Sarah's Library

12/07 - While I'm enjoying the story it's not a new twist on the original Snow White - it's very similar to the ABC tv show Once Upon a Time.  So much so that it almost feels as if some of the ideas (the Evil Queen being evil because of her upbringing; Snow White being less of the dainty, perfect princess and more competent and able to take care of herself) are borrowed from the show.  It's a bit disconcerting...  To be continued...

14/07 - A few pages after my last review, 2 days ago, Poison (fortunately) started to differ from its close similarities to Once Upon a Time.  But there were still some thematic similiarities in that in both stories no one is who they seem, that the original story was a sugar-coated version of what really happened.  It was a reasonable retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but I think Once Upon a Time is better. The characters are better drawn in the show, in the book Pinborough just seems to have picked the traits or behaviours that are opposite to the original story, but not necessarily something the character would genuinely have done if they were real people instead of Disney characters.