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Rebel Folklore: Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches, and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga by Icy Sedgwick

farnz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

neuroqueer's review

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informative inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

whiptaill1z's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I really loved Sedgwick's approach to talking about folk tales from around the world. I really appreciate that includes how to respectfully discuss and talk about them without appropriating although it would have been great for this to be in more detail.

I also love the theories of why each tale might have been told, how it might have been adapted as times and contexts change and what we can learn from it now.

Overall I really lived this book but I would have LOVED some more detail.

symborg_organic's review against another edition

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Realized this wasn’t the in-depth examination I wanted. Had some elements of western centrism that became too uncomfortable

vrrrmm's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

lauralikestoread1's review against another edition

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informative inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

thetorisheppard's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

nicnac918's review against another edition

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informative

3.5

Absolutely loved the illustrations and full cross-cultural representation you don't usually get in mainstream folklore books. The writing left a lot to be desired but still worth a read for sure 

bruised_wayne's review

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informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

theyarelex's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0