Cover of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

  • 1994 first published
  • 79 pages
  • 10 editions

Published in 1994, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories is a fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction novella by James Finn Garner. Much of the action takes place in California and Hamelin. It features Frog Prince, Jack and Pied Piper. Key subjects include dwarves, frivolous litigation, trespassers and Impotence.

29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

It runs to roughly 79 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

About Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

[link text][1]From Cinderella rejecting unrealistic ideas of feminine beauty, to the Three Little Pigs arming themselves and overthrowing their imperialist wolf oppressors, all right-minded people will feel comfortable reading these enlightened versions to their little pre-adults. (source)
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Dwarves
  • Frivolous litigation
  • Trespassers
  • Impotence
  • Biologists
  • Anthropomorphism
  • Bears
  • Tranquilizers
  • Porridge
  • Tracking collars
  • Cosmetics
  • Peasants
  • Corsets
  • Shifts
  • Lookism
  • Music recording industry

Quick answers

Who wrote Politically Correct Bedtime Stories?

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories was written by James Finn Garner and first published in 1994.

What genre is Politically Correct Bedtime Stories?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Politically Correct Bedtime Stories?

The median edition has 79 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Politically Correct Bedtime Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wishing Spell, The Sleeper and the Spindle and The Snow Child.

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