A review by pattydsf
Black Heart, Ivory Bones, by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
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.