A review by theknightswhosaybook
Transgressive Tales: Queering the Grimms by Kay Turner, Pauline Greenhill

4.0

I got a lot out of this book. Like any anthology, some chapters aren't as good as others, but there were a few in here that really inspired me and many that introduced me to new tales I hadn't read before. Because it's so academic and I'm still learning about queer theory, some of the chapters seemed a little far-fetched to me — sometimes the academic definition of queer is very broad! But I highly recommend it for avid readers of fairy tales; it'll introduce you to new viewpoints and expand the possible meanings you can get from both the tales it covers and ones you read on your own.