History of Arcadia: Snotty Saves the Day (Paperback)

from quaintlittlehead

This book was purportedly delivered to its author by an owl, being a record from another world of a fairy tale that scholars in that other world, Arcadia, believe to be more than a fairy tale. The book explores two main themes: small things are of more importance than "great" things, and fairy ta...

from macsbrains

As a big fan of fairy tales, acdemic study of said fairy tales, and footnotes, I was already predisposed to like this creative fairy tale of an academic study of a fairy tale, and I was not disappointed. It is both more and less complicated than it sounds and gives you a lot to think about. The d...

from soliloquies

An unusual book which makes for interesting reading. The book is a complete 'as found' manuscript documenting Snotty's adventure and the history of Arcadia. Snotty is an unpleasant child living in a harsh world. A fall down a hole leads Snotty to another world where mythical creatures and childho...

from EmScape

This allegorical fable was allegedly left leaning against a tree near the "editor's" home. It has been annotated by a scholar of fairy tales in the allegedly fictional world of Arcadia. The theme seems to be that fairy tales are true and this particular tale explains the origin of the land it com...

from melancholycat

An Early Reviewers book that was overall a decent book, written as an annotated fairy tale from another world. The adventures of Snotty are interesting, though it did take me about half of the book before I really started enjoying it. Given that it was supposed to be based in another world, there...