Review: A decent short rewrite of some famous fairy tales
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 25, 2013
I usually love fairy tales. I love retellings even more. This was a fairly satisfying collection. It had a couple of issues, but over all, I would recommend it.I liked the unapologetically rotten heroines. I also enjoyed the lack of happy endings. It was nice to see such a vicious retelling. There were some very inventive elements, and I'm undecided about the mixed new technology/old society setting, but I liked that it was different.The prose was a bit rough for my taste, and the morals were pretty 'on the nose', that is, very blatant. I wouldn't say it's a subtle collection.Over all, it's a short read with some tantalizing elements. I'd love to see her tackle a longer, more complex version of a fairy tale--or even work with several fairy-tales mashed into a single narrative.