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Piękno i bestie. Niebezpieczne baśnie by Soman Chainani
3 reviews
katsbookedout's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
My biggest pet peeve with this book is that it doesn’t use quotation marks. Why not??
Anyways, I enjoyed the spin on classic fairytales it, it was interesting and fun to read. Also I love how culturally diverse the characters were! I did a little cheer each time they weren’t defaulted to being white. Plus the ways that aspects of their backgrounds were integrated into the story really added to the reading experience for me.
Here’s my ranking of the short stories:
1) Beauty and the Beast (the “is he rich?” line really sealed the deal for me)
2) Hansel and Gretel (this is a Shakuntala stan account)
3) Rupunzel
4) Peter Pan (this temporarily filled my little hopeless romantic heart, and it was much appreciated)
5) Little Mermaid
6) Snow White
7) Cinderella
8) Jack and the Beanstalk
9) Bluebeard
10) Sleeping Beauty (I’m still kinda confused about what actually happened in this story)
11) Red Riding Hood (my 14 year old Wattpad reading self really came out here, thinking there was going to be some sort of werewolf romance subplot 🙄. Embarrassing.)
12) Rumpelstiltskin
Anyways, I enjoyed the spin on classic fairytales it, it was interesting and fun to read. Also I love how culturally diverse the characters were! I did a little cheer each time they weren’t defaulted to being white. Plus the ways that aspects of their backgrounds were integrated into the story really added to the reading experience for me.
Here’s my ranking of the short stories:
1) Beauty and the Beast (the “is he rich?” line really sealed the deal for me)
2) Hansel and Gretel (this is a Shakuntala stan account)
3) Rupunzel
4) Peter Pan (this temporarily filled my little hopeless romantic heart, and it was much appreciated)
5) Little Mermaid
6) Snow White
7) Cinderella
8) Jack and the Beanstalk
9) Bluebeard
10) Sleeping Beauty (I’m still kinda confused about what actually happened in this story)
11) Red Riding Hood (my 14 year old Wattpad reading self really came out here, thinking there was going to be some sort of werewolf romance subplot 🙄. Embarrassing.)
12) Rumpelstiltskin
Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny
Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Animal death, and Child death
maple_dove's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, and The Little Mermaid, are my favorite chapters in this book. Red Riding Hood chapter is my top favorite though.
Soman Chainani took these stories (most of which are problematic) and made them relevant, feminist, and enjoyable.
Soman Chainani took these stories (most of which are problematic) and made them relevant, feminist, and enjoyable.
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Infidelity
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
c_ab_bage's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
some of my favorite fairytale retellings i’ve ever read, really loved the modernization of the lessons being taught while keeping the same
classical fairytale storytelling :)
classical fairytale storytelling :)
Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
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