Ernest A. reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 9
This book, with tongue firmly in cheek, takes political correctness to the extreme by re-writing children's fables. For example, "Once there were three little pigs who lived together in mutual respect and in harmony with their environment. Using materials that were indigenous to the area, they each built a beautiful house." Delightful satire.
CM C. (CocoCee) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 404 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Fun and twisted re-workings of classics like Cinderella, Snow White, and The Emperor's New Clothing. Cute little hardback gift book.
Tabitha O. (undeaddoll) - reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 25 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I am totally against political correctness and I found this book hilarious. It shows what happens when when give into all of this pc nonsense and although not all of the stories were great it's the fact that they were overly pc that made them that way. I thought the best stories were Red Riding Hood (till the end), Cinderella, Goldilocks and Rapunzel.
Miranda S. reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 63 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
who can get ready to sleep when you are laughing so hard! i love this little book- always politically correct. that is the humour
Susan H. (Zuska) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 90 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This small book takes 'Political Correctness' to the extreme! For example, one story is "The Three Codependent Goats Gruff." Very funny!
L.A. O. (LA) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 120 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A side splitting politically correct parody of famous fairy tales... The stories are ultra short and just the thing to read after a stressful day when you need a good guffaw right before bedtime.
Mary E. (bookluvahh) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Let's just say this is my third copy and I hope that no one walks off with it this time!!
John O. (buzzby) -
Helpful Score: 1
Bought it over 7 years ago at a UBS, just got around to reading it. Looking for a chance to use the phrase "logically underenhanced."
JOANNE (joann) -
Helpful Score: 1
Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in overstuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their world: that is, the stories were sexist, discriminatory, unfair, culturally biased, and in general, demeaning to witches, animals, goblins, and fairies everywhere. Finally, after centuries of these abusive tales, which have been handed down-unknowingly-from one male-biased generation to the next, James Finn Garner has taken it upon himself (that's right, yet another man) to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today.
Julie R. (imnotsure) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book made me laugh until I realized that this is the way that the world is actually becoming. Very funny, as is the sequal.
Maggi E. (Maggirayne) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Funny, tongue in cheek, a little naughty at times.
Dan W. (daninpa) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on
Helpful Score: 1
This book is still as funny and insightful today as it was when it was first published. Read it all in one sitting or each story individually - either way you will enjoy.
Lorelie L. (artgal36) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 471 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
The author has seen fit to to take upon himself to enlighten and liberate centuries of abusive tales which have been handed down through many generations. These classic bedtime stories are retold in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today. They are: Little Red Riding Hood; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Three Little Pigs; Rumpelstiltskin; The Three Codependent Goats Gruff; Rapunzel; Cinderella; Goldilocks; Snow White; Chicken Little; The Frog Prince; Jack and the Beanstalk; and The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Amberly B. (Amberly) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great for a laugh. Shows us how far we have gone trying to be politically correct.
Lenka S. reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 829 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
From Publishers Weekly
In this thin book Garner proposes to create "meaningful literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influence of its flawed cultural past." The results are extremely funny. Updated to account for modern political sensibilities, these revisionist folktales reflect wit and an engaging knack for irony. In "Little Red Riding Hood," Grandma exacts her feminist revenge on the woodchopper, who "assumes that womyn and wolves can't solve their own problems without a man's help." In "The Frog Prince," the princess, now an "eco-feminist warrior," discovers that her dream frog is not a prince, but a real-estate developer. In other tales, Rapunzel becomes a self-reliant coffee-house singer and the Three Little Pigs armed guerrillas, while cultural imperialists such as The Big Bad Wolf and Goldilocks get what has been coming to them for centuries. The author strikes just the right tone here: clever, with more than a touch of self-awareness. And while each of these tales is short and easily digestible, in this case quickly read does not equal quickly forgotten. After one finishes this collection, "happily ever after" will never seem quite the same.
In this thin book Garner proposes to create "meaningful literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influence of its flawed cultural past." The results are extremely funny. Updated to account for modern political sensibilities, these revisionist folktales reflect wit and an engaging knack for irony. In "Little Red Riding Hood," Grandma exacts her feminist revenge on the woodchopper, who "assumes that womyn and wolves can't solve their own problems without a man's help." In "The Frog Prince," the princess, now an "eco-feminist warrior," discovers that her dream frog is not a prince, but a real-estate developer. In other tales, Rapunzel becomes a self-reliant coffee-house singer and the Three Little Pigs armed guerrillas, while cultural imperialists such as The Big Bad Wolf and Goldilocks get what has been coming to them for centuries. The author strikes just the right tone here: clever, with more than a touch of self-awareness. And while each of these tales is short and easily digestible, in this case quickly read does not equal quickly forgotten. After one finishes this collection, "happily ever after" will never seem quite the same.
Celina P. (poole3) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 15 more book reviews
Great fun book. I used this book when writing a compare and contrast in my children's literature class!
Jean A. (NanaJean) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 72 more book reviews
Very clever!
Rachel W. (starkissed2012) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 16 more book reviews
Hilarious! Wish there were more stories in it. Especially liked this version of Chicken Little.
Ann (constant-reader) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 130 more book reviews
Funny and worth the read, but can get heavy-handed. Great bathroom book.
Jenalee H. (medalline) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on
Very silly and not exactly my cup of tea. Of course I don't care much for political correctness and I received it as a gag gift because of that. You might like it for it's sociological/political statement.
Eileen R. reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 8 more book reviews
lots of laughs, a must for the "politically correct"!
Angela S. (echo123) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 77 more book reviews
Liberated fairy tales? Yep.
Machelle M. reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 15 more book reviews
This was a quick, easy, lighthearted, humerous read.
Cherri B. (cherri) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 264 more book reviews
Very funny...great for reading outloud at parties.
Janis R. (JARSolon) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 66 more book reviews
Interesting read.
Lisa P. (FamFatale) -
Fables with a twist.... surely appropriate for persons with their panties in a knot about political correctness.
Michelle C. (Shellaree) -
After centuries of sexist, discriminator, unfair, culturally biased tales, which have been handed down - unknowingly - from one male-biased generation to the next, Garner has taken it upon himself to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today.
Merisa A. (nvangel) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 162 more book reviews
Very politically correct
Margaret T. (megt) reviewed Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life and Times on + 179 more book reviews
Great for some giggles. I keep a copy in my guest bed room!
