Once Upon A More Enlightened Time, James Finn Garner
Once Upon A More Enlightened Time, James Finn Garner
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Once Upon A More Enlightened Time
More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

Author: James Finn Garner

Narrator: James Finn Garner

Abridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/1995


Synopsis

The hilarious sequel to the #1 phenomenon Politically Correct Bedtime Stories.
"If we can cleanse these stories and put an end to the lies our children are spoon-fed while being spoon-fed...the world may finally become a decent place for persunkind and other, equally important species." -- James Finn Garner
Spurred by the overwhelming success of the million-copy bestseller, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, James Finn Garner continues his quest to liberate "classic" fairy tales from their archaic, sexist, ageist, classist, lookist and environmentally unsound prejudices.
In Once Upon A More Enlightened Time, Garner tackles many demeaning, culturally biased viewpoints through his retelling of such well-known tales as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Tortoise and the Hare." He has striven to fashion these bedtime stories into literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influences of a flawed cultural past in hopes of freeing our social consciousness from these blights.
If he succeeds, no longer will tortoises, hares, talking frogs and other citizens of nature bear the burden of our insecurities. No longer will mer-people suffer because of their unique evolutionary niche. And no longer will capable young womyn sleep their lives away waiting for princes to come rescue them.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Damar on December 26, 2007

Following in the footsteps of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, this book retells classic bedtime stories, stripped of any elements that might be offensive to women, gays, short people, minorities, giants, or wolves, as well as any details that might encourage aggression, cruelty, sexism, prejudi......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on July 26, 2016

I was given this book as a Christmas present by a cousin quite a few years ago... and I was a bit surprised. It wouldn't have occurred to me to pick up this book on my own, but I am glad someone else thought I would. This tells fairy tales in a more politically correct way, and made me laugh out lou......more

Goodreads review by Bruna ✨ on September 04, 2024

Capítulo que mais gostei foi o da pessoa adormecida de atratividade superior á média No entanto o livro em si foi aborrecido......more

Goodreads review by Jason on August 12, 2023

Read in this omnibus. Still entertaining, but not quite as much as the first book. Maybe I wasn't in the mood at the time I read them, or maybe I had gotten my fill with the first book; I'm not sure. Also, I read several late at night when I was bedding down and wanted something short, and I was tire......more

Goodreads review by Spencer on October 10, 2024

2020 A really fun way of retelling the fairy-tails we all grew up hearing......more