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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times - Community Reviews back

by James Finn Garner
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Shaykitteh's World of Books
Shaykitteh's World of Books rated it 9 years ago
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 ...
Nithou's Readings
Nithou's Readings rated it 10 years ago
Excellent. Tous les contes de l'enfance revus et policés à la sauce politiquement correcte. Très drôle donc.
eshchory
eshchory rated it 14 years ago
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.
altheaann
altheaann rated it 16 years ago
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...
kristenrenn
kristenrenn rated it 17 years ago
Taking political correctness to its extreme in the retelling of fairy tales, this book was cute, if a bit repetitive.
La Crimson Femme
La Crimson Femme rated it 25 years ago
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...
Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 29 years ago
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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