Tag Archives: fairy tales

In 'Beauty's Kingdom' Anne Rice has built an erotic domain around freedom, choice, and assent. It is a safe place from which to find one's own sensual path.

An amazing tale of high fantasy crafted by master creators, 'Shame: Redemption' is truly something to be cherished.

With the release of 'Fifty Shades' impending, we take this opportunity to pay homage to an earlier sensual trilogy: Anne Rice’s 'Sleeping Beauty' novels.

Eliza Granville’s 'Gretel and the Dark' combines magical realism and historical fiction to offer a unique perspective on the Holocaust. Granville weaves fairy tale motifs in with two narratives from different time periods, and the actions in one storyline invariable echo in the other. On the whole, the novel is a brilliant debut by a talented writer. 'Gretel and the Dark' is a frightening but ultimately uplifting modern fairy tale.

"Shame" is dark but spellbinding, and the art’s gorgeous realism makes the tale compelling and take on a life of its own. This is a grown-up’s fairy tale that demands one’s attention and to remind people of the need to be good in this world.

A recent trip to Disneyworld with my three-year-old daughter hammered home what a major influence the Disney princesses are on her. With so many princesses, all very popular, I found myself wondering, like many parents, what values these movies were instilling in my daughter.