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naphthalene's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
22andrea22's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
vanyavampi118's review
dark
fast-paced
3.0
I don't know what I was expecting. This was definitely not it. It's well written, just a bit scary. A good read, just know to expect the unexpected.
whydoihaveto's review against another edition
dark
4.0
It was the most horrifying retelling I've ever read.
Ten out of ten but I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. (Actually no, go read it if you're not a minor).
It had descriptive and unsettling gore (can it be called that? I'm not sure 🤔), and scenes I'm not sure I'll ever forget (I know there is worse stuff out there, but it was snow-white! the whiplash was too much)
Ten out of ten but I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. (Actually no, go read it if you're not a minor).
It had descriptive and unsettling gore (can it be called that? I'm not sure 🤔), and scenes I'm not sure I'll ever forget (I know there is worse stuff out there, but it was snow-white! the whiplash was too much)
raynestorm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
caitcoy's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my God this was so creepy. I'm fully in love with Gaiman's writing so I was expecting to love it but man, I'm not sure I have the words for how much he creeped me out in 5000 words. Snow, Glass, Apples is (as you might guess) a re-telling of Snow White in the viewpoint of Snow White's step-mother. It reminded me a bit of the little I've seen of Let Me In and it was that perfect balance of creepy and fantastical that Gaiman does so well. And the ending...I'm not sure what I was expecting but it sure as hell wasn't that level of fucked up magic. Highly, highly recommend this to anyone who's not afraid of some seriously twisted, creepy storytelling and best of all, it's free to read right now here:
http://thedreaming.joefulgham.com/1999/10/10/snow-glass-apples/
http://thedreaming.joefulgham.com/1999/10/10/snow-glass-apples/
gengelcox's review
4.0
This is similar to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked in its ability to reframe a couple of well-known fairy tales so that the reader discovers that history is written by the winner.
alle_kat97's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
timepetals's review
dark
4.0
“Lies and half-truths fall like snow, covering the things that I remember, the things I saw. A landscape, unrecognizable after a snowfall; that is that she has made of my life.”