6/26/2023 0 Comments Stories in the bloody chamber![]() ![]() And for some reason, “The Bloody Chamber” came to mind. It’s based, in part, on “The Odyssey”, amongst other Greek myths, and got me thinking about other “re-tellings” of famous stories I’ve read in the past (I’m a bit of an aficionado). Recently, I read Madeline Miller’s novel “Circe”, another book that’s been sitting on my “to read” list since Christmas. ![]() I did however, immediately go out and pick up more of Carter’s books, because I found something incredibly compelling about her writing. Personally, it could be that I just didn’t “get” them. Possibly the fact that they’re somewhat shocking, possibly the sometimes flowery and over-the-top language. I still don’t really know what it was about the stories. If the foreword of the edition I own is anything to go by, that’s a fairly common reaction. The first time I read it was during a university course on fairy tales, and I absolutely hated it. This is actually the second time I’ve read Angela Carter’s polarising short story collection, “The Bloody Chamber”. Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Subscribe to our magazine for more great content ![]()
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