Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins, (Paperback)

from the_awesome_opossum

The lyrical, simple writing of Kissing the Witch does capture the essence of the oral tradition of the fairy tale, but Donoghue recreates them with a focus on the women. Male characters fade into t...

from lycomayflower

A collection of stories retelling fairy tales, all with a feminist and/or lesbian theme. Quite well written, though without the wow-factor of, say, Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber. I did really ...

from klack128

I would probably give this 3.5 stars overall. I bumped it up since I couldn't give a half star and the last couple of stories in particular were really excellent. I also really loved the transition...

from Citizenjoyce

These stories are fairy tales retold from a feminist, lesbian perspective. You will barely recognize Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, the Snow Queen or Rumpelstiltskin, and some of these folk...

from JackieCraven

I picked this book up because I was blown away by Donoghue's best-seller, The Room. Of course, this book is something altogether different -- It's a funny, quirky, provocative retelling of traditio...