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Once Upon A More Enlightened Time
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Following the international best-seller "PC Bedtime Stories" come these nurturing tales for pre-adults. These stories purge the cultural biases, sexism, speciesism, and other -isms from the “classics” that have been handed down from one social power structure to another. Plus new material: a chapter of "Rex Koko, Private Clown," from the award-winning mystery, Honk Honk, My Darling.
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James Finn Garner
James Finn Garner is a writer and satirist based in Chicago.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was given this and Politically Correct Bedtime Stories together. By the second volume, the novelty had worn off.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beth's review: A friend brought this for me to borrow and i sat and read it in three hours. This is a very good way to look at the way things has changed from the times the fairy tales were written. I love the way all of the fairy tales are written. There were times i was laughing out load at the was Garner had written to make them all politically correct. If you have a sense of humor and hate the way things seem to be corrected to not offend anyone then this is a must read.From Dan:fairy tales and folk tales alike chnage each time a tale is repeated and passed down from generation to genertion. Much like the large differences on the "traditional" fairy tales, and those originally penned by the Brothers Grimm, so has Garner put the fairy tale in a new light, and with a twist. From "PC" spellings of words, to the descriptions of things written so as not to dare offend anyone's PC attitudes, Garner has a blast retelling tales of old and breathing new life and fun into them. Comprised of 8 PC fairy tales, Garner's humor is sure to bring a laugh, grin, or chuckle from almost anyone who reads these tales. Anyone of course, excepting those who have had thier entire sense of humor, sarcasm and wit removed by a skilled proctologist during a pyschiatric combination examination.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5How many of us as children heard the fairy tales Hansel & Gretel, Puss in Boots, and the Tortoise & the Hare? How many of us wanted to be the Princess & the Pea?(me), The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, or Goldilocks? Did we know at that time we were being exposed to sexist, discriminatory, culturally biased material by our parents and loved ones? Did we have any idea of how these "fairy tales" would affect our futures?These alternate versions of the beloved "fairy tales" by Aesop, the Brothers Grimm, and Hans Christian Andersen, to name a few take a decidedly different turn when written from a politically correct angle. Who would believe that Snow White and her wicked stepmother would end up friends, or that the Tortoise would be disqualified after the race? These are but a few of unusual twists and turns that political correctness takes in these stories.I heard about this books from Whisper1 and ran right out and got them from the library. Some of the tales are so funny I laughed till I cried, others not so much, but definitely worth the read. Thanks Whisper!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What a hoot! Now I want to read Politically Correct Bedtime Stories.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I don't know whether I liked the New Age Hansel and Gretel or the Type-A Personality Ant of the Ant and the Grasshopper Fame better. Good stuff.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was an ok book overall. It made me laugh every nog and again and the short tales where amusing if not altogether really funny. I especially enjoyed some jokes involving poultry (in the hare and trotoise tale).
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A collection of not-particularly-funny fairy tales (oh, I'm sorry. Is "fairy" politically correct?). Anyway, I was not amused. Kind of dull
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5a very wry retelling of some stories for the PC lot deep in a forested bioregion ...
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I love re-tellings of old tales. And Garner did a classy job in Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. He tries to continue the rich vein here, but it shrivels to mediocrity.The PC language is still funny, but the inspired twists are missing.The book is on my ‘to get rid of’ pile.The best of the stories is “Sleeping Persun of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness.”PS: the jacket blurb boasts that the London daily Telegraph has called Garner a “smart-alec, mealy-mouthed creep.” So much for good karma.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A politically correct look at fairy tales we all grew up with. Puss N Boots who turns out to actually be the brains behind a politician, ,until the politician comes clean. A really weird take on the Little Mermaid which has the Price coming to live under the sea. The Tortoise and the Hare in which the Hare takes on too many endorsements, as well as a few other issues Fun tongue and cheek look at fairy tales.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although this was written over 20 years ago, it fit in well with current perceptions. I liked the twist and turn of language, and the humour. But I don't think I can read a lot of this kind of re-hashing - 9 short stories was just the right length. A very refreshing change to the usual fairy tales.
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