Rebel Folklore
Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga
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Narrated by:
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Maite Jauregui
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By:
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Icy Sedgwick
About this listen
Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the world, showing listeners why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories.
Folktales were humble stories, passed down generations by those on the fringes of society: women, peasants, outcast groups. Across the world, these ancient stories are filled with strange characters, complicated figures who hold up a mirror to the world that dreamt them up. From outspoken women cast as witches to anti-authority figures denounced as criminals, flawed heroes to relatable villains, Rebel Folklore celebrates 50 of these misfits and what they mean for us today.
Whether it's Muma Padurii, the Romanian forest witch who terrorizes trespassers to protect the environment, La Cegua, the horse-headed woman who haunts unfaithful men, or Robin Hood, everyone's favourite lawless activist, we can learn a lot from the rebels of days gone by: how to speak out, embrace our flaws, and be unashamedly ourselves - even if that means being a cannibalistic swamp witch.
©2023 Icy Sedgwick (P)2023 DK AudioListeners also enjoyed...
I'm sure the tone and feeling are matters of personal taste/interpretation, so maybe others will enjoy the performance, but there are occasional misreadings or mispronunciations which shatter the flow (for example, there's a BIG difference between "Jack the Giant-Killer" and "Jack and the giant killer"). Ultimately though, the upshot is that I'm now planning to buy a physical copy of the book, which I probably wouldn't if I had enjoyed the reading.
Very good book, not very well read
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The tales themselves are interesting, but it feels like the ratio of stories to analysis is off; I’d like more stories.
Overall. It was “OK.”
Interesting stories with poor narration
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