Comments on: On Reading: In German

By: Vicodin.

Vicodin. — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:21:05 +0000

Vicodin overdose….

Vicodin. Vicodin while breastfeeding. Vicodin without prescription. Vicodin addiction….

By: Greg Kemp

Greg Kemp — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:05:38 +0000

Michael,
Sorry it’s taken me a while to answer your question – I was off on vacation when you posted and I missed it when I got back. Anyway, the version I’m reading is entitled: “Maerchen” by Brueder Grimm. It’s published by Arena in their series “Arena Kinderbuch-Klassiker”. Take a look at http://www.arena-verlag.de. If you have trouble finding it, I might be able to find a copy here in Austria.
Greg

By: Michael Turner

Michael Turner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:01:05 +0000

Hello,
What is the title of the original German version of Grimm’s fairy tales? I am looking for a collection in the original German.

Thanks,
Mike

By: edj

edj — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:32:49 +0000

Enjoyed this And I can relate, as I read books in French now…painfully slowly though.

And I’ve read that version of Cinderella too. In fact, I seem to recall that being the first version I read, and being disappointed with the cleaned up Disney version.

By: Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books)

Jennifer (5 Minutes for Books) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:28:13 +0000

I’m always VERY impressed when people talk about reading books in a foreign language. I never would have thought about this aspect of it. Very interesting!

By: Heather J.

Heather J. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:10:29 +0000

What a sense of accomplishment you must have felt the first time you read a book in German – congratulations!

I *have* heard that original Cinderella story and you *did* read it correctly … creepy.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:19:42 +0000

Ah yes, the story! I know that I try to be conscious of lots of different aspects of a book when I read it for reviewing, like the author’s style and voice, the beauty of language and the like, but at the end of the book, it all comes down to whether the story was worth it or not.

Thanks so much for this contribution, Greg!