· The Deconstructive Irony of Ortberg’s ‘The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror’. This collection gives us Ortberg's trademark gender-swapping, flipping of Author: Jenny Bhatt. THE MERRY SPINSTER. A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and fairy tales (but with a feminist spin) that find the sinister in the familiar and the familiar in the alien—from Mallory Ortberg, author of Texts From Jane Eyre. · From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from her beloved "Children's Stories Made Horrific" series, "The Merry Spinster" takes up the trademark wit that endeared Ortberg to readers of both The Toast and her best-selling debut Texts From Jane Eyre. The feature has become among the most popular on the site, with each entry Brand: Brilliance Audio.
Now, the year-old's web series has grown up, its signature "kids' tales gone dark" approach informing the 11 short stories that together comprise Ortberg's new book, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror. "My trade secret is that these stories are already deeply upsetting and I'm just pulling some threads on what upsets. Since then, Ortberg has become the voice of Slate's Dear Prudence advice column while also writing The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror, out now. The Merry Spinster pulls from Ortberg. THE MERRY SPINSTER. A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and fairy tales (but with a feminist spin) that find the sinister in the familiar and the familiar in the alien—from Mallory Ortberg, author of Texts From Jane Eyre. "Dark and dreadful and persistently clever. Ortberg bloodily turns familiar tales inside out.".
THE MERRY SPINSTER. A collection of darkly playful stories based on classic folk and fairy tales (but with a feminist spin) that find the sinister in the familiar and the familiar in the alien—from Mallory Ortberg, author of Texts From Jane Eyre. Mallory Ortberg, Daniel M. Lavery. 5, ratings1, reviews. From Daniel M. Lavery comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from his beloved "Children's Stories Made Horrific" series, The Merry Spinster takes up the trademark wit that endeared Lavery to readers of both The Toast and his best-selling debut Texts from Jane Eyre. Mallory Ortberg’s new book, The Merry Spinster, is more a chimera than a collection of straightforward retellings. Fairy tales, children’s stories, ballads, and prayers weave throughout these.
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