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Die Chroniken von Rotkäppchen - Allein im tiefen, tiefen Wald by Christina Henry
4 reviews
itshrewsbury's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
An unexpectedly good fairytale retelling!
Red becomes the girl, the wolf, and the woodsman all in one and it never feels cheesy. But if I had a nickel for every time I read a book that was published 1 year before the pandemic and got scarily close to predicting covid, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. Minus one star bc it wasn’t mind bending-ly good, but still worth the read! I like that not everything gets an explanation at the end, though I know that drives some people bananas.
Red becomes the girl, the wolf, and the woodsman all in one and it never feels cheesy. But if I had a nickel for every time I read a book that was published 1 year before the pandemic and got scarily close to predicting covid, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice. Minus one star bc it wasn’t mind bending-ly good, but still worth the read! I like that not everything gets an explanation at the end, though I know that drives some people bananas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism and Body horror
Minor: Racism and Suicide
Additional TW/CW: Ableist slur, implied hate crime,sirius_feanor's review against another edition
4.0
It is quite good, a very solid post-apocalyptic story. Reads rather interesting in view of crna pandemic, especially considering it was written before that. I do have issues with the whole "I won't do what government tell me to do in this emergency situation because I said so" (and also for plot convenience). I would also want more reasoning as to why getting to grandma's house is the solution to survival, but it is a retelling of Red Riding Hood, so whatever.
I should note a well balanced mix of Before and After chapters. Although the ending was rather abrupt. At one moment I thought that the author would give an open ending, without Red getting to the cabin. And that would have enrage me as a reader, but I would understand it.
And one final thing. You're a gal walking through the woods across the country, trying to avoid people. Would you wear a RED HOODIE? Neither would I.
But in general I enjoyed this book quite a lot.
I should note a well balanced mix of Before and After chapters. Although the ending was rather abrupt. At one moment I thought that the author would give an open ending, without Red getting to the cabin. And that would have enrage me as a reader, but I would understand it.
And one final thing. You're a gal walking through the woods across the country, trying to avoid people. Would you wear a RED HOODIE? Neither would I.
But in general I enjoyed this book quite a lot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Suicide, and Kidnapping
gizley0420's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Kidnapping
Minor: Rape and Suicide
kayo32's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide