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The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg
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really liked it
bookshelves: published-2018, retellings, short-stories, arcs, netgalley, read-2018

I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for a review. This in no way reflects or affects my review.

Overall, super enjoyed this collection. I feel that occasionally it tried too hard on the stories — a few felt too similar (for example — Mr. Toad, The Princess Frog, and "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors"), but they were still fun to read. It's quick and light while providing commentary.

My favorite hands down is "The Six Boy-Coffins" followed by "Fear Not: An Incident Log." I would read an entire book of the second one without a doubt. "The Rabbit" actually terrified me, and "The Merry Spinster" actually made me laugh quite a bit. It also reminded me of The Love Witch with the juxtaposition of the fairy tale with modern day settings.

If you like fairy tales, if you loved The Toast, I recommend this. It's not a horror book, but it's a good quick collection of retellings.
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Reading Progress

January 29, 2018 – Shelved as: long-term-to-read
January 29, 2018 – Shelved
January 29, 2018 – Shelved as: published-2018
January 29, 2018 – Shelved as: retellings
January 29, 2018 – Shelved as: short-stories
January 29, 2018 – Shelved as: next-up
March 10, 2018 – Started Reading
March 10, 2018 –
26.0%
March 10, 2018 – Shelved as: arcs
March 10, 2018 – Shelved as: netgalley
March 12, 2018 –
32.0%
March 12, 2018 –
page 59
31.05% "The Daughter Cells: Amusing and wonderful
The Thankless Child: Horrific
Fear Not: An Incident Log: I now need to reread all of the bible"
March 13, 2018 –
44.0%
March 13, 2018 –
50.0% "The Six Boy-Coffins - my favorite currently
The Rabbit - never keeping toys again

"She had no sense of when she was being praised or slighted. Instead she read books, which did her no good whatever. She was twenty-eight and most useless" #offended #itme"
March 13, 2018 –
70.0%
March 14, 2018 –
87.0%
March 14, 2018 – Shelved as: read-2018
March 14, 2018 – Finished Reading

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