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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon
4.0
The moment I put the previous Turgeon book down, I already knew that I truly and totally wanted to read her other work too. So, when my grandparents gave me vouchers for St. Nicholas I already knew that I was gonna get this book. Cinderella is one of my favorite fairytales, so I was really excited to read this one.
And it did not disappoint. Once again Turgeon managed to make a very well known story hers. Her take on Cinderella is original, very original. There was a moment I was getting slightly frustrated, thinking Turgeon had chosen an interpretation I totally hated and then she flipped it and all of a sudden I loved what she did immensely.
What I love most is the focus on Lillian, the good fairy we all know from Cinderella's tale. It's a point of view we rarely get, while there's a lot to tell about her. Turgeon used this opportunity to build an amazing fairy world with rules and a government and huge differences from the human world. The contrast between the two worlds made Lillian's choices understandable.
What I also loved is the fact that the story stays a little vague on one thing: Which story is the absolute truth? Are you going with magic? Or are you going with an interesting coping mechanism from a woman who has endured something no one should ever have endured? I think I eventually go with the first option, although the latter is a possible and totally interesting interpretation too.
I can't wait to dive into Turgeon's other work, because she has more magical stories and I'm really curious to see what she does with those.
And it did not disappoint. Once again Turgeon managed to make a very well known story hers. Her take on Cinderella is original, very original. There was a moment I was getting slightly frustrated, thinking Turgeon had chosen an interpretation I totally hated and then she flipped it and all of a sudden I loved what she did immensely.
What I love most is the focus on Lillian, the good fairy we all know from Cinderella's tale. It's a point of view we rarely get, while there's a lot to tell about her. Turgeon used this opportunity to build an amazing fairy world with rules and a government and huge differences from the human world. The contrast between the two worlds made Lillian's choices understandable.
What I also loved is the fact that the story stays a little vague on one thing: Which story is the absolute truth? Are you going with magic? Or are you going with an interesting coping mechanism from a woman who has endured something no one should ever have endured? I think I eventually go with the first option, although the latter is a possible and totally interesting interpretation too.
I can't wait to dive into Turgeon's other work, because she has more magical stories and I'm really curious to see what she does with those.