by James Finn Garner
The idea behind Politically Correct Bedtime Stories is a fun one... Take traditional fairy tales and make them politically correct to fit our modern times. Unfortunately, while the first few tales were amusing, the novelty quickly wore off. In the end, the stories just weren't memorable and blended ...
Excellent. Tous les contes de l'enfance revus et policés à la sauce politiquement correcte. Très drôle donc.
Political correctness taken to the extreme, I found this very enjoyable. Garner takes these well known tales cuts them down to the basics and waves a politically correct wand over them. Sometimes the result is satirical sometimes it is just funny.
Very slim volume - only took about an hour to read.These are short retellings of classic fairy tales, complete with twists and sly asides, poking fun of - or maybe just paying tribute to - our 'enlightened' society. The brevity of the book is probably wise, as the joke does get repetitive after a wh...
Taking political correctness to its extreme in the retelling of fairy tales, this book was cute, if a bit repetitive.
This was recommended to me while I was on vacation. I met a girl who was reading this book and said it was a stitch. Since I find politically correct amusing (I'm vertically challenged, not short) I borrowed this from the library. I don't recall every story, but I do remember laughing hard throug...
This was an amusing little book, taking fairy tales and casting them in politically correct terms. I even used one of the stories in one of my English classes. The textbook had a unit of Cinderella story versions, and I added this in to the mix. Reaction was mixed from amusing to offensive. But it d...
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