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Fairy Tales for Freya
by
Georgina Anne Taylor (Goodreads Author)
Four short fairy tales: Woman of the Well, The Piper, Crystalline and Slipstream. Deep within a tangled forest where shadows pooled between the ancient trees and black-winged ravens perched high on twisted lichen covered limbs, a young man lay dying...
ebook, 1st Edition
Published
November 26th 2011
by Georgina Anne Taylor, via Smashwords
(first published November 16th 2011)
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People are fond of saying "it's not the destination but the journey." I like wandering around aimlessly, as much as the next person, but I do like to feel like I'm getting somewhere in the end. Taylor lifts the "flatness" that is indicative of fairy tales with very poetic and sexily descriptive language in these four tales. But most of these stories don't seem to go anywhere. The four stories here are "The Woman of the Well," "The Piper," "Crystalline," and "Slipstream." The Piper's last line wa...more
3.5 stars
This book is a collection of four short stories by the author in the style of fairy tales. As such, the language is more elaborate, flowery and sounds more antiquated. I appreciated that because the language helped to set the mood and style of the fairy tales that we know and love. As short stories, there were very little action and dialogue. There was no justification or explanation of what went on before or what was going on now. While this might ordinarily bother me in a regular nove...more
This book is a collection of four short stories by the author in the style of fairy tales. As such, the language is more elaborate, flowery and sounds more antiquated. I appreciated that because the language helped to set the mood and style of the fairy tales that we know and love. As short stories, there were very little action and dialogue. There was no justification or explanation of what went on before or what was going on now. While this might ordinarily bother me in a regular nove...more
Three unusual dark fairy tales and one vignette.
I enjoyed reading these short stories of twisted fantasy with an elegant erotic touch. Georgina Anne Taylor has a flowery and antique language that really got to my soul. A tenebrous poetry pervades each single tale, yet the one which stuck with me well after closing my Kindle is ‘The Woman of the Well’. This not properly a short story, but rather a vignette, something writers did as an exercise in their practice; a single scene is carried on tryin...more
I enjoyed reading these short stories of twisted fantasy with an elegant erotic touch. Georgina Anne Taylor has a flowery and antique language that really got to my soul. A tenebrous poetry pervades each single tale, yet the one which stuck with me well after closing my Kindle is ‘The Woman of the Well’. This not properly a short story, but rather a vignette, something writers did as an exercise in their practice; a single scene is carried on tryin...more
The Woman of the Well: Deep within a tangled forest where shadows pooled between the ancient trees and black-winged ravens perched high on twisted lichen-covered limbs, a young man lay dying.
The Piper: In a tiny fishing village perched on the edge of the grey rolling waves, where the air was heavy with salt, blood and brine, there lived a young woman who could not abide the scent of the sea.
Crystalline: In distant land and distant time, a noble-blooded Lady became enamoured of a young and handso...more
The Piper: In a tiny fishing village perched on the edge of the grey rolling waves, where the air was heavy with salt, blood and brine, there lived a young woman who could not abide the scent of the sea.
Crystalline: In distant land and distant time, a noble-blooded Lady became enamoured of a young and handso...more
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A profound melancholy envelops me as I reach the end of this slim volume of deeply beautiful prose.
These unhappy creations, summoned into being by the brush of pen against paper endure such short mute lives that I am made sad against my best intentions.
The weave of phrase and word is admittedly beyond beauty and I aspire to emulate such consumate skill; yet still I am left longing for sunshine and companionship, perhaps in much the same way that the characters in these stories seem to be.
The tou...more
These unhappy creations, summoned into being by the brush of pen against paper endure such short mute lives that I am made sad against my best intentions.
The weave of phrase and word is admittedly beyond beauty and I aspire to emulate such consumate skill; yet still I am left longing for sunshine and companionship, perhaps in much the same way that the characters in these stories seem to be.
The tou...more
Beautifully written. She has a real talent for painting pictures with words, evoking images with language. I was captivated with 'The Piper' and 'The Woman of the Well'.
However, like others have said, there needs to be some resolution in stories. I liked the ending of 'The Piper' but 'The Woman of the Well' left me unsatisfied, wanting to know what happened, instead of it just breaking off like that. And, unless I misread it, in 'Crystalline' there was no explanation for WHY things turned out th...more
However, like others have said, there needs to be some resolution in stories. I liked the ending of 'The Piper' but 'The Woman of the Well' left me unsatisfied, wanting to know what happened, instead of it just breaking off like that. And, unless I misread it, in 'Crystalline' there was no explanation for WHY things turned out th...more
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Four deliciously poetic tales here by Georgina.
If you enjoy a good fairytale, you'll probably devour this way too short book. Each short story is beautifully written, sensually enticing and was pure bliss to read.
The sad part about this being a collection of short tales, is that the characters that Georgina so masterfully paints do not have time enough to worm their way into your heart and hold you hostage. I think Georgina's other, longer tale (The Taint: Sorrow's Child) will be a truly gut-w...more
If you enjoy a good fairytale, you'll probably devour this way too short book. Each short story is beautifully written, sensually enticing and was pure bliss to read.
The sad part about this being a collection of short tales, is that the characters that Georgina so masterfully paints do not have time enough to worm their way into your heart and hold you hostage. I think Georgina's other, longer tale (The Taint: Sorrow's Child) will be a truly gut-w...more
A combination of her beautifully written fairy tales. Wonderful : )
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