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lsparrow's review against another edition
2.0
although in general I like this series perhaps I was a bit more critical of the story being set in india and was disappointed by the perspective and some of what I felt were lack of knowledge of the cultural aspects. I know it is a fable but I think I wanted it to have a bit more of a south Asian feel rather than just the setting and a few changes to costume and font.
hummeline's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh. How is this a Prince Charming story in a series that's supposed to be about the women in Fables. Also: mind-numbingly dull.
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
3.0
I would only recommend this because it’s a part of the Fables family. It definitely wasn’t my favorite Fairest book, but it’s still worth reading as a part of the series.
abrittlebee's review against another edition
2.0
You may be asking yourself why I would be reviewing the third book in a series. Well, the answer is it’s in honour of illustrator Stephen Sadowski, who is coming to Vancouver Fan Expo in April, and who didn’t join the project until the third volume. Unfortunately, it’s probably the worst of the series.
Fairest is a spin-off of the Fables universe. At its heart, it is meant to be a series that highlights the heroines. This particular volume comes at us from writer Sean E. Williams, and is about Nalayani, a character based off of an old Hindu myth. She teams up with Prince Charming to save her village from monstrous wolves.
Maybe it’s the conception of Nalayani’s character that’s the problem or maybe it’s just bad writing. Either way, basing the strong female protagonist on a myth where her only defining trait is that she is a devoted wife, in a series which is supposed to be progressive towards women, seems like a bad idea.
As such, this book is the black sheep of the Fairest series, and Nalayani only serves as a catalyst for the return of Charming, the womanizing ex-husband of Snow White and Cinderella, back into the Fables/Fairest narrative. The issues with this volume might explain why Williams wasn’t back to write volume four.
Despite my dislike of the plot, I did enjoy the art. Stephen Sadowski and Phil Jimenez bring back the classic, premium quality I have come to associate with the expansive Fables universe. Highly detailed, with dynamic use of shadow, you can’t go wrong artistically with this series.
For my recommendation, I don’t want to discourage people from picking up this series. Maybe just skip this particular volume. Go from Fairest: Hidden Kingdom straight to Fairest: Of Men and Mice.
Cross posted from The Other Press
Fairest is a spin-off of the Fables universe. At its heart, it is meant to be a series that highlights the heroines. This particular volume comes at us from writer Sean E. Williams, and is about Nalayani, a character based off of an old Hindu myth. She teams up with Prince Charming to save her village from monstrous wolves.
Maybe it’s the conception of Nalayani’s character that’s the problem or maybe it’s just bad writing. Either way, basing the strong female protagonist on a myth where her only defining trait is that she is a devoted wife, in a series which is supposed to be progressive towards women, seems like a bad idea.
As such, this book is the black sheep of the Fairest series, and Nalayani only serves as a catalyst for the return of Charming, the womanizing ex-husband of Snow White and Cinderella, back into the Fables/Fairest narrative. The issues with this volume might explain why Williams wasn’t back to write volume four.
Despite my dislike of the plot, I did enjoy the art. Stephen Sadowski and Phil Jimenez bring back the classic, premium quality I have come to associate with the expansive Fables universe. Highly detailed, with dynamic use of shadow, you can’t go wrong artistically with this series.
For my recommendation, I don’t want to discourage people from picking up this series. Maybe just skip this particular volume. Go from Fairest: Hidden Kingdom straight to Fairest: Of Men and Mice.
Cross posted from The Other Press
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
4.0
My biggest problem with Fairest is that it’s supposed to be about the female fables, but so far it really hasn’t been. Like this volume was mostly about Prince Charming which is kind of annoying. I liked this volume but it bothers me how little these stories tell about women. As a story about Charming this was pretty good.
booksandladders's review against another edition
3.0
This was one of the weakest volumes of the Fables/Fairest series. I found myself skimming a lot and not really paying attention to much more than the art -- which was superb as always. I found the plot to be lacking ~something~ and that this was almost an overdone story line. I think part of the problem for me was the pacing and the actual font used for the dialogue text. However, this series is still excellent and getting better with each volume.
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ali_brarian's review against another edition
3.0
The description even says, "...starring the female Fables." Go away Prince Charming. I got tired of Jack and now the boring males are taking over Fairest too? Ugh. Let's hope Fables vol. 20 isn't as disappointing.
ecote525's review against another edition
2.0
what the hell. I loved the first 2 volumes of Fairest because it went into the stories of female characters in the Fables universe. But here we are, back to the misogyny. What could have been a compelling story about *gasp* a woman of color, is now centered on arrogant white CIS Prince Charming. Grrrr.
anastasiaadamov's review against another edition
4.0
Intriguing but not as spindly as first two parts.