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A review by turrean
The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A clever and humorous graphic novel that retells a number of folk and fairy tales with a feminist spin. The artwork is drawn with bold strokes, and in some places resembles woodcut prints. I found the font and font size to be hard on the eyes.
The frame story, of a woman holding off a “suitor” (using the term ironically…) by telling a new story each night, comes from The 1001 Nights / Arabian Nights. The tales the clever storyteller relates come from other traditional tales and songs, like The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Buried Moon, and the folk song The Two Sisters of Binnorie, and other sources I didn’t recognize.
This worked beautifully as an antidote to a surfeit of beautiful maiden-in-the-tower stories and big-eyed cartoon princesses.
Oh, and there’s a Madeline homage! 😀
The frame story, of a woman holding off a “suitor” (using the term ironically…) by telling a new story each night, comes from The 1001 Nights / Arabian Nights. The tales the clever storyteller relates come from other traditional tales and songs, like The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Buried Moon, and the folk song The Two Sisters of Binnorie, and other sources I didn’t recognize.
This worked beautifully as an antidote to a surfeit of beautiful maiden-in-the-tower stories and big-eyed cartoon princesses.
Oh, and there’s a Madeline homage! 😀
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment