Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times (Hardcover)
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In this short book James Garner has retold a baker's dozen (13) bedtime stories in what he calls a "politically correct" way. Included among the stories are Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Pied...
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In this short book James Garner has retold a baker's dozen (13) bedtime stories in what he calls a "politically correct" way. Included among the stories are Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Pied Piper, and nine others. At first the retelling of these stories might bring a smile or two to the face of the reader. In Little Red Riding Hood, when Little Red is about to be saved from the wolf by the woodchopper, Little Red turns on the woodchopper demanding to know why the woodchopper thinks that womyn/women and wolves need a man's help to solve their problems. The question in my mind is whether Garner has written a book of politically corrected bedtime stories or whether he has lampooned political correctness. Which side of the line is Garner on? In the story of the Three Little Pigs, Garner has the wolf huffing and puffing until the wolf has a massive heart attack "brought on by eating too many fatty foods." At this, as one might expect, the three little pigs rejoice. What happens next is that the three little pigs resolve to regain their "homeland." They gather together other pigs and become a band of "porcinistas" (like Sandanistas) who attack a resort complex with machine guns and rocket launchers.The "cruel wolf oppressors" are slaughtered. Then the pigs set up a "model socialist democracy." The reader need not be offended by the mention of a slaughter. Garner concludes by writing that the wolf in this story was a metaphorical construct and no wolves were harmed in the writing. My own take on this is that Garner has gone beyond merely rewriting politically correct bedtime stories. However this is a judgment call and I leave it to other readers to read these stories and discern for themselves. Regardless of which way the reader decides, happy reading. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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