Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill

1 review

onegalonelife27's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 As the title suggests, the book contains retelling of fairytales. I do have to admit, it started out with some statistics that had me going back a bit. Like, where’s the poetry this is math! Yet that reveals the odds of you as a person existing which is actually pretty slim. Who know math could help with existentialism? I found myself gasping at some of the turns and found myself sympathetic to the characters I didn’t think I’d be, but not condoning their actions. This stories easily flow into one another.  

I regret that I didn’t curl up with this book for an afternoon with a good cup of tea, because that's what this book feels like. But I’m also glad I didn’t go to bed with this book since I think it would have had me sobbing if I read this at night after a long day.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment