Daiane's Reviews > Branca de Neve

Mom always tells me stories about how I liked movies when I was a kid. An Snow White was one of the movies she had to hide from me. Watching a movie a lot of times is common for kids and it's the time when the parents can relax. Well, not for my parents. For me Snow white was one of the most sad movies. I would cry all the time and scream "OMG! That is so sad! She is alone in the forest! How poor"



After reading it again, after my own "character development" from my own story, I still feel sad. Not because she is alone in the forest, but because Snow White never fights for what she thinks it's right. She is always running away and accepting everything that happens around her. As it's a really old story, we can also see how women was expected to just follow around.



So I get to the conclusion that the awesome character from this story was the evil queen. She was evil? Yes, she wasn't a decent person and she had the magic. But she knew how to fight back.



This book was not the Disney story one. It was the original Grimms' tale where you can see some dark spots around, which I liked more than the Disney happily-ever-after story. Plus this edition has some amazing dark and Gothic illustrations that turned the story much more interesting. It was a quick read but I made sure to stop for some time just to appreciate every detail from the pages. If you like Snow White, or if you don't because of some fairy tale fluffy nonsense parts, try this book. If you don't like it at least you get this gorgeous edition to decorate your shelf :)