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A review by pandobeano
Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott
3.0
2.5 stars, rounded up.
This was such a pretty book; LMA's descriptions of the fairy worlds and characters within were so lovely and whimsical. I listened to this book via a podcast called The Sleepy Bookshelf. It was a great pick, because this set of stories was perfect for falling asleep to- thanks in part to both the lovely imagery and the boringness of the fables.
I wasn't a huge fan of any of the morals in these fables. They were *very* Victorian, which makes sense as this was written in the 1850's (i think?). The preachiness of the morals in these books was very grating; the black and whiteness of the Good v Bad, etc. The 'too-good' character of the fairies was saccharine and irritating, and by the end of most of the tales, I wasn't rooting for the protagonist anymore because they bothered me too much.
One tale was more concerning than irritating, where the fairy straps a flower to a little girl's head to try and force her to be good via Pavlovian conditioning. It seemed more like brainwashing to me. Spooky stuff. The Victorians sure let some stuff fly that wouldn't today.
This was such a pretty book; LMA's descriptions of the fairy worlds and characters within were so lovely and whimsical. I listened to this book via a podcast called The Sleepy Bookshelf. It was a great pick, because this set of stories was perfect for falling asleep to- thanks in part to both the lovely imagery and the boringness of the fables.
I wasn't a huge fan of any of the morals in these fables. They were *very* Victorian, which makes sense as this was written in the 1850's (i think?). The preachiness of the morals in these books was very grating; the black and whiteness of the Good v Bad, etc. The 'too-good' character of the fairies was saccharine and irritating, and by the end of most of the tales, I wasn't rooting for the protagonist anymore because they bothered me too much.
One tale was more concerning than irritating, where the fairy straps a flower to a little girl's head to try and force her to be good via Pavlovian conditioning. It seemed more like brainwashing to me. Spooky stuff. The Victorians sure let some stuff fly that wouldn't today.