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Fierce Fairytales
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Poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of fairytales poetically retold for a new generation of women.
Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.
But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original tales, she dismantles the old-fashioned tropes that have been ingrained in our minds. In this book, gone are the docile women and male saviors. Instead, lines blur between heroes and villains. You will meet fearless princesses, a new kind of wolf lurking in the concrete jungle, and an independent Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own.
Complete with beautifully hand-drawn illustrations by Gill herself, Fierce Fairytales is an empowering collection of poems and stories for a new generation.
Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.
But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original tales, she dismantles the old-fashioned tropes that have been ingrained in our minds. In this book, gone are the docile women and male saviors. Instead, lines blur between heroes and villains. You will meet fearless princesses, a new kind of wolf lurking in the concrete jungle, and an independent Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own.
Complete with beautifully hand-drawn illustrations by Gill herself, Fierce Fairytales is an empowering collection of poems and stories for a new generation.
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“Written in free form poetry/ prose, each chapter is a few pages and is from the perspective of classic fairytale characters. Moving, gentle, and provides the perspective of the characters/ challenges traditional representation of the characters.”
“"if you choose silence, a daughter, wife, mother is all you will ever be"
Author lost me with these words.
To be a wife and mother is all I ever wanted to be and the most worthwhile job I ever had. Feminism that makes wives and mothers feel less than enough is not a good thing for anyone. I'm not suggesting that women can't and shouldn't strive for other things, but being a mother and a wife is a beautiful thing and should never be reduced to "all you will ever be" like it's a bad thing.”
“My first finished read of the year! I like poetry but don’t own very much of it…This was largely a cover buy for me, and the fact that it had to do with fairytales (which I have always enjoyed retellings of). I agree that the author’s writing style makes them easy to read, and there were several instances where certain lines stood out or resonated with me. I did enjoy the directly fairytale based poems the most. A few of the others got kind of intense…Which is why this ended up not becoming a 5 star read for me, if I’m honest. Overall it was a great book to start the new year on though! I would recommend it.”
About Nikita Gill
Nikita Gill is a British-Indian writer and poet living in the south of England. With a huge online following, her words have entranced hearts and minds all over the world.
Instagram: @nikita_gill
Tumblr: meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.com
Facebook: @nikitagillwrites
Twitter: @nktgill
Instagram: @nikita_gill
Tumblr: meanwhilepoetry.tumblr.com
Facebook: @nikitagillwrites
Twitter: @nktgill
Other books by Nikita Gill
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