Reviews

Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Naomi Booth, Emma Glass, Irenosen Okojie, Daisy Johnson, Natasha Carthew, Eimear McBride, Liv Little, Mahsuda Snaith, Kirsty Logan

morbidgoogle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Some stories were 5/5 and had me hunting for other works from the authors and some were absolute flops. Used this book as long distance storytime with my partner, each story takes about an hour of gentle reading so was perfect.

charl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

some hits some misses for me but altogether interesting read
Favourite tales
Between Sea and Sky - Kirsty Logan
Rosheen - Irenosen Okojie
The Panther’s Tale - Mahsuda Snaith

anyastew's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

ellenjanemck's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

georgiasharkey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

annehalliwell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shannonm44's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5

I enjoyed the book and while the foreword did say these would not be lighthearted tales, I think I was still caught off-guard. I enjoyed the retellings, the new life sprung into these stories, and am impressed by the feminist-horror takes of many of the tales. I probably should not have read this book when already feeling down as it was not the most uplifting, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.

maxtaz's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

elainetheginger's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

dancinrio's review against another edition

5.0

Some really fabulous storytelling in this collection. My favourites were written by Naomi Booth, Kirsty Logan and Emma Glass but every tale deserves its place here.