![]() ![]() ![]() Ingall described it as a "completely post modern creation" with an "intrusive, Snicket-y narrator who warns the reader every time gore is imminent, apologizing, urging the reader to hustle the little kids out of the room." I was so frustrated and annoyed by the time I finished reading all thirteen books of the Series of Unfortunate Events out loud to my son that I never wanted to read another post modern book with a narrator again. While all three of the books intrigued me (and will be reviewed on this blog eventually) at the time, A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz with illustrations by Hugh D'Andrade piqued my interests the least. ![]() While that might have just been an excuse to buy more books, my interest in fairy tales remains and I was very excited to see the Marjorie Ingall's review in the New York Times from last year titled, When Stories Had Teeth, discussing three new books with fairy tales as pertinent plot points. ![]() In fact, I even went through a brief period of amassing books that approached fairy tales from an academic perspective with an eye to getting a masters in Advanced Fairy Tale Studies. I have always loved fairy tales, especially books that take a fairy tale and twist it a bit. ![]()
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