Neil Gaiman The Sleeper And The Spindle

Originally published in a collection of short stories neil gaiman s novella the sleeper and the spindle was reissued as a separate book in 2015 this time with lushly intricate black and white illustrations by chris riddell.

Neil gaiman the sleeper and the spindle.

Both the hero and villain are women imbued with the power and agency to make their own decisions whether good or bad. The sleeper and the spindle a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author neil gaiman and illustrator chris riddell weaving together a sort of snow white and an almost sleeping beauty with a thread of dark magic which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish. The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of the sleeper and the spindle that the guardian calls a refreshing much needed twist on a classic story in this captivating and darkly funny tale neil gaiman and chris riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of snow white s sort of and sleeping beauty s almost stories. The story intended for a middle grade audience is a mashup of the classic fairy tales sleeping beauty and snow white doing its best to overturn some of the tropes associated with these folk tales particularly around the lack of agency for their.

Two classic fairytales come together in this new illustrated book from coraline author neil gaiman. Neil gaiman and chris riddell are like the tim burton and johnny depp of the literary world. Neil gaiman has tackled the subject of sleeping and dreams before but what he hasn t done previously is concoct a. The sleeper and the spindle combines snow white and sleeping beauty in a way only neil gaiman can.

Reviewed in the united kingdom on october 16 2015. Everything they produce is wonderfully weird and a tad creepy and the sleeper and the spindle is no different. The sleeper the spindle is a richly illustrated modern fairy tale that blends the stories of sleeping beauty and snow white into an almost unrecognizable retelling. The book is a beautiful work of art.

In this captivating and darkly funny tale neil gaiman and chris riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of snow white s sort of and sleeping beauty s almost stories. Neil gaiman s story carries an overt feminist message subverting traditional fairy tales.