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chellcake's review
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hellsbell's review
3.0
an enjoyable collection of classic fairy stories retold - I was particularly fond of the "moral of the story" parts at the end, and found myself chuckling whilst reading them!
aligeorge's review
3.0
Brief but charming. I think perhaps I expected a little bit more, somehow - a twist on the original Perrault, perhaps - there were glimpses of this in the moral of each tale but it was a bit too slight.
honestconman's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
myrthekorf's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
niltic's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A great pick-me-up and distraction from the current world, and a good pathway back into reading after a break for me. The book is short and sweet. Some new versions of old stories and some new stories altogether for me, and I enjoyed reading them, though the ending morals were... interesting.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Cannibalism
Brief, non-graphic, non-realistic appearances of various potentially-disturbing things in a series of fairytales. Middle of the range for fairytale violence/disturbing content, but everything is very brief in all instances.vivaldi's review
2.0
Angela Carter's Bluebeard is a miniature collection of French fairytale retellings which comes with concise summaries of the central messages in each story. While I liked these moral sections, I found the retelling themselves to be quite lacking, i.e. they don't really add much from the original fairytales.