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A Not-So-Grimm Fairytale (2000)

by Ann Somerville(Favorite Author)

2.75 of 5 Votes: 2

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review 1: HILARIOUS*NO Spoilers* In a genre full of "homo-angst" (i.e., closet cases, family estrangement, DADT drama - all of which I love), it's nice to run across a story of high-silliness. Somerville knows what her short story is: a fairy tale. And before reading, the reader should know that too. The tale unfolds as a reboot of "Beauty and the Beast," containing hilarious, parenthetical asides and one-liners that caused me to have a grin on my face through the entire (very quick) read. At spots, I even burst out laughing. It's lite, silly fun. Okay. One spoiler: The gay version of the "beast" is a prince that is turned old. That alone, in a gay culture of youth and beauty, is hilarious.
review 2: I have mixed reactions to this book.I think the author wanted the tone ... moreof the story to be very tongue in cheek or borderline sarcastic. It was kind of snide and silly and it kind of worked.But what irritated me is two things:1) at the beginning and the end of this free story the author says "if you like this story please check out my other stories at Smashswords" So I felt that this story was a form of advertising or promotion for her other books. I dont begrudge any author doing this - in fact I think its a brilliant idea, however I thought this story was no where near as good as Ann's other works. So in fact I would call it bad advertising. 2) The story had alot of potential. A little bit more emotional dialogue and a little less sarcasm would of made a huge difference. But this story being so short and snarky means that I loathed the prince for the entire book. He never really redeemed himself in my eyes. less

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