In the modern world, fairy tale characters don't always fit
in. Surprisingly, that is part of what makes them so much
like every day people. The characters have to face things
like dating, getting jobs, dealing with social media, and
feeling generally unaccepted and unappreciated in society.
In the end, will they still get their happily ever after?
ALICE IN TUMBLR-LAND by Tim Manley is a hilarious,
sarcastic, and surprisingly still touching collection of
revamped fairy tale characters. The stories come off as a
bit confusing at first, but it keeps alternating between
several different characters quickly, but eventually the
style affirms itself, and you find yourself not being able
to put it down. The characters included range from popular
ones like The Ugly Duckling and Cinderella while also
throwing in some of the more minor ones like the Prince and
the Pauper. My personal favorites are the stories of Beauty
and the Beast and Snow White. Beauty has to deal with modern
day standards of beauty, but the ending to their story is
one of the sweetest ones in the book in the simplest way. I
laughed out loud when Snow White's story involved her not
wanting to have kids up front. The different takes on the
characters are definitely amusing, and it makes for a quick
read.
What I also enjoy about this book is the supplemental
illustrations that give it a real fairy tale book like feel.
They aren't the most romantic of drawings, but they are
shown in a more realistic way that compliments the book well
visually. Some of the Little Mermaid ones are my favorite,
because they give a good extension of her character that the
text doesn't always go into.
Overall, I wouldn't suggest this if you want a serious,
deeply plotted retelling or reimagining, but if you are
looking for something funny and different with several
surprising doses of sweet, then I would add this to your
to-read shelf.
Disney meets Lena Dunham in this illustrated humor book
featuring your favorite fairy-tale characters dating and
finding their way in 21st-century America
The Ugly Duckling still feels gross compared to everyone
else, but now she’s got Instagram, and there’s this one
filter that makes her look awesome. Cinderella swaps her
glass slippers for Crocs. The Tortoise and the Hare Facebook
stalk each other. Goldilocks goes gluten free. And Peter Pan
finally has to grow up and get a job, or at least start
paying rent.
Here are more than one hundred fairy tales, illustrated and
re-imagined for today. Instead of fairy godmothers, there’s
Siri. And rather than big bad wolves, there are creepy dudes
on OkCupid. In our brave new world of social networking,
YouTube, and texting, fairy tales can once again lead us to
“happily ever after”—and have us laughing all the way.
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