My Thoughts About The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman (Book Review #91)
The Sleeper and the Spindle is just one of those few books that is worth buying
because of its story and illustration. The gorgeously illustrated cover of the book is
already enough to buy it. And the author made the plot so spellbinding, giving a twist to
a classic story.
The book is a cross-over retelling of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. It follows the
story of a queen, Snow White, which on the eve before her marriage, decided to delay it
and save her kingdom from an imminent “plague, a sickness, a curse, a spell” that is
sweeping their neighboring kingdom. It’s sleep. The sleeping curse is sweeping the land
and by estimate it will reach their kingdom anytime soon. She’s also then decided to
save the princess who was thought to be enchanted by a witch and is now in slumber
for 70 years.
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The Queen had previously overcame an enchanted sleep and with her dwarf confidants
who only sleep twice a year, they know they will be immune to the spell, and so they
brave through the dark tunnels under the mountain that separates the two kingdoms,
walked under the shade of the dark and creepy forest and ward off zombie-like sleepers
towards the sleeping kingdom. What occurs next is not something that they did not
expect as the sleeping princess is someone different from what they expected. Thus,
the queen was left with a decision that will reshape her and her kingdom’s future.
Even before I opened the book and read it, knowing that it was written by Neil Gaiman, I
know I am in for a ride. I only read his Coraline and The Graveyard Book and I did enjoy
how dark, twisted and satisfying he writes. And he didn’t fail to captivate his readers
AGAIN with this book.
The collaboration of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell is so perfect that I am out of words
to describe how magical this book is. It’s beautifully illustrated and beautifully written.
The illustrator, Chris Riddlle, is one of the few that I can call a master of the arts. His
hands seems to breath life to the illustrations making it appear that they move and
speak. From Neil Gaiman doing the prose and Chris Riddell doing the illustration, the
book is the product of two masters in their fields. Gaiman’s inventive and descriptive
prose worked well with Ridell’s detailed and intricate illustrations.
The Sleeper and the Spindle is just one of those few books that is worth buying
because of its story and illustration. The gorgeously illustrated cover of the book is
already enough to buy it. And the author made the plot so spellbinding, giving a twist to
a classic story.
The book is a cross-over retelling of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. It follows the
story of a queen, Snow White, which on the eve before her marriage, decided to delay it
and save her kingdom from an imminent “plague, a sickness, a curse, a spell” that is
sweeping their neighboring kingdom. It’s sleep. The sleeping curse is sweeping the land
and by estimate it will reach their kingdom anytime soon. She’s also then decided to
save the princess who was thought to be enchanted by a witch and is now in slumber
for 70 years.
chris-riddell-06
The Queen had previously overcame an enchanted sleep and with her dwarf confidants
who only sleep twice a year, they know they will be immune to the spell, and so they
brave through the dark tunnels under the mountain that separates the two kingdoms,
walked under the shade of the dark and creepy forest and ward off zombie-like sleepers
towards the sleeping kingdom. What occurs next is not something that they did not
expect as the sleeping princess is someone different from what they expected. Thus,
the queen was left with a decision that will reshape her and her kingdom’s future.
Even before I opened the book and read it, knowing that it was written by Neil Gaiman, I
know I am in for a ride. I only read his Coraline and The Graveyard Book and I did enjoy
how dark, twisted and satisfying he writes. And he didn’t fail to captivate his readers
AGAIN with this book.
The collaboration of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell is so perfect that I am out of words
to describe how magical this book is. It’s beautifully illustrated and beautifully written.
The illustrator, Chris Riddlle, is one of the few that I can call a master of the arts. His
hands seems to breath life to the illustrations making it appear that they move and
speak. From Neil Gaiman doing the prose and Chris Riddell doing the illustration, the
book is the product of two masters in their fields. Gaiman’s inventive and descriptive
prose worked well with Ridell’s detailed and intricate illustrations.
