10-22-2003, 03:13 PM | #1 | |
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The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
I am currently reading a haunting story called The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. It is really good so far. Here's the blurb on the back:
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10-22-2003, 06:04 PM | #2 |
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That's interesting, I love the story of Hansel and Gretel.
It was written in the 1800s by the Grimm brothers, so the story of the Jewish children were not what they based their story on. But it does seem to be very similar.
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10-31-2003, 12:54 PM | #3 |
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i thought that hansel and gretel are german
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11-04-2003, 02:00 AM | #4 |
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they are . but not in "the true story of hansel and gretal". which is saying by its title, that the story is about a 'Real' Hansel and Gretal, not the exact ones though, just ones like them.
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11-05-2003, 07:11 PM | #5 |
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Well of course, it's a fictional story, but it's almost like a true story, because in the book you see what it was really like, not the sugar coated stuff you see in the movie "Life is Beautiful."
I finished the book, and when I was done, the only word I could say was "wow." It was amazingly well written and I recommend it to anyone who isn't afraid of reading about gory stuff and vulgar words.
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