A polar opposite version of the fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Gaiman took the innocent tale of the princess Snow White and has turned it into a grim, disturbing horror story, rendered from the wicked step-mother’s POV.We all grew up hearing the tale of the sweet and innocent Snow White and her sufferings at the hands of her evil-step mother. And I am fairly certain that most of us, pitied the poor princess then. Now, think again... What if the old fairy tale was all shades of grey and now Gaiman throws some light on it?I liked this story for the sole reason that it was written by Neil Gaiman. The idea is quite convincing too. Personally, I would like to live in the sweet old fairy tale, but there is always a pleasure in reading a different version of it from your favourite author.P.S: I would have rated it a 5 stars just for Gaiman, but I am not a horror aficionado. So one star less. :) Snow, Glass, Apples, Neil Gaiman I'm a bit at a loss of words. For years I participated in a critique group and often read such stories where I could describe the various aspects of writing, what worked, what did not work, and so forth. Let's call this Horror pornography. It seemed to be themed after “Snow White” but it is nothing you'd even let the Grimm brothers tell to their children.Currently I am reading Stardust, another Neil Gaiman story that was additionally made into a movie. You'd think that story was pretty great but I've struggled with it in similar ways as I have with this. I'll leave it at this... Neil knows how to write. This is a short story that lasted too long. As a “horror story” take on a Snow White theme, I suppose it worked. This is a story for a “mature audience”. On an upside, this work of art was used to help raise funds for the CBLDF, a non-profit charitable tax-exempt organization that protects first amendment rights for comic book creators, retailers, artists, publishers, whose works has been censored. This one would have been a contestant for the censored works list. So it serves its purpose well.
What do You think about Snow, Glass, Apples (2008)?
Wow. That was a ride from beginning to end.
—MsDang
