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There is a rich tradition in fairytales of making the girl/woman the one who goes out on the quest to save her lover, her friend, her husband, or her feathery brothers from something greater than herself, aided by crafty wise women in the woods and talking animals, or in spite of them. The more I read the more I wonder why we’ve forgotten their courage and turned the term ‘fairytale’ into something silly and childish that often ends in a ball gown with glass slippers and a neat happy ever after.

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This post reminds me of some the engaging and interesting stories I read years ago that either were neat retellings of certain fairy tales, based on a particular story, or had some fairy tale-esque elements to the plot and overall environment. And from what I recalled, the books centered around the personal growth of the protagonist and the lessons needed to be learn along the way. Romance might have been a thing but it was secondary to the main character’s journey.