Books from the Backlog #70

 

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This meme is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books!

 

"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc..." In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller "Faeries", artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries-- what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like.

As it turns out, faeries aren't all sweetness and light. In addition to such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures-- traditional bad faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the Gloominous Doom. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and evil as the human realm. Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the light, "Good Faeries/Bad Faeries" presents a world of enchantment and magic that deeply compels the imagination.

 

I can't exactly remember where I picked up Brian Froud's Good Faeries/Bad Faeries, but I added it to my TBR pile in May of 2015! What's interesting about this one is that it's a book you can flip! One way reads about the "good faeries" and the flip side reads about the "bad faeries." I read Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book eons ago and loved it! I thought it was a cute little story and very entertaining. So when I unearthed this beauty...wherever that was, I was quick to buy it! Lol. But alas, it's still in my TBR pile! It's one of those big "coffee table" books or what I call "coffee table" books. It's large but does have normal font and whatnot. I'm not entirely sure what the story is about other than a generalization of all the fairies that have been encountered. Should be a fun read whenever I do pick it up!