Again?
This whole forgetting-I-have-a-blog business is getting old.
In my defense, I haven't had time to read much until just recently, and when I did read it wasn't fairy tales.
But I did manage to finish a book of Tales just today! And so you will now be subjected to a rant of some sort or another.
This week I read A Chinese Wonder Book: Fairy Tales of China. It was...less than wondrous. Not horrible, just bland.
Most of the stories had morals of 'LOVE THY PARENTS' to a greater or lesser extent, which I realize is a big thing in China, but I also wonder if it's really THAT big of a thing, or if it was over-emphasized so we can laugh at the silly Oriental savages. Could be a bit of both, I guess.
And...I don't know. I didn't really have strong feelings about the book here or there, so I don't have a good rant for you. Sorry. I'll try harder next time, after I've read this book of Eskimo Folktales. No way *that* will be bland, right?
...right?
In my defense, I haven't had time to read much until just recently, and when I did read it wasn't fairy tales.
But I did manage to finish a book of Tales just today! And so you will now be subjected to a rant of some sort or another.
This week I read A Chinese Wonder Book: Fairy Tales of China. It was...less than wondrous. Not horrible, just bland.
Most of the stories had morals of 'LOVE THY PARENTS' to a greater or lesser extent, which I realize is a big thing in China, but I also wonder if it's really THAT big of a thing, or if it was over-emphasized so we can laugh at the silly Oriental savages. Could be a bit of both, I guess.
And...I don't know. I didn't really have strong feelings about the book here or there, so I don't have a good rant for you. Sorry. I'll try harder next time, after I've read this book of Eskimo Folktales. No way *that* will be bland, right?
...right?
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