Tales of the Peculiar

Autumn arrived in the beginning of October, and since then it´s been awfully cold.

In my world that means only one thing: it is time to fill my already stuffed tea cupboard, take the soft blankets out of the wardrobe and curl up with a good book. I love books all year long, but somehow the cold months are my favourites for endless reading sessions. 

Consequently, this might be the period when I buy the most of my paper editions (the rest of the year I tend to download on my ebook, but when Winter comes I prefer the company of a good old paper specimen), as I take advantage from all the seasonal releases. One of the titles on my last book haul was Tales of the Peculiar by Ranssom Riggs.

 

 

First, I was impressed by the beauty of the hard cover design, all decorated with golden letters, as well as the detailed illustrations, which remind me of old engraving. Also, the quality of the paper is pretty good for such an inexpensive edition. The publishing house made a real attempt to recreate the old fashioned fairy tales look with this anthology.

 

 

Regarding to the content itself, in the fictional universe of the author, these are supposed to be the original tales mentioned in Miss Peregrine saga. They are a fun, enjoyable, easy reading bunch of fables, containing the classic final moral.

 

I don´t think they are the best of Riggs writing. However, they are a delightful light reading for a quiet evening at home. Very appealing if you are into fairy tales with an odd twist, like Perrault versions. Probably, you will specially enjoy The Woman who Befriended Ghosts as well as The Splendid Cannibals. They are both wonderful dark comedy tales for adults I would recommend to anyone.

To learn more, check the author website here.