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gripyfish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
pattydsf's review against another edition
3.0
Excellent collection of short stories. I love fairy tales - I grew up reading all the Andrew Lang fairy tale books. I sometimes forget how much I enjoy fairy tales - these made me want to go back and read my old favorites.
These were all rewrites. There were stories based on Rapunzel, Cinderella and other familiar tales - all good. I especially liked "The cats of San Mantino" which was based on a folk tale I had never heard before.
I would recommend this to short story lovers; people interested in fairy tales (of course) and those readers interested in fantasy. Matter of fact, if you don't read fantasy, but would like to try some - any of Datlow's and Windling's collections would offer a fine place to start.
These were all rewrites. There were stories based on Rapunzel, Cinderella and other familiar tales - all good. I especially liked "The cats of San Mantino" which was based on a folk tale I had never heard before.
I would recommend this to short story lovers; people interested in fairy tales (of course) and those readers interested in fantasy. Matter of fact, if you don't read fantasy, but would like to try some - any of Datlow's and Windling's collections would offer a fine place to start.
thuja's review against another edition
3.0
Like most collections, some stories worked better than others. Sadly the stories in this collection seemed more dated somehow than the other collections by Datlow that I'd read before. There were several stories that I enjoyed, but none of them grabbed me nearly as much as I'd hoped they would.
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