![]() ![]() I think this "uncensored" story that the king has been suppressing and rewriting after Cinderella's death is my favourite element of the book hell, I would've loved to read the full version instead.Īs it stands, however, Cinderella Is Dead is one of the many cases of a great idea that could have been executed better. ![]() (Sophia, or any other girl, for that matter, does not hate other girls on the page – except for only two times where it is explicitly acknowledged that the roots of this hate lie in fear and systemic oppression.) Cinderella's mother is executed for her plans to overthrow the king, her stepmother is the ideological heir to that legacy, and Cinderella's stepsisters are near and dear to her heart, actively working against the king together. I especially loved the persistent theme of empowering womanhood. Kalynn Bayron presents the reader with an alternative, "uncensored" version of the tale, wherein Cinderella is actually a rebel conspiring against the king – a tyrant who managed to acquire immortality. The Brothers' Grimm Cinderella seeks personal liberation, which in her world means simply ascending the steps of social class the original tale is that of determination, which is what the king of Mersailles so successfully exploits. The narrative that subverts a tale as old as time only aids in this regard I truly think that a modern retelling should use the strengths of the original – like Cinderella's agency, for example – in the context of its contemporary world, and I think Cinderella Is Dead does it quite effectively. ![]()
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