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> Tag: fable

It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it.

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

March 11, 2023 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

I had heard so many good things about this book that I decided to put a hold on it at my library back at the beginning of Bingo 2022. Like the characters in the novel, this book must have been on a journey, because I never heard from my library, and after Bingo, I forgot about it. In February 2023, a voice mail saying my hold book was ready for pick up left me slightly perplexed. Upon retrieving it, I found A Psalm for the […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, CBR15, fable, speculative ficiton

KimMiE"'s CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Becky Chambers, CBR15, fable, speculative ficiton ·
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a traditional fairy tale: nasty and unfair

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

February 21, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

A princess, a tower, a witch, a fairy- you know this story, right? If you are well-versed in the nasty beginnings of most beloved fairy tales, then probably yes. If you are familiar with the delightfully cracked work of Tamsyn Muir then also, yes. If you are coming in seeing a blonde princess in a tower and thinking Disney, then absolutely not! Princess Floralinda is your traditional princess: beautiful, naïve, and imprisoned in a tower. She was put up there by a witch; and while […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: adventure, audio, fable, fairy tale, moira quirk, novella, survival, tamsyn muir

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: adventure, audio, fable, fairy tale, moira quirk, novella, survival, tamsyn muir ·
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Some light can only be seen in the dark

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o and Vashti Harrison

December 28, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

Sulwe is the colour of midnight. Her mama is the colour of dawn, her father the colour of dusk and her little sister is the colour of high noon. Sulwe has darker skin than anyone in her family and pretty much everyone at school. While her little sister is given positive nicknames like ‘ray’ and ‘sunshine’, Sulwe is called ‘darkie’ and ‘night’. This is obviously deeply hurtful to the little girl, who remains withdrawn and friendless. Sulwe tries a number of things to lighten her […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Autobiographical, cbr12, children's book, colorism, fable, Lupita Nyong'o and Vashti Harrison, Malin, Sulwe, Vashti Harrison

Malin's CBR12 Review No:90 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Autobiographical, cbr12, children's book, colorism, fable, Lupita Nyong'o and Vashti Harrison, Malin, Sulwe, Vashti Harrison ·
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“It is visceral, it is personal, it is gleeful, and it is triumphant”

Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery

February 18, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 8 Comments

While explaining to a group of medievalists his feelings on reading pieces that are older than a hundred years old, Daniel states ‘ I feel a profound sense of triumph and superiority over the author’ I said, ‘because they are foolish enough to be dead, while I am young and gloriously alive. Not because I think their ideas are outdated or anything like that. It has nothing to do with how they think, or how we see the world differently. It is visceral, it is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, big decisions, chistianity, classic hollywood, Daniel M. Lavery, Dear Prudence, fable, LGTBQI, Literature, mythology, Religion, reworked fairy tale, sobriety, The Hairpin, the Toast, trans, trans author, transition

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, big decisions, chistianity, classic hollywood, Daniel M. Lavery, Dear Prudence, fable, LGTBQI, Literature, mythology, Religion, reworked fairy tale, sobriety, The Hairpin, the Toast, trans, trans author, transition ·
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I’m as bad as the fool: filling up greedily, wanting more, loving it but not feeling satisfied

Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord

January 28, 2020 by zinka Leave a Comment

It’s been difficult for me to write about Redemption in Indigo. Karen Lord’s novel feels familiar and good in so many ways. It reminds me of the kinds of fairy tales and fables we’re told as children of normal but brave lives interrupted by magic, gods or other mystical beings hidden in sight, and important lessons drawn from their exchanges. But this familiarity, which is partially drawn from the brevity of the tale, was also a draw back for me. I wanted even more from […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Caribbean, fable, fairy tale, Fiction, Folk Tale, karen lord, magical realism

zinka's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Caribbean, fable, fairy tale, Fiction, Folk Tale, karen lord, magical realism ·
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Sugar, Spice, and Things that go Bump in the Night

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

December 30, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Helen Oyeyemi is an expert in pulling back the cobwebs from the old trunk in the attic, shaking out the goods within, and daring you to take a good strong look. She weaves familiar fairly tales with Yoruba folktales, inter-generational family strife, and good old fashioned 21st century anxiety. In her most recent novel, Gingerbread, she leaves spicy breadcrumbs of Hansel and Gretel, the Gingerbread Man, and many other traditional tales. I was also strongly reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Orsinian Tales. Oyeyemi’s characters present […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: coming-of-age, fable, fairy tale retelling, family, folktale, gingerbread man, hansel and gretl, Helen Oyeyemi, magical realism, secrets

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: coming-of-age, fable, fairy tale retelling, family, folktale, gingerbread man, hansel and gretl, Helen Oyeyemi, magical realism, secrets ·
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