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249 reviews for:
Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales
James Brogden, Jane Yolen, Jen Williams, Catriona Ward, Margo Lanagan, Karen Joy Fowler, Alison Littlewood, Marie O'Regan, Christopher Golden, Adam Stemple, Maura McHugh, Christina Henry, M. R. Carey, Paul Kane, A.G. Slatter, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Lilith Saintcrow, Charlie Jane Anders, Tim Lebbon, Michael Marshall Smith
3.48 AVERAGE
249 reviews for:
Cursed: An Anthology of Dark Fairy Tales
James Brogden, Jane Yolen, Jen Williams, Catriona Ward, Margo Lanagan, Karen Joy Fowler, Alison Littlewood, Marie O'Regan, Christopher Golden, Adam Stemple, Maura McHugh, Christina Henry, M. R. Carey, Paul Kane, A.G. Slatter, Christopher Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Lilith Saintcrow, Charlie Jane Anders, Tim Lebbon, Michael Marshall Smith
3.48 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anthologies have a tendency to be hit or miss since the author/voice changes with each new story. This one was a big miss for me. The majority of the stories seemed to be purple prose with no plot. The flow from story to story felt very clunky, like there wasn't a lot of thought as to what order they should be in. I think I would have enjoyed it just a little bit more if there was more consistency in the organization and I wasn't constantly jumping back and forth from good story to not-so-good story every 20 pages.
I would like to give a shoutout to the stories that I thought were absolutely amazing and I would have loved to see more of that world:
As Red As Blood, As White As Snow by Christina Henry
Listen by Jen Williams (my favorite)
Henry and the Snakewood Box M.R.Carey
Again by Tim Lebbon
I'll be honest, if you're looking for an anthology of stories, maybe look for a different one.
I would like to give a shoutout to the stories that I thought were absolutely amazing and I would have loved to see more of that world:
As Red As Blood, As White As Snow by Christina Henry
Listen by Jen Williams (my favorite)
Henry and the Snakewood Box M.R.Carey
Again by Tim Lebbon
I'll be honest, if you're looking for an anthology of stories, maybe look for a different one.
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
As with any short story anthology this was hit and miss, but the ones that did hit were brilliant. As a big fan of Angela Slatter I was looking forward to her story, New wine, and it didn't disappoint. Loved a few other stories such as Listen, At that age, and Henry and the Snakewood box. Some stories I found made me cringe a bit as they felt a little too light-hearted or silly for me or just simply weren't to my sense of humour at all. Overall though a pretty good collection of short, horror stories that was enjoyable.
A multitude of different short stories.
Some I loved and devoured, some I re-read with delight and there was definitely 1 or 2 that I skimmed over at the offence of it being boring.
I think short stories is a whole different writing skill set - and not all writers have that ability, so some stories definitely show cased that.
My love that makes up for all the bad stories: Neil Gaiman. <33
Some I loved and devoured, some I re-read with delight and there was definitely 1 or 2 that I skimmed over at the offence of it being boring.
I think short stories is a whole different writing skill set - and not all writers have that ability, so some stories definitely show cased that.
My love that makes up for all the bad stories: Neil Gaiman. <33
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated