It is usually considered that it is children that most read fairy tales. Their nature, however, is, traditionally, a lot more adult. A lot of writers, today, even despite the modern sanitized nature, have begun writing fairy tale books for adults in this vein, again. There are lots of ways in which this can be done, so there are a lot of varieties.
There are a number of themes under the spotlight, here. Often, it is that the story is more gory, more bloody compared to either specific stories or the general idea of one. There tends to be, here, both reference to adult fears and childhood fears. In the creeping monsters, there is still the fear that a child might have.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
An adult reader will pick up things, a lot of the time, that a child might not, so there is also a lot more in the way of implication. You will, though, probably not be left trying to imagine the brutality of a scene so much. A bleeding character will show you their blood. There will, as well, very likely be references to more complicated events from real life.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
Many stories revolve around romance, so this is something that happens fairly frequently in this sub-genre. Humor is another thing that you might find, here. Fairy tales are often considered a good platform for comedy, especially satire. This may very well be a poke at the genre, itself, a send up of all of the tropes that we have become used to. Many adults, today, enjoy this knowing take on childhood favorites.
The author make choose to take this further, though, and use the setting as a stage to lampoon something. Another common subject, here, is politics, of course. The joke can very well be that many character archetypes can segue nicely into a show of power structures that exist in real life. History, as well, is its own there, here, especially with the fact that these tales tend to be old and can be explored in the context of their origins.
These are not necessarily realistic, but they might be told in a way that is a lot more realistic. Their historical context is explored as well as their geographical setting. There may or may not be the more magical characteristic in these fairy tale books for adults, since there is often a variety.
There are a number of themes under the spotlight, here. Often, it is that the story is more gory, more bloody compared to either specific stories or the general idea of one. There tends to be, here, both reference to adult fears and childhood fears. In the creeping monsters, there is still the fear that a child might have.
These nightmares live in the shadows or under the bed. Since they are, nonetheless, important to the nature of this kind of story, they still have presence. Alongside them, however, the adult fears now have emphasis. They are present in a way that they would not be for children. Both more subtle threats and things such as the loss of children, themselves, are things that come up, here.
An adult reader will pick up things, a lot of the time, that a child might not, so there is also a lot more in the way of implication. You will, though, probably not be left trying to imagine the brutality of a scene so much. A bleeding character will show you their blood. There will, as well, very likely be references to more complicated events from real life.
Perhaps these will be allusions to things such as illness and war, in a way that the reader has to find more frank. There will often be, as well as gore, a lot of sexual references in these stories, as well. That would, of course, be very inappropriate for something in a story meant for children. These might be actual sex scenes in the book, or it could just be jokes and subtle references.
Many stories revolve around romance, so this is something that happens fairly frequently in this sub-genre. Humor is another thing that you might find, here. Fairy tales are often considered a good platform for comedy, especially satire. This may very well be a poke at the genre, itself, a send up of all of the tropes that we have become used to. Many adults, today, enjoy this knowing take on childhood favorites.
The author make choose to take this further, though, and use the setting as a stage to lampoon something. Another common subject, here, is politics, of course. The joke can very well be that many character archetypes can segue nicely into a show of power structures that exist in real life. History, as well, is its own there, here, especially with the fact that these tales tend to be old and can be explored in the context of their origins.
These are not necessarily realistic, but they might be told in a way that is a lot more realistic. Their historical context is explored as well as their geographical setting. There may or may not be the more magical characteristic in these fairy tale books for adults, since there is often a variety.
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