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Tuesday 14 January 2014

Information To Have About Fairy Tale Books For Adults

By Marissa Velazquez


It is usually considered that it is children that most read fairy tales. Their nature, however, is, traditionally, a lot more adult. A lot of writers, today, even despite the modern sanitized nature, have begun writing fairy tale books for adults in this vein, again. There are lots of ways in which this can be done, so there are a lot of varieties.

There are a number of themes under the spotlight, here. Often, it is that the story is more gory, more bloody compared to either specific stories or the general idea of one. There tends to be, here, both reference to adult fears and childhood fears. In the creeping monsters, there is still the fear that a child might have.

These are still the nightmares that are in the shadows or under the bed. They are still here because they are integral to this type of story. The adult fears exist alongside them, though, and now have more emphasis. They would not be if this was still a story for children. Adults fear things like the loss of those children, as well as a lot of more subtle dangers.

There is more in the way of implication, here, as well, as adults often notice things that children do not. The brutality of a situation, on the other hand, will not be left to the imagination, here. If a character needs to bleed, then they will do. There will also be, here, some reference to real life events that are more complex.

In a way you would not find in a story meant for a child, there could be allusions here to things such as illness and war. There will be, of course, as well as gore, possible sexual references. This would, obviously, not at all be appropriate for children. This may be in the form of a subtle joke or it could be in the form of a full sex scene.

Many stories revolve around romance, so this is something that happens fairly frequently in this sub-genre. Humor is another thing that you might find, here. Fairy tales are often considered a good platform for comedy, especially satire. This may very well be a poke at the genre, itself, a send up of all of the tropes that we have become used to. Many adults, today, enjoy this knowing take on childhood favorites.

The author make choose to take this further, though, and use the setting as a stage to lampoon something. Another common subject, here, is politics, of course. The joke can very well be that many character archetypes can segue nicely into a show of power structures that exist in real life. History, as well, is its own there, here, especially with the fact that these tales tend to be old and can be explored in the context of their origins.

These are not necessarily realistic, but they might be told in a way that is a lot more realistic. Their historical context is explored as well as their geographical setting. There may or may not be the more magical characteristic in these fairy tale books for adults, since there is often a variety.




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