The Seventh Bride somehow manages a little more rounding of characters while still keeping that disconnect. I like Kate Bernheimer's description of character "flatness" ( Fairy Tale Is Form, Form Is Fairy Tale) as a way of explaining that distance.īut as much as I love original tales, one reason I enjoy re-tellings and modern versions is that there is a much more personal take on the characters. The style is similar to fairy tales in maintaining a distance, a kind of disconnect, from the characters and their situations. With time running out and each task more dangerous and bizarre than the last, Rhea must use her resourcefulness, compassion, and bravery to rally the other wives and defeat the sorcerer before he binds her to him forever.
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