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115 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781912066629
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 June 2019
Description
Simon Armitage’s extended narrative poem uses the well-known framework of the Brothers Grimm tale but gives us a new contemporary interpretation and focus. This is a darker, glittering Hansel & Gretel fairy story for the 21st century, of refu...
Community Reviews Summary of 12 reviews
Moods
emotional 28%
mysterious 28%
adventurous 14%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 14%
tense 14%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | N/A: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbandonmentModerate
War, Death of parent, Child abuseMinor
Cannibalism
115 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781912066629
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: 01 June 2019
Description
Simon Armitage’s extended narrative poem uses the well-known framework of the Brothers Grimm tale but gives us a new contemporary interpretation and focus. This is a darker, glittering Hansel & Gretel fairy story for the 21st century, of refu...
Community Reviews Summary of 12 reviews
Moods
emotional 28%
mysterious 28%
adventurous 14%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 14%
tense 14%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 75% | N/A: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | N/A: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | N/A: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbandonmentModerate
War, Death of parent, Child abuseMinor
Cannibalism