(Meta Fiction) A man wants a child, but his wife does not. A princess had seven sons in seven days, sent them away, and was swallowed by them eighteen years later. And there are wolves. (4,847 words; Time: 16m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"Familiaris," by Genevieve Valentine [bio] (edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe), appeared in The Starlit Wood (RSR review), published on October 18, 2016 by Saga Press.
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Pro: The original story, The Wolves, is supposedly a recently-discovered fairy tale which really does involve a woman having seven children and sending them off to be killed..
Con: There’s not a real story here. This is just a long, dull rant about how forcing women to have children is an injustice. It's hard to disagree with that, but it's no fun to read it either.
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Con: There’s not a real story here. This is just a long, dull rant about how forcing women to have children is an injustice. It's hard to disagree with that, but it's no fun to read it either.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
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