Beautifully written collection of fairytale retellings and poems. The cover is beautiful too, but what captured me are the retellings and the poems. They are breathtaking, full of imagery and magic. They are empowering, mostly for women and young girls, but also, sometimes, for men and even monsters.
Strong women are celebrated, encouraged, empowered through Nikita Gill’s words. From the dedication, “For you, who has never forgotten the magic. It wants you to know it remembers you too,” to the last poem, aptly Called “Happily Ever After,” every tale and every poem turn the patriarchy upside down, reversing it back to the oldest form of humanity, the matriarchy, in which the playing field was level and women and men stood side by side in equality and celebration of beauty in strength.
Many times I whispered, “Wow” as I finished a tale in which the dragons were allies, the princesses rescued themselves, the witch was a healer persecuted by cruel townspeople and their children, the monster was only defending itself, and step-mothers were type-cast and victimized by spoiled princesses used to getting their way.
If you love fairytales, if you like reading stories featuring strong women, magic, and karma settling debts, you will love this book. My only criticism is that I wish it were longer.
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fairy tales & feminism
If you enjoy Rupi Kaur you will enjoy Nikita Gill. Fierce Fiarytales offers even more stories of empowerment that have flipped once-upon-a-time upside down. The women in this daring collection of poems, stories, and hand-drawn illustrations are anything but your delicate damsel-in-distress. In the world of Nikita Gill, the princess saves herself.
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Poetisch und wunderschön
Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2022
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Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2022
Her mother told her
she could grow up to be
anything she wanted to be,
so she grew up to become
the strongest of the strong,
the strangest of the strange,
the wildest of the wild,
the wolf leading the wolves."
In "Fierce Fairytales & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul" verwandelt Nikita Gill klassische Märchen in zauberhafte und ermutigende Texte.
Hier dürft ihr keine Prinzen, die euch retten oder mit einem Kuss erwecken, erwarten. Wenn ihr dieses Buch öffnet, springt ihr in eine Welt, die mit Stereotypen bricht. Eine Welt, in welcher Prinzessinnen bestens in der Lage sind, sich selbst zu retten und in welcher die Grenzen von Schurken und Helden verschwimmen. Ihr findet euch in prägnanten Geschichten über gehaltvolle Themen wieder. Themen, die weh tun, nachdenklich stimmen und aufrütteln. Und doch bleibt Nikita einem Aspekt der Märchen treu, das Happy End spendet Trost, Klarheit und Mut.
Es ist ein hübsches, kleines Buch, wundervoll illustriert, poetisch und einfach märchenhaft. Der perfekte Platz dafür ist der Nachttisch neben dem Bett. Denn es eignet sich wunderbar dazu, vor dem Schlafen noch ein oder zwei der Texte zu lesen.
"Question the Fairytale
What if fairytales aren't as innocent
as they sound and even princesses aren't perfect?
What if I told you that your damage
doesn't define you and the way you survive
is no one else's damned business?"
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Gabrielle F-A
I was blown away by Fierce Fairytales
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2021
Gabrielle F-A
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2021
I was blown away by Fierce Fairytales. This powerful, empowering, fierce book, reimagines our favourite fairytales; often from the feminist perspective of the ‘villain.’
Not only is the writing gorgeously emotive, the book also contains gorgeous illustrations! Those that especially caught my eye included the image preceding A Tale Of Two Sisters, and the image relating to The Looking Glass.
Whilst reading, I made a list of my favourite poems. This list got very out of control, very quickly. Therefore, the following is by no means exhaustive... My favourite poems from the collection were Trapped, Scheherazade The Clever, Wonderland Villain, The Dragon Witch’s Daughter, Baba Yaga and In Absentia: A Common Curse.
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