- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (29 Oct 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014017821X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140178210
- Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.8 x 0.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 710,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A collection of darkly sensual reinterpretations of familiar fairy tales, many with a twist. The most famous short story in this collection is probably A Company of Wolves, which was adapted from Angela Carter's own radio script and was later made into a cult movie (a movie which incidentally remains on my list of favourites). The themes of sexuality and loss of innocence are explored throughout the collection. The stories are collected together because of their umbrella theme, but were not necessarily written at the same time; this is notable because there are actually two versions of Beauty and the Beast in the book, the first of which ("The Courtship of Mister Lyon") is greatly over-shadowed by the superiority of the other ("The Tiger's Bride").
Overall a rewarding collection of magical tales that invokes all those dark archetypes that dwell in your subconcious to leave you feeling uneasy and yet enchanted.
Overall a rewarding collection of magical tales that invokes all those dark archetypes that dwell in your subconcious to leave you feeling uneasy and yet enchanted.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Angela Carter was always one of the authors I meant to read, but never got around to. So, when "The Bloody Chamber" was set for my university course, it seemed as good a place to start as any.
And I'm so glad I did. In a word, it's beautiful -- the stories recollect and re-imagine their source fairy tales perfectly, and the imagery is haunting -- so evocative is her language that I can still visualise the white rose from her versions of "Beauty and the Beast".
More than any other re-tellings I've come across, these tales offer a dark new spin on traditional narratives, while still managing to retain the essence of the originals. The tales vary in length, but are always perfect -- the very shortest make a virtue of their brevity, and the longest never leave you bored.
This is worth reading for her sensuous language and richly woven imagery alone, but her power as a storyteller is second to none. It'll leave you wanting more, and, thankfully, there's lots to choose from. A fabulous collection of stories, from a fabulous author. Try it!
And I'm so glad I did. In a word, it's beautiful -- the stories recollect and re-imagine their source fairy tales perfectly, and the imagery is haunting -- so evocative is her language that I can still visualise the white rose from her versions of "Beauty and the Beast".
More than any other re-tellings I've come across, these tales offer a dark new spin on traditional narratives, while still managing to retain the essence of the originals. The tales vary in length, but are always perfect -- the very shortest make a virtue of their brevity, and the longest never leave you bored.
This is worth reading for her sensuous language and richly woven imagery alone, but her power as a storyteller is second to none. It'll leave you wanting more, and, thankfully, there's lots to choose from. A fabulous collection of stories, from a fabulous author. Try it!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this series of stories, Carter does not just change the perspective and mood of the fairytales --she turns them inside out. A must for any admirer of the late Angela Carter.
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