fairy tales
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Review of The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Decapitation. Cannibalism. Kidnapping. Serial murder. Mutilation. The original, unexpurgated fairy tales are full of gruesome details to give children nightmares.There are around 200 stories ranging from fairly innocent to haunting catalogues of human depravity.The figure of Death looms over a doctor as he cures patients with magic, waiting for the…
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Review of The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
My first reading of Angela Carter. I can see why she is popular and well-regarded. This book is about as good as retellings of fairy tales could be. Through rabid exorcisms of imagery mesmerizing moments are born from her disturbing imagination. The dense sentences cluster like a nest of snakes,…
L. S. Popovich 