I love them too – I read so many fairy tales as a kid, and often haven’t revisited them as an adult. I’m excited to read them again with my grown-up girl eyes. 🙂

I will never have enough and would love you to share titles. 🙂

That sounds like a great course! I need to read old Joseph Campbell, I know I’m missing out.

That sounds like a really interesting book, and a really fun project.

My family had the Book House too. I pored over the volumes that had fiction. My favorite was Tales Told in Holland, with the housewife mermaid and her clean floors. This post is attracting all sorts of commenters I’d like to shake hands with!

Good point! I suspect he was genuinely weird on top of it, though. Even if he was born in San Francisco in 1990, people would say, “Yeah, that’s Hans. He’s a great guy, but he’s totally mental.” I’d also venture that 19th century Danish state church Lutheranism may have as much to do with the walking on knives as the gay. And he trying to make a living as an artist! (having crossed class boundaries).

It took me a while to warm to him. He is certainly off-putting if you find him too young. Just right for an angsty 14 year old, and later on there are subtleties to enjoy if you can get past the histrionics.

Yep, all three of those, Maria Tatar on your recommendation, if I remember correctly. I have two of Marina Warner’s books on gender sitting in my living room, but I’m saving them until after I finish the less-interesting fairy tale books I have out.

I love it when authors can totally own their love of children’s stories. C.S. Lewis is endearing that way – G.K. Chesterton too. It helps me feel fond of them when they are being very annoying.

I ALWAYS WANNA TALK FAIRY TALE CRAP.