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the_rita's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
3.0
Not the most memorable of Fables volumes, but very enjoyable nonetheless, with some really stunning art work in keeping with the Arabian theme.
nathaniel_1206's review against another edition
3.0
Somewhere between three and four stars. Usual inventive stuff, but the story wasn't great.
bibliofiendlm's review against another edition
3.0
A bit of a let down but still good. More Bigby please!
stackx's review against another edition
3.0
It's interesting to see the expansion of the fairytale universe. I'm also interested to see how things develop based on the events of the last story.
winterpirate's review against another edition
2.0
I was so excited for this one. I've been adding a lot of Arabian inspired things to my read and watch lists, so seeing that this was the title of the next Fables volume, I raised my expectations WAY up.
And... meh. It was quite boring.
I never watched Sinbad as a kid so I didn't really have much of a connection to that. I really thought they'd include Aladdin, but they just passingly mentioned his name once. Then there was a genie which I thought would be such a cool storyline for the volume, but that lasted for an issue.
The last two issues of this volume also followed two new characters in a sidestory that I didn't care about, and found painful to read due to the cursive font choice.
This one was definitely a miss for me.
And... meh. It was quite boring.
I never watched Sinbad as a kid so I didn't really have much of a connection to that. I really thought they'd include Aladdin, but they just passingly mentioned his name once. Then there was a genie which I thought would be such a cool storyline for the volume, but that lasted for an issue.
The last two issues of this volume also followed two new characters in a sidestory that I didn't care about, and found painful to read due to the cursive font choice.
This one was definitely a miss for me.
yuliia_trevi's review against another edition
5.0
This was a really good one!
Arabian fables are in town and King Cole surprisingly is of great help.
Frau Totenkinder makes an appearance and shows of how clever she is. That lady is a double player. The way she dealt with the Ginny is crazy!
Snow White Cubs grow older.
And there is a love story of wooden people at the end.
Quite good!
Arabian fables are in town and King Cole surprisingly is of great help.
Frau Totenkinder makes an appearance and shows of how clever she is. That lady is a double player. The way she dealt with the Ginny is crazy!
Snow White Cubs grow older.
And there is a love story of wooden people at the end.
Quite good!
juniperb23's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite volume from this series. This is the first attempt to include something outside of the more Euro-centric fairy tales. I think that the writing is a bit clumsy around the representation of other cultures. Because of this, I think that I was a bit more critical and noticed how hetero-normative the series is as a whole. This is also the first time that current events make an appearance in the story line.
I'm curious to see how they treat other, non-European fairy tales as the series continues. Will still continue to read the series, but, again, this volume was not my favorite.
I'm curious to see how they treat other, non-European fairy tales as the series continues. Will still continue to read the series, but, again, this volume was not my favorite.
thatweaverlady's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Islamophobia