I enjoy adult retelling of fairy tales; after all, when you think about traditional fairy tale plots, it seems odd that they're read to children. This is one of the best adult rewrites I've read; the introduction alone is entertaining and worth the cost of admission. The illustrations by Yuko Shimizu are wonderful. but the nudity is not aimed at children.
Original yet rather bizarre retelling of favorite fairy tales, though there were a few I hadn't heard of before. I wasn't so very impressed until about halfway through when I read Little Man. The author actually made me feel sorry for the nasty, horrid goblin in Rumpelstiltskin. Then there were Steadfast: Tin and Beasts; both very relatable with moral messages of their own. In retrospect, once I turned the last page, I could see that despite their whimsical origins, the author successfully captured the essence of human nature. Even the tastefully graphic illustrations appealed, in a slightly dark and haunting sort of way.
