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A review by ioanabogdan
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
3.0
Apart from the 'bloody chamber' which has a marvelous feminist ending and 'the lady of the house of love' the rest of the stories are interesting but i aas left wanting more.
They muddy the standard softness and virginal hyperfemininity of women and girls in fairytales but the overall conclusions leave a bleah aftertaste.
My guess is that's intended. The stories aren't feminist renditions but they take the "disney patriarchal crap" and retell the stories in a brutally realistic way depicting the horrors of the patriarchy.
They muddy the standard softness and virginal hyperfemininity of women and girls in fairytales but the overall conclusions leave a bleah aftertaste.
My guess is that's intended. The stories aren't feminist renditions but they take the "disney patriarchal crap" and retell the stories in a brutally realistic way depicting the horrors of the patriarchy.