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A review by rarewren
In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz
2.0
The follow-up to [b:A Tale Dark & Grimm|7825557|A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)|Adam Gidwitz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345696603s/7825557.jpg|10874302] is a fine tale but nothing nearly so special. The structure mirrors its predecessor: Two flat folk figures, in this case Jack and Jill of nursery rhyme and fairy tale fame, get full-blown personalities, character, and epic narrative as they move through a series of classic stories cleverly woven together. A narrator occasionally interrupts the telling to offer commentary or warn readers of what lies ahead. There's more folk etymology too: This time "con-fused" is the word picked apart and put back together with deeper meaning.
Except this time the stories are adapted more liberally from the fairy tales, with less classic horror and more contemporary gross-out silliness. And they aren't woven together quite as tightly, perhaps because of the diversity of sources this round, with a sprinkling of Grimm, a serving of Hans Christian Anderson and Joseph Jacobs, and a dollop of Mother Goose. It is sure to please anyone who would enjoy a trip down the digestive tract of a stinky, dim-witted, fire-breathing salamander named Eddie. But I missed the unflinching horror and the disciplined, rhythmic prose of the first book.
Except this time the stories are adapted more liberally from the fairy tales, with less classic horror and more contemporary gross-out silliness. And they aren't woven together quite as tightly, perhaps because of the diversity of sources this round, with a sprinkling of Grimm, a serving of Hans Christian Anderson and Joseph Jacobs, and a dollop of Mother Goose. It is sure to please anyone who would enjoy a trip down the digestive tract of a stinky, dim-witted, fire-breathing salamander named Eddie. But I missed the unflinching horror and the disciplined, rhythmic prose of the first book.