Fairy tales are generally thought of as being for children. However, traditionally, they have a much more adult nature. Despite the sanitized nature, however, many writers have started penning fairy tale books for adults, again. These come in a few different varieties, each with a different way in which it is more suitable for an adult.
There are different themes that come to the forefront. One of the most common versions is a bloodier, gorier edition of either specific stories or general fairy tale fare. Things like this tend to invoke both childhood fears and adult fears. The childishness of the story comes out in the creeping monsters.
These are still the nightmares that are in the shadows or under the bed. They are still here because they are integral to this type of story. The adult fears exist alongside them, though, and now have more emphasis. They would not be if this was still a story for children. Adults fear things like the loss of those children, as well as a lot of more subtle dangers.
Things tend to be implied, more, too, since an adult reader will usually pick up on things that a child would not. On the other hand, the brutality of a situation is never left to the imagination of the reader. If a character is thought to be bleeding, then they will bleed. The topics of an adult fairy tale will often be more complex references to real life events.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
This can happen frequently due to the fact that a lot of these stories revolve around romance. There is another thing, here, in the form of humor. This kind of story is often thought to be a good way to show comedy, particularly satire. This might be a send up of the common tropes that we are familiar with, a poke at the genre, itself. For many adults this is an enjoyable take on favorite childhood stories.
This can be taken further, however, and the stories in question are often merely used as a stage for the issue that the author wants to lampoon. Politics are often brought up, here. The joke often stems from the fact that a lot of character archetypes are a mirror for real life power structures. History can also be treated this way, too, especially since the fact that that these tales are archaic means that they can be explored in this way.
Moving away from comedy, it can also be that these stories are explored and told in a more realistic fashion. This means their historical context as well as their geographical context. These fairy tale books for adults may or may not have the magical aspect, as there really can be a variety.
There are different themes that come to the forefront. One of the most common versions is a bloodier, gorier edition of either specific stories or general fairy tale fare. Things like this tend to invoke both childhood fears and adult fears. The childishness of the story comes out in the creeping monsters.
These are still the nightmares that are in the shadows or under the bed. They are still here because they are integral to this type of story. The adult fears exist alongside them, though, and now have more emphasis. They would not be if this was still a story for children. Adults fear things like the loss of those children, as well as a lot of more subtle dangers.
Things tend to be implied, more, too, since an adult reader will usually pick up on things that a child would not. On the other hand, the brutality of a situation is never left to the imagination of the reader. If a character is thought to be bleeding, then they will bleed. The topics of an adult fairy tale will often be more complex references to real life events.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
This can happen frequently due to the fact that a lot of these stories revolve around romance. There is another thing, here, in the form of humor. This kind of story is often thought to be a good way to show comedy, particularly satire. This might be a send up of the common tropes that we are familiar with, a poke at the genre, itself. For many adults this is an enjoyable take on favorite childhood stories.
This can be taken further, however, and the stories in question are often merely used as a stage for the issue that the author wants to lampoon. Politics are often brought up, here. The joke often stems from the fact that a lot of character archetypes are a mirror for real life power structures. History can also be treated this way, too, especially since the fact that that these tales are archaic means that they can be explored in this way.
Moving away from comedy, it can also be that these stories are explored and told in a more realistic fashion. This means their historical context as well as their geographical context. These fairy tale books for adults may or may not have the magical aspect, as there really can be a variety.
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