Fantastic Fables

Paperback, 84 pages

English language

Published Jan. 10, 2005 by Echo Library.

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3 stars (3 reviews)

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2 stars

Since Sunday I’ve been leafing through this little book. I don’t say “reading” because I’m not reading it from cover to cover, because it’s just not possible. Not because it’s too difficult or anything like that. It’s just… Uninteresting. I can’t quite remember why I bought it. Probably because it contained the word “Fantastic” on its title and was written by a renowned author.

Turns out, not everything that is a classic is good.

And not that Fantastic Fables is bad per se. It’s just out of its time. If you’re not a mildly rich man from the 1860s, this piece is probably not for you. Contrary to its back cover, most of its fantastical anecdotes are not meant for a wider audience. It’s a piece written to be critical about its time, and some very specific aspects of it.

Once in a while, you can bump into something more …

Subjects

  • Poetry texts & anthologies
  • Poetry
  • American English
  • American - General
  • Poetry / Single Author / American