My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales by Kate Bernheimer

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales

New Fairy Tales #1

Kate Bernheimer

543 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction. Neil Gaiman, "Orange" Aimee Bender, "The Color Master" Joyce Carol Oates, "Blue-bearded Lover" Michael Cunningham, "The Wild Swans" ...

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Community Reviews

3.46
based on 887 reviews

Moods

dark: 81%

mysterious: 51%

adventurous: 48%

emotional: 33%

reflective: 25%

challenging: 22%

funny: 14%

tense: 11%

lighthearted: 7%

sad: 7%

relaxing: 3%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
61% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
N/A

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
36% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
22% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
33% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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