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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan
4.0
It's now over an hour ago that I closed and finished this book and my mind is still trying to grasp everything it has read. I love fairytales, I live fairytales and I breathe fairytales. They are the heart of my soul and the soul of my heart. But mostly because they can be used to get across messages, to say meaningful things, to provoke thoughts, to ask questions, to point out flaws in the system and strengths in the flaws.
And that is exactly what this book is doing. It's challenging and thought provoking and it's not easy to chew on. I think I will have to read those stories again and again and again and then I still think that with each re-read I will discover something new, realise something new and understand something new. Because maybe in these stories it's not so much about what's been said, but about what's not been said, about what's between the lines, hidden from plain sight.
The twists on the fairytales are original. Some fairytales are easier to recognise than others, but it's not about telling the stories as we already know them. It's about using the elements to tell different stories. And wow, what amazing and impressive stories are told. Some made me sick, some made me sad, some made me proud. All made me think. And think some more.
And even if you can't enjoy the stories, you can at least enjoy and appreciate the writing style. It's poetic and lyrical, emotional and pure. It's not a book you can read with a 100 pages an hour. It wouldn't do the book and writing justice. Even more, it's a book to read aloud to grown up daughters or elder mothers. Because I'm sure that read aloud, the words will start to sing even more.
And that is exactly what this book is doing. It's challenging and thought provoking and it's not easy to chew on. I think I will have to read those stories again and again and again and then I still think that with each re-read I will discover something new, realise something new and understand something new. Because maybe in these stories it's not so much about what's been said, but about what's not been said, about what's between the lines, hidden from plain sight.
The twists on the fairytales are original. Some fairytales are easier to recognise than others, but it's not about telling the stories as we already know them. It's about using the elements to tell different stories. And wow, what amazing and impressive stories are told. Some made me sick, some made me sad, some made me proud. All made me think. And think some more.
And even if you can't enjoy the stories, you can at least enjoy and appreciate the writing style. It's poetic and lyrical, emotional and pure. It's not a book you can read with a 100 pages an hour. It wouldn't do the book and writing justice. Even more, it's a book to read aloud to grown up daughters or elder mothers. Because I'm sure that read aloud, the words will start to sing even more.