One Saved to the Sea: A Lesbian Fairytale
Hardcover , 72 pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Sleeper and the Spindle , please sign up. What age is this suitable for? I have fairly advanced readers of 9 girl and 10 boy years old. Lucy Takeda If your children appreciate the rather gruesome original fairy tales, they'll probably like this. Is it contain LGBT thing?
Eule This answer contains spoilers… view spoiler [Yes. The Queen is the hero in this one, does her own thing, and she kisses the sleeping princess awake. See all 7 questions about The Sleeper and the Spindle…. Lists with This Book. Absolutely loved this story and the illustrations. I wasn't sure what to expect going in to this and I was pleasantly surprised with it. Nov 07, Miranda Reads rated it it was ok Shelves: I've read so many versions of fairy tales that it takes a really interesting spin dle ha for me to enjoy.
Unfortunately, this was not the case The best part - how Gaiman takes the fairy tale characters and weaves them into a new-old story. Yes, there's a Snow White, but gone is the calm Disney gal. Lea I've read so many versions of fairy tales that it takes a really interesting spin dle ha for me to enjoy.
Learning how to be strong, to feel her own emotions and not another's, had been hard; but once you learned the trick of it, you did not forget.
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Maybe it's because I've read too many versions of fairytales but I just wasn't wowed. It has too many lines like this: But the path to her death, heartbeat by heartbeat, would be inevitable. It would be the end of her life, she decided, if life was a time of choices. And I didn't feel the romance - for some reason, I went on thinking that this would be a lesbian retelling of sleeping beauty.
Boy was I wrong. Overall, this one was alright. Annnd that's about as positive as I can get. View all 18 comments. Sep 14, Emily May rated it liked it Shelves: I almost always love Gaiman's work, but this one was mediocre for me. Riddell's artwork is - not surprisingly - absolutely stunning. The illustrations are black and white gorgeousness, decorated with gold leaf here and there. It's definitely a visually impressive book. And yes - there's a cool twist to the traditional Sleeping Beauty tale, as well as a new spin on the Snow White story.
But the book is so short that there are no really interesting or developed characters. The villain is the traditional, one-dimensional kind that longs for youth and power, and the story just felt like it needed something else in order to be memorable. Pretty much any story that relies on its big twist kind of falls flat, in my opinion. View all 10 comments. Jul 29, Lola rated it liked it Shelves: The Sleeper and the Spindle could have been such an enchanting, lovely lesbian fairytale retelling.
The illustrations are rather ubiquitous and of good quality… but not that necessary. I just want to clarify something: This being a short story, and the author not having depicted everything or everyone in extreme detail, we never get to know the characters The Sleeper and the Spindle could have been such an enchanting, lovely lesbian fairytale retelling. This being a short story, and the author not having depicted everything or everyone in extreme detail, we never get to know the characters all that well.
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Actually, they all feel insubstantial. View all 15 comments. Jan 21, Kelly and the Book Boar rated it really liked it Shelves: Find all of my reviews at: The story is about a young queen Snow White who is given word by three of her loyal followers dwarfs about a sleeping sickness that fell over a neighboring kingdom decades before, but has begun to spread. Unlike all the pansy-ass Disney broads, this queen decides to take care of the problem herself. And also because it was oh so very pretty to look at.
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My friend Sam disagrees with me about per near errrrrything, but somehow I still like him anyway. Many thanks to Tadiana for the recommendation. View all 22 comments. Nov 27, Lisa rated it it was amazing Shelves: A fairy tale as classic as they get, with a twist as modern as can be. Once upon a time there was a queen.
She had a troubled childhood, and lived in the shadow of her abusive, narcissist stepmother. It is hard to break the spell of manipualtive, hurtful personalities. But magic works both ways. Learn to use it to grow, and there will be choices. You can walk a new path. Reject the one chosen for you. You can say no to power and yes to self-determined life.
All that is possible, in t Purest magic! All that is possible, in the magical world of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell. The art and the words weave a web of imaginative power, an inspiration for those of us who are tired of princesses marrying to be forgotten. Queens take the road less travelled by. And that makes all the difference.
View all 6 comments. Oct 21, Kai rated it liked it Recommends it for: Everyone who loves fairytales and fairytale-retellings. I'm not a big fan of Gaiman's writing, I guess. Would this be the same artist but a different author, say Laini Taylor or Catherynne M. Valente, this could have been as magical and wondrous as I had wished it.
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Oct 21, Lucy rated it really liked it Shelves: The first thing you should know: Suffice to say, I was let down. I was expecting a properly queer retelling and that's not what I got. What I got was one sweet lady smooch and one admittedly beautiful illustration to accompany it Not tru The first thing you should know: Not true love's kiss. The kiss was as impersonal as bringing a clockwork automaton back to life by winding its mechanism. I waited to give this book a rating because if I'd rated it as soon as I finished it would have only got two or three stars - that's how annoyed I was with it.
However, I am bumping it up to four because for starters, nothing Neil Gaiman writes is ever BAD, Chris Riddell's illustrations are beautiful as usual and the production quality of the book is flawless. Augusta books friends. Andrew books friends. Cori books friends.
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Arabesque by Hayden Thorne Goodreads Author 3. Beau and the Beast by Rick R. Reed Goodreads Author 3. Gay Fairy and Folk Tales: A Real Boy by J. Merrow Goodreads Author 2. The Beauty's Brother by Leon Hart 3. Little sex, much tension from our human billionaire. Our lonely merman is sweet and adorable as all get-up. I had been hoping for more pictures, though Dec 02, Rachel Emily rated it really liked it Shelves: And he's adorable, too!
And there are drawings to go with the story! Am reading the second one right now and I will probably review as a set since it's a direct continuation. Nov 16, Theresa rated it really liked it Shelves: So far so good. Neat to see that Raiden was humble enough to propose that Aiken's IQ might be higher than his. Relationship is developing nicely. Waiting for the "big reveal" sex scene in the next book! Jun 23, Eleeze rated it liked it. First venture into Yaoi I had some ideas of what it would be but now I know what to expect.
The typical big alpha, powerful, rich, domineering and the small, cute, dependent "boy". This was sweet though, like a fairytale. Jul 08, Mindy rated it it was amazing Shelves: Nov 16, J rated it really liked it. Notwithstanding the covers, this lady writes an entertaining and thought provoking story. I look forward to "Beloved Book 2" no cliffhanger to worry about, however and others by this author. Jun 01, Jennie rated it it was amazing Shelves: I loved this so much! Akira was so adorably innocent, and Raiden was so determined.
There were a couple times I was worried that Raiden's obsession was going to turn the story a creepy way but it didn't and I am so glad! The illustrations were also a wonderful addition to the story. Amelita Rae is definitely a new favorite of mine, can't wait to read the next book to find out what happens next! Also, can't wait to read other books from this author. Apr 20, Lani rated it it was amazing Shelves: That last illustration got me. Ugh this story is too sweet, I'm crying half the time. Obsessed with the characters and the bond they have, can't wait for the next book!
Feb 10, Funzee Shu rated it really liked it Shelves: Full review on the second part of this series Dec 12, Michael rated it really liked it Shelves: I'm not a huge fan of Yaoi and read this for a challenge but I truly did enjoy this one and the sequel. Jan 02, Foster Bridget rated it liked it. This book was interesting.
The writing was not the greatest, the character development was so-so, the setting not very detailed. Still, this was a delightful read! The most engrossing aspect of this tale was Akira, the merman. He had an innocence that was so refreshing and sweet. His delight at all the experiences around him made me smile. He really stole each scene. My favorite part of the story was when Akira tried to befriend the robot Raiden sent down into the ocean.
Nov 25, Harper Miller rated it really liked it. I loved this story! Splash is one of my favorite movies ever and this was totally like a gay Splash. I absolutely adored Akira and Raiden. I'm cheering for their HEA. Diving into book 2 immediately! Nov 13, Olga rated it really liked it Shelves: May 21, Courtney rated it really liked it Shelves: An enchanting and different sort of story This book is quite different than what I'm used to reading, but it was quite charming.
It was hard not to draw similarities to Splash, but at least so far this forged its own way and focused more on the connection between the characters and the lengths the human went to in order to find and provide for the merman, and less on outside people and issues. I look forward to reading more. Everything was so fluffy and sickly sweet and I wanna hug the hell out of this book.