Kissing the Witch

I loved reading this book! I liked it so much because it was a bit different from the fairy tales that I grew up with. The tales were about objects rather than the person which I thought it was really interesting and amazing. I feel that these stories allow people to relate more than the originals.

I loved reading all the stories but my favorite was Tale of the voice which is of course the little mermaid. I loved the little mermaid growing up. I really liked how Donoghue gave a lot of hints about the ocean and I thought that it was very interesting how all along the little mermaid had her voice she just chose not too used it. Another thing that was really interesting to me was how the witch really didn’t have magic powers it was the little mermaids choice not to speak even though she was told that she couldn’t.

Tale of the rose was also one of my favorite stories because I love how the rose was a symbol for love or a person like we had discussed in class. A person can be as beautiful as a rose yet full of thorns for life’s obstacles.

I think that the author title the book kissing the witch because it is not an average fairy tale book with a happy ending.  The girls in these stories are seeing their inner witch. And too look past appearances.

I am very sad that our fairytale unit is over!