Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, Laura Lane
Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, Laura Lane
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Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling
And Other Feminist Fairy Tales

Author: Laura Lane, Ellen Haun

Narrator: Laura Lane, Ellen Haun, Amber Reauchean Williams

Unabridged: 2 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 03/10/2020


Synopsis

This wickedly wise (and wisecracking) parody of classic fairy tales redefines happily ever after for the modern feminist era.

You know what? It's super creepy to kiss a woman who is unconscious. And you know what else? The way out of poverty isn't by marrying a rich dude -- or by wearing fragile footwear, for that matter. And while we're at it, why is the only woman who lives with seven men expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?
Fairytales need a reboot, and comedy queens Laura Lane and Ellen Haun are the women to do it. In Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, they offer a rollicking parody of classic (read: patriarchal) tales that turns sweet, submissive princesses into women who are perfectly capable of being the heroes of their own stories. Mulan climbs the ranks in the army but wages a different war when she finds out she's getting paid less than her fellow male captains, Wendy learns never to trust a man-boy stalking her window, Sleeping Beauty's prince gets a lesson in consent, and more.

Busting with laugh-out-loud, razor-sharp twists to these outdated tales, Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling is fun, magical, necessary, and totally woke.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monnie on January 23, 2020

Definitely not your mother's fairy tales! Well, not mine, anyway - she was of a generation that firmly believed a woman's job was to find a man who would "provide" for her while she kept their home immaculate and served him three squares a day. In my mother's case, the fact that she had beautiful bl......more

Goodreads review by Jochen on January 05, 2023

Sprookjes die een moderne update krijgen, veel meer is er niet nodig om mij enthousiast te krijgen. Leuke bewerkingen die de sprookjes erg hedendaags maken: Doornroosje die de prins geen toestemming gaf om gekust te worden, de Spiegel die Sneeuwwitjes stiefmoeder leert wat inclusief taalgebruik is,......more

Goodreads review by Sania.czyta on February 15, 2021

Książka naładowana bardzo specyficznym humorem. Wszystkie bajki odpowiadają naszym czasom i poruszają wiele tematów, o których jest teraz głośno. Autorki w umiejętny sposób ukazały nową, feministyczną stronę w bajkach Disney’a, braci Grimm oraz Hansa Christiana Andersena. Obie autorki są komiczkami,......more

Goodreads review by Josien on June 05, 2023

'Zeventien minuten nadat ze een absoluut magisch plekje had ontdekt, besefte ze dat een vagina de beste uitvingding ter wereld was. En als er één goede reden was om je familie voorgoed te verlaten, dat dat dan wel de clitoris moest zijn.' 'De prins besteeg Rapunzels glorieus lange vulvahaar en is noo......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin on August 28, 2019

This beautifully illustrated book takes "classic" tales and gives them a much-needed and very funny revamp. I especially liked the perspective of why we only heard about Belle's abduction in Beauty and the Beast (hint: because she's the white woman), and Ariel's additional lessons about what come al......more


Quotes

"Why did we let dudes write stories about women for so long? They put us in towers, made us clean houses, and made us very sleepy! Ellen and Laura are finally making it right!"—Lauren Adams, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

"For any little girl obsessed with princesses and/or fairy tales who grew up to realize how creepy and backwards they actually were--this book is for YOU. Can't. Stop. Laughing."—Sarah Merrill, host of the Big Kid Problems podcast

"FINALLY, a hilarious, refreshing, and modern retelling of our favorite fairy tales featuring realistic and relatable female characters that, blessedly, wasn't written by a couple of old white dudes. Because the Brothers Grimm were for sure a couple of old white dudes."—Laura Wilcox, author of I Am Bride

"A witty and much-needed fairy tale reboot. Makes you think about what we've been teaching our children!"—Jo Firestone, comedian

"The Brothers Grimm have nothing on Laura Lane and Ellen Haun. From a woke Sleeping Beauty to a Red Riding Hood fighting wolf-calls, here's a book of fairy tales not for your children but for your hilarious girlfriends. It's perfect reading for every feminist who longs for a happy ending."—Jennifer Wright, author of It Ended Badly

"Laura Lane and Ellen Haun nail it with this witty and remarkable book that smartly reminds women to be the heroes of their own stories rather than wait around for saving."
Jenny Mollen, New York Times bestselling author of I Like You Just The Way I Am

"A mix of modern-day commentary and clever subversions of the originals, Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling reclaims the storytelling from the guys and gives the heroes (not just the Little Mermaid!) back their voices."—Caitlin Kunkel, co-author of New Erotica for Feminists

"A dynamite read. The subject matter is serious, but the delivery is an express train to Laugh City."—Joel McHale, actor, comedian, and author of Thanks for the Money