-23-18
Somewhat disappointed
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- Jazmin T. Garcia
- 09-26-18
Well Written, for ALL ages!
My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book with its richly detailed characters and engaging prose! We would highly recommend it to all families.
4 people found this helpful
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- m2w
- 09-13-18
Perfect Modern Take on Fairy Tales
We listened to the recording on a family trip. Everyone (spanning three generations) loved it from the oldest to the youngest. Ganser had a great delivery style and makes Buckley’s delightful characters come alive.
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- ScoutlyJ
- 08-07-16
Worked well for the family on a long car ride
Entertaining story with a nice premise. All the Everafter creatures and people live in a US city under the guardianship of successive generations of the Grimm family. Nicely written and narrated but our family voted not to continue the series. 'Your mileage may vary.'
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- Keziah
- 03-09-16
loved this story from the beginning.
this was a fantastic story. easy to listen to, easy to follow. I'm 27 years old, and I didn't feel like it was too child-like for me. I feel like this is a book that anyone could love
4 people found this helpful
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- Henriette
- 06-19-12
Funny childrens book
This is a book for children, and adults do not have to like it. The concept is funny and quirky. A nice and easy going book accessible to most children. And if they like it, there are more in the series which is a great gift idea.
3 people found this helpful
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- E. Pearson
- 04-23-12
Mildly Entertaining
Listening to this was not the best use of 6+ hours, but I was moderately interested most of the way through. Even though transplanting fairty-tale characters into a remote corner of modern America sounds like a recipe for great creativity, it seemed, instead, to be immensely predictable. There was nothing offered to enrich any of the characters, they just seemed to robotocically perform for a modern adventure of sorts. I like few things better than really beautiful and/or creative children's literature, and I felt this offered neither quality. At the same time, the adventure moved along at a nice pace and kept me somewhat involved.
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- Darwin8u
- 06-14-12
Not My Cup of Tea, but the KIDS Dig it.
This isn't a book, I'd normally download and listen to, but the kids were growing troubled by listening to Dante's Inferno on the way to school. 9 and 11-year olds can be so damn fickle. Once we got to the 7th circle of Hell my kids (both OK with heresy but not OK with violence) were ready to bail on me, Virgil and Dante.
So, finding myself now lost with my kids (and without an audiobook to distract me from their constant questions about truth and beauty) while driving through the woods, I decided to download the Sisters Grimm. Definitely more my kids' speed.
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- crochetdiva
- 06-08-22
Not for the children fairy story
I really enjoyed the novel take on the brothers Grimm stories. The story flowed well, and the characters are great. This is a good one to listen in the car. Very well narrated.
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- Ewan
- 04-26-22
Great for younger listeners
Recognisable characters, easy to follow, enough distinction between characters through the narration. Good for a chapter or two per night before bed.