Stars: 4
Review by: Mandy Apgar
One of the
several selections of folk and fairy tales collected and retold by Mr.
Lang. The titular color doesn't represent anything really, this is just a
pretty random lot. Some of the ordinary like
Rapunzel - but sanitized from the original version so no pregnancy and
twins, to the midline obscure like Mother Holle - where an unselfish
girl journeys through a well into the home of a strange woman only to
work hard and find herself blessed with a shower
of gold, whereas when her stepsister follows her steps expecting the
same shower her selfishness is rewarded with a shower of pitch instead.
Fairy tales actually are very dark and violent and these are toned down a
bit more than say an unedited version of Grimm's,
but are still nice and well told. Although it does get irritating when
people oh so conveniently find long lost loved ones in a cave. Way too
Shakespearean for me.
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