The hilarious sequel to the #1 phenomenon Politically Correct Bedtime Stories.
"If we can cleanse these stories and put an end to the lies our children are spoon-fed while being spoon-fed...the world may finally become a decent place for persunkind and other, equally important species." -- James Finn Garner
Spurred by the overwhelming success of the million-copy bestseller, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, James Finn Garner continues his quest to liberate "classic" fairy tales from their archaic, sexist, ageist, classist, lookist and environmentally unsound prejudices.
In Once Upon a More Enlightened Time, Garner tackles many demeaning, culturally biased viewpoints through his retelling of such well-known tales as "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Tortoise and the Hare." He has striven to fashion these bedtime stories into literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influences of a flawed cultural past in hopes of freeing our social consciousness from these blights.
If he succeeds, no longer will tortoises, hares, talking frogs and other citizens of nature bear the burden of our insecurities. No longer will mer-people suffer because of their unique evolutionary niche. And no longer will capable young womyn sleep their lives away waiting for princes to come rescue them.
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"A continuation of stories to delight everyone who loved the first series of stories! It is a quick read(maximum an hour, and completely delightful! I especially loved 'A politically correct alphabet'..it made me laugh so hard I started crying! "
— Chelsie (4 out of 5 stars)
“Garner…takes an irresistible premise and delivers some sharp satire.”
— People“The laughs start coming and don’t start until the ‘Sleeping Persun of Better-Than-Average Attractiveness awakens from her ‘deep meditative state.’”
— San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle“Garner dishes his satiric sauce over both goose and gander.”
— Boston Herald“Totally irreverent and side-splittingly hilarious…I laughed until I cried.”
— Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate" Good tongue-in-cheek fun. "
— Julie, 2/5/2014" Hilarious. Timely. Satire. "
— Miss, 2/4/2014" A interesting new take to childhood stories. politically correct "
— Melissa, 1/29/2014" A good sequel to Politically Correct Bedtime Stories! The stories aren't quite as exciting, but still very politically correct. (Slightly more so then the first!) "
— Harle, 1/26/2014" Not as good as the first book, but still an entertaining read nonetheless. You never know what Garner is going to change about the fairy tales you grew up with and know. "
— Stacy, 1/25/2014" I'd say that I find these quite amusing, but you wouldn't believe me, because we all know that feminists are humorless. "
— Kaethe, 1/24/2014" A continuation of stories to delight everyone who loved the first series of stories! It is a quick read(maximum an hour, and completely delightful! I especially loved 'A politically correct alphabet'..it made me laugh so hard I started crying! "
— Chelsie, 1/13/2014" This second one wasn't as good but still an amusing read. I'm glad I borrowed it from the library. I like the perspective Mr. Garner uses for his dry humour. "
— ♆, 12/31/2013" Really liked the tongue-in-cheek renditions of classic stories. "
— Mrs., 12/4/2013" The book was amusing but nothing terribly exciting. "
— Kimberly, 10/29/2013" For those who enjoy the bittersweet taste of sardonic laughter inspired by tongue-in-cheek satire as much as I do, I highly recommend the humorous and weirdly insightful vignettes of James Finn Garner. "
— Letitia, 10/5/2013
James Finn Garner is a former columnist with Chicago Magazine and has broadcast commentaries on NPR. His best known book Politically Correct Bedtime Stories spent 64 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, including six weeks in the top position. His novel Honk Honk, My Darling: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Mystery was voted Book of the Year for Nontraditional Fiction by the Chicago Writers Association. His other books include Recut Madness: Favorite Films Retold for Your Partisan Pleasure and Apocalypse WOW: A Memoir for the End of Time.