Reviews for Northern tales

The average rating for Northern tales based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-05-05 00:00:00 Scott Harley This is a rather varied collection of Inuit and other Northern people folk tales (though, there doesn't seem to be any Lapp tales). The tales are varied in style, which means the reader's reaction to the tales is going to vary. Many of the tales are sexual, and sometimes you wonder things like, "Why is it important that she is naked" or "how come the women are naked but not the men". But they are still good fun. The tales are more different in tone than say European folktales and the fairy tales that are commonly read to children. It makes one wonder why. Why are the Northern tales more sexual, more blunt about it. Is it the weather? One wonders. And I actually think this is one of the few folktale collections I've read that doesn't have a Cinderella variant in it.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-14 00:00:00 Frank Mabry Great tales, but storytellers are often difficult to follow, understand. See my other ten word book reviews at my blog: