Melki's Reviews > A Wild Swan: And Other Tales

Cunningham presents some new spins on beloved classics with this short collection of retellings, updates and continuations of folk and fairy tales for adults.

There's some fun and provocative stuff here - crazy cat ladies who build gingerbread houses, ne'er-do-wells and their beanstalks, closet necrophiliacs who wake sleeping princesses . . .

Most are worthy of three stars, with a few fivers scattered about. I truly love the last tale - an original offering about how we can make our own fairy tales come true by noticing the magic in our every day lives. At least that's what I thought it was about . . .

The illustrations by Yuko Shimizu are truly lovely!