hoperu's review against another edition
4.0
I am really enjoying this series about storybook characters who have been exiled from Storyland and have to live in modern NY. I sort of wish it came with footnotes though, to explain some of the characters I haven't encountered.
mrswhiteinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.0
A story that picks you up, shakes up everything you know about the stories you grew up with as a child, and slams you to the ground. Willingham's story, vast literary knowledge and character development combine to great results in this delightfully nerve racking addition.
satindoll's review against another edition
4.0
And they lived happily ever after. Or not!!!! Goodness I liked this volume wayy better than the previous.Dying to know what other crazy shenanigans the creatures of fabletown will come up with next. This volume had a very nice blend.
mpetruce's review against another edition
3.0
As I expected, this one got a little better once the initial volume's exposition was out of the way. This volume's adaptation/mashup of the Three Little Pigs/Animal Farm and a zillion other fairy tale stories was a lot of sinister fun. Nice touch with Goldilocks as a totally insane twisted Bolshevik militant who holds the Three Bears, including her lover Baby Bear, in her thrall and foments the proletarian revolution.
stackx's review against another edition
3.0
I like that the volume started out with a little refresher to catch you up on events. However, everything else after that was just meh. The story and character development weren't bad but they weren't the best either. Everything just felt extremely rushed and unearned. This series really has potential and I'm interested to see where the story goes.
celise_winter's review against another edition
5.0
It says "For Mature Readers" on the back cover but I definitely want to emphasize that. This may be about the fable characters we loved as children (and adults, who am I kidding), but some of them are downright violent and cruel creatures in this. There were executions performed by Jack Ketch (which I thought was cool in a really disturbing way), who was an executioner back in the 1600s famous for botching his work. So picture that in coloured illustrations, as he beheads animals.
As caught off guard as I was by the unexpected gore, I loved this volume. I especially liked that characters from The Jungle Book were featured. Great opportunity for some amazing artwork of Shere Khan and Bagheera. Reynard the fox was also a highlight!
Rose Red bothers me, I just have to say that. I'm definitely on Snow's side.
As caught off guard as I was by the unexpected gore, I loved this volume. I especially liked that characters from The Jungle Book were featured. Great opportunity for some amazing artwork of Shere Khan and Bagheera. Reynard the fox was also a highlight!
Rose Red bothers me, I just have to say that. I'm definitely on Snow's side.
sabsey's review against another edition
4.0
Still felt very introductory, but better than the last edition as more things are set up, and the plot and characters were much less cliche.
futurememory's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one a lot better than the first. The literary allusions here were quite welcome, and the plot of the City vs. The Farm was really pulled off well. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot of my favorite Big Bad Wolf, but it was amusing to see the Jungle Book characters, the Brer characters, and the Three Little Pigs all at each other's throats. The series feels like it's establishing itself a bit more.