Stories based on fairy tales always catch my attention and as Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors I couldn't help reading this book.
In The Sleeper and the Spindle we have a new version of 2 fairy tales that end up having their stories intertwined. Snow White, after her one year of a deep sleep, is queen and is about to get married. Until the dwarves arrive at the palace, they tell her about a neighboring kingdom that is impregnated with the magic of sleep, and that threatens nearby territories. Snow White, having already had her experience with a witch and the curse exchanges her wedding dress for armor and a sword and goes on the adventure with the dwarves.
The book clearly has as its main proposal to show strong women who do not stick to what is expected of them and make their own choices. There is a dark atmosphere that combines our prior knowledge of "fairy tales" with a new story and a twist. Witches remain greedy, but there are no helpless princesses dependent on princes.
The story is short and with a captivating and determined character that I really liked and will win over fairy tale lovers! The book also features beautiful illustrations by Chris Riddell that perfectly fit the dark aura of Neil Gaiman's story.
I read it on Kindle and I will certainly buy the book in the future. The edition itself is like a work of art that oozes beauty and delicacy. In the Kindle version, the illustrations are in black and white but in the versions of the Kindle app (phone or tablet) or in the Kindle Cloud Reader (PC) the illustrations also have golden details that bring additional beauty to the illustrations.
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