The title on this book can be pretty misleading for a lot of book shoppers, so let me just say right up front that this collection of short stories is NOT, repeat NOT, for young girls. Cute as the title and book design is, these stories actually feature themes of loss of virginity, adult women dealing with fat shaming (largely within the family), painful and awkward moments of first love (or that first experience of unrequited love with the wroooong kind of guy), dangers of creeper guys, and one story even talks about domestic abuse.
I devoured Rosie Little. Its heroine, fictional Aussie lass Rosie Little, delivers these clever moral tales with spunk and wit.
The gothic, black-and-white, polka-dotted cover of Danielle Wood's new collection of interlocking short stories is, perhaps, the first clue that Rosie Little, the narrator and heroine of ROSIE LITTLE'S CAUTIONARY TALES FOR GIRLS, is not your ordinary Little Red Riding Hood. Wearing cherry red Doc Marten boots instead of dainty slippers, Rosie Little navigates her own deep, dark woods of success, romance and destiny by following a few ground rules and relying on help from the Shoe Goddess and maybe even a fairy godmother of her own.
According to Rosie's research, the aquiline noses that stick out snottily from the pages of numerous works of great fiction indicate a strong will, independence and the promise of prosperous mid-years. This, however, is no snotty work, and is not for perfect "girls" (and by "girls" I mean females between the ages of 16 and 120.
Don't bother : a waste of time. It's off to the charity shop with this one.
So darn charming, you'll eat it up in one or two sittings. Though one or two stories don't exactly click, the rest do and they'll most will make you chuckle.
I can see the appeal of this book. Some nicely turned phrases and true cautionary tales.
Such an awesome inspiring series of stories. i want to give it to my future children to prepare them for all the messy possible bad love moments.
I am really sick of chick-lit books. The characters ALWAYS have the same voice and the writing is always the same.
A wonderful collection from Australian writer. Really enjoyed reading it, I just bought The Alphabet of light and dark because I enjoyed her style.
This is not a book of cautionary tales for good little girls, it's the handbook for girls who don't even try to stay on the path to grandmother's house. It is not an uplifting read (the first chapter is on how Rosie lost her virginity) but it is what it says it it, a book of cautionary tales for girls who can't keep their legs together or speak up for what they really want.
This is not, as the title suggests, a happy-go-lucky view of da Sistahood and how to keep those no good-for-nothing menfolk at bay. With an opening sentence describing how fellatio is not onomatopoeic, the rest of the book does not disappoint.
I enjoyed reading this quirky book. The stories are interesting and sometimes have this twisted fairytale aspect to them.
This is exactly what I wanted to be - Clever, fun, well-written. There are several short stories told from the perspective of "Rosie Little".
I wanted to like this book so much more, but after giving it a fairly good effort on two separate occasions, I've decided that it's just not going to happen. Three-ish stars it is.
