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daniellehorton's review
1.0
Just wasn't for me. Beware of graphic violence, sexual violence and decapitation of children. Seriously I wish I could delete some to the images from my brain. This is a short story collection and not all of the stories were gruesome. It is going in the donate pile.
mochitoazuki's review
4.0
Stories that stood out to me:
Like a Red Red Rose
Snow-Drop
Little Red
The Root of the Matter
The Glass Casket
The Snow Queen
Breadcrumbs and Stones
Like a Red Red Rose
Snow-Drop
Little Red
The Root of the Matter
The Glass Casket
The Snow Queen
Breadcrumbs and Stones
capeltheartist's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This collection was not what I expected. While there were a few gems in here, I would say that about 60% of the tales in here were about very rapey men and turned my stomach. In my mind "adult" fairy tales does not equal predatory, so this did not meet my expectations.
amyg42's review
3.0
Updated versions of classic and obscure fairy tales. Most were good and a few managed to become modern fairy tales. One or two squicked me out, but that is to be expected from the fairy tale genre, I suppose.
celli's review
3.0
I put this down a year ago because of a story I didn't like, and never picked it up again. The dangers of anthologies, I guess. :)
I finally finished the last three or four pieces last night, and in addition to the glow of finally finishing the book (which is substantial), I also really enjoyed those last pieces, particularly Knives, a poem by Jane Yolen, and the last story, which uses Hansel and Gretel in a story about a Jewish woman talking about Nazi Germany.
I finally finished the last three or four pieces last night, and in addition to the glow of finally finishing the book (which is substantial), I also really enjoyed those last pieces, particularly Knives, a poem by Jane Yolen, and the last story, which uses Hansel and Gretel in a story about a Jewish woman talking about Nazi Germany.
nicolewolverton's review
4.0
This was an interesting composite of new takes on old fairy tales. They were all interesting--not a clunker among them--but there's one I just love, and that's Kathe Koja's "I Shall Do Thee Mischief in the Woods." I borrowed this book from the library, but Koja's story is so good I think I might buy a copy for my permanent library.
There's a Neil Gaiman story in here, and yeah, it's good, as is everything he writes...but Koja's story is the star. So excellent, in fact, that I'm now going to go on a Koja reading binge.
There's a Neil Gaiman story in here, and yeah, it's good, as is everything he writes...but Koja's story is the star. So excellent, in fact, that I'm now going to go on a Koja reading binge.
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