Kiss Sleeping Beauty Good-Bye

by Madonna Kolbenschlag

Este libro rompe el hechizo, de una manera brillante y muy inteligente, con que los cuentos de hadas y los mitos en general han encantado el comportamiento femenino durante años; útil tanto para hombres como para mujeres. La autora no se limita a analizar los arquetipos que aparecen en los cuentos de hadas, sino que además propone una nueva vivencia, más libre y espiritual, tanto de lo femenino como de lo masculino.

Genres: Nonfiction, Womens

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Mary Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this many years ago while I was still in high school. It's a fantastic book to read especially at that age. It really broke down all the messages that are sent to us girls and women that we may not be consciously aware of, but that still mold us - and not in good ways. In other words, it gives you a chance to look behind the curtain and see the tricks of "the Great Oz".
When we read the modern versions of fairy tales (which are almost unrecognizable from the originals) they teach young girls (and boys as well) awful lessons. They are not, by any stretch of the imagination, harmless.

I remember when I read this book I started to hear all the speeches from my mother, grandmother and many women in my life quite differently. I was told many times about my un-ladylike behavior (mind you, I was actually pretty good kid – but just not a girly-girl princess, or as quiet and accepting of my situation as my sister). It really helped me put into perspective the deep guilt I was made to feel by them since I was younger. It helped not only to put their words into perspective, but to start really liking myself for who I was.

It also starting teaching me how to see that I was being sold all these absurd ideas about what to buy and how to behave to be “the woman that men wanted me to be”

Feminism is still very much needed now, as it was when the movement started. This is a well written and very interesting book, and it’s due for a comeback.

[Mimielle LaFauve · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was just dumb and insulting! A cautionary tale on cautionary tales of the past (O.o) just how much SHALL we pre-chew the archetypes and interpretations before we hand them to us 'poor dumb clueless modern women' anyway? Sheesh, people, read the original tales, and the supporting history and make your own conclusions, or if you must, when starting out, read Clarissa Pinkola Estes for a bit of balance. This chick may have had a lot of alphabet soup behind her name but she was no storyteller herself and I think she was a bit out of her league to tackle this.

[Jaime · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very dated, but not as shrill as I expected. Some aspects of the female psyche never change, and it is with those that this book still resonates. Otherwise, it's mainly a glimpse into the psychosocial goals and mores of 1970s feminism. I can see how it would have been an important book in its time.

[Dulce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aportó un contenido teórico a diversas percepciones empíricas sobre el feminismo y la mujer. Después de este libro no soy la misma.
REcomiendo su lectura a toda mujer que quiera hacer exploración en su psique y busque sentirse liberada.

[Amanda Witt]

A good way of looking at the world as we know it through the traditional fairy tales, with a chapter each for Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, etc. Then working through the female issues encountered in that fairy tale and discussing how women can change their ways.

[Rachel Desmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot on transcendency. It was definitely complex, but worth the deciphering. Refer to for stuff on importance of ability to work.

[Margarita · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author was a professor of mine in college who made a great impact on my and my way of thinking.