Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales Review *No Spoilers*
- Tiffany Borys
- Apr 22, 2016
- 1 min read
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
Edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling
Synopsis:
Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales - evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more.
A stellar lineup of authors, including Garth Nix, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman and Nancy Farmer, makes sure that these old stories do new tricks!
Very cute collection of villainous fairy-tale retellings by some notable authors. I enjoyed sampling the different authors' writing styles, seeing the different perspectives, and twists on some classics. Very enjoyable book for fairy-tale fans. Some of my favorites were Molly, The Cinderella Game, and Rags And Riches. This is a book younger readers as well as adults can enjoy, as well as a fast read. Short story anthologies are great because you can read just a few stories in a siting put the book down and pick it right back up. I gave the book a four out of five stars!
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