Snow White and the Seven Robots: A Graphic Novel (Far Out Fairy Tales) by Louise Simonson

Snow White and the Seven Robots: A Graphic Novel (Far Out Fairy Tales) Reviews

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  Schizanthus Nerd

  I found my new graphic novel series obsession! It’s the Far Out Fairy Tales Series! I’ve just powered my way through Snow White and the Seven Robots and ordered every other one my library owns. I love my library for introducing me to amazing stories I’d probably never find otherwise.
  
  This quirky retelling of Snow White takes place in Techworld and Snow White has been created. Queen Regent fears Snow’s intelligence, not beauty! Woohoo! Hello, new world of fairytales!
  
  The Queen’s magic mirror is a satellite that monitors their planet and the Queen doesn’t offer Snow a poisoned apple. This evil, evil traitor offers Snow [sniff, sniff 😢] poisoned chocolate! How dare she taint the most heavenly of the food groups!
  
  Entertaining for adults although allegedly they’re aimed at kids, this graphic novel is a delightful retelling where Snow is not only intelligent but is gifted specifically in science. After the story there are extra bits including a glossary of terms, a summary of the original tale and some of the key differences between the old and new stories.
  
  It’s a quick read that I’d happily reread and the illustrations are excellent! My only nitpick (and it’s a minor one) is that I would have loved for the seven robots to have names and individual personalities.
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  Manybooks

  Part of the (rather extensive) Far Out Fairy Tales graphic novel retellings (and of which Open Library seems to have six available), Snow White and the Seven Robots (with Louise Simonson's text and and Jimena S. Sánchez's colourful, fun and cartoon-like without being overly exaggerated and thankfully not ever too garish accompanying artwork) quirkily and delightfully takes the Brothers Grimm tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Schneewittchen in the original German) into outer space, and where on the planet Techworld Snow's artificial and in fact deliberately manufactured white skin amongst her green skinned fellow citizens is supposed to not render her specifically beautiful but instead is meant to make her be visually despised, abnormal and an outcast, but with this indeed not happening since Snow's kindness makes everyone adore her, except of course for the evil Queen Regent and who in Snow White and the Seven Robots actually fears Snow’s intelligence and not her physical appearance (and bravo for that, as the focus in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and in folk and fairy tales in general on external beauty and how physical beauty and only this seems to be important can and does get hugely aggravating and frustrating, as well as tedious).
  
  And indeed, in accordance with the science fiction thematics of Snow White and the Seven Robots the evil Queen’s magic mirror is shown by Louise Simonson and Jimena S. Sánchez to instead be a satellite that monitors their planet, how Snow finds refuge as well as a happy home (as per the book title) with seven robots and not with seven dwarfs (and that the robots adore Snow because she is kind-hearted as well as being technologically savvy and thus knows how to fix and maintain their metal limbs, circuits and the like) and not to mention that in Snow White and the Seven Robots, Snow is poisoned not with an apple, but with tainted chocolate (deliberately sent by the evil Queen Regent). But just to point out, how Snow is poisoned (and even that she is poisoned), this is actually the only part of Snow White and the Seven Robots I have found a bit lacking and a wee bit annoying, for if Snow is supposed to be so intelligent and science knowledge savvy, why is she textually described by Louise Simonson as being and rather like in the Brothers Grimm tale so easily outwitted by the Evil Queen's food offering (although yes, I do simply adore the end of Snow White and the Seven Robots and how Snow is kissed awake not by some handsome prince, not by a complete stranger, but by her childhood friend and confidant Doc).
  
  Aimed at kids, but in my opinion also entertaining for teenaged and adult readers, Snow White and the Seven Robots is a delightful graphic novel retelling of Snow White where Snow is not only kind but also intelligent and gifted regarding science and robotics (and that after the retelling, after Snow White and the Seven Robots ends, there is a glossary, a summary of the original Brothers Grimm tale and some of the key differences between the old and new stories showcased side by side, this is for me the absolute icing on the cake so to speak and also makes my rating for Snow White and the Seven Robots into a very much appreciated but also to and for me surprising five stars).
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  Sarri

  Teknologinen uudelleentulkinta Lumikki-sadusta oli kiva, vaikkakin mielestäni iiihan pikkiriikkisen tylsä. Lumikki on outo tyttö, jolla ei ole kaikille luontaista vihreää ihoa ja tukkaa. Lumikki on mukava ja älykäs ja älykkyytensä takia Lumikki joutuukin kuningattaren vainoamaksi. Robotiikkaa, avaruutta ja cryoarkku, niistä on Lumikki ja seitsemän robottia tehty.
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  Holly Letson

  This was - quite frankly - the most enjoyable of these stories. Snow White has been sent off to a planet where robots harvest diamonds. Luckily, her friend comes to save her.
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  Erin Lee

  Okay, this graphic novel for middle grade readers is super cute. It puts a premium on intelligence rather than beauty and focuses on friendship rather than romance. It's like Sleeping Beauty meets Wall-E.
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  Natalie

  Calling this a "novel" might be pushing it a little far. It's really more of a picture book. That said, it's fantastic. I thought it was excellent how she twisted the fairytale to make it a sci-fi adventure!
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  Fny

  3,5. Really liked the setting of this one.
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  Yuiko

  the artwork was cute and quirky thats the only thing intetesting about it....
  the story was almost exactly the same nothing new about it other than its a space theme
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  Genevieve

  Crappiest binding ever. Sorry, it doesn't matter if this book series is any good because it fell apart on the first circ.
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  Michelle

  I loved this one. The illustrations are well done and the outer space retelling was a great twist.
  
  Great for all ages, I can't wait for my daughter to read this one! Well done!
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  Hilda

  Once upon a time, on a planet, far, far away, seven scientist presented a gift to the Queen of Techworld...
  
  Super cute retelling in outer space. I liked the innocence of it. The kiss was from a friend. The apple was replaced with chocolate. It was totally relate-able to younger kids. I recommend it for struggling students or younger kids. It felt very young but had all the major parts from the original story.
  
  As a teacher I loved the glossary at the end of the comic with pronunciation guides and kid friendly definitions.
  
  Align (uh-LAHYN) - to arrange things so that they form a line or are in proper position.
  
  Other words included, apprentice, aptitude, brace, cure, formula, integrity, malfunctioned, possess, prospector, prosper, quarantine, regent, stead and vain. Honestly, I'm low key wanting to buy all the Farout Fairy Tales for my classroom. There are many more and I can just see how the stories and vocabulary would help my third graders. They wouldn't even know they're learning.
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  Tracey

  children's graphic novel, translated into Spanish (younger primary grades/2nd-3rd grade level?)
  This was fine--I did like the main change made to the story--Snow White is not revered for her beauty, since her skin is a weird pale color instead of the typical green of these aliens, but rather for her kindness and intelligence. The "true love's kiss" part should be accompanied with a discussion about consent, but that's a part of the story that is not often addressed.
  
  I could translate the spanish ok with the help of a dictionary, but it wasn't a terrifically engaging story--just a straightforward retelling of the events in its new setting. Not a lot of jokes, no interesting character development, so the audience of this series would likely be limited to younger primary grades. There is a textual summary of the original Grimm tale at the end with a visual guide to the changes made, as well as a glossary in case kids are unfamiliar with cryogenic chambers.
  
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  Lauren

  This fractured fairy tale had all the elements of Snow White..and it's out in space. The concept and reading comprehensions questions are great. It's a great option for early readers and may catch the interest of reluctant readers.
  As an adult, I felt the story fell too close to the original. Because they were doing a scifi, they really could have pushed the envelope and made the story unique. Instead it fell a little flat.
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  Andrew

  Cute retelling....the illustrations were actually sadly disappointing for me, and anyone who knows me knows I'm not a graphic novel type...But I loved that the author reimagined snow white as a B.A. techie type
  The storyline doesn't stray too far from the fairytale we know, just gets an upgrade...Doc (aka the Prince character) also does some heroic things too, expanding on the characters' personality.
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  Beverly

  Snow White in outer space! What could be more fun? I really enjoyed this parody of the original story. Snow White makes many friends because she is kind and honest, besides being very intelligent. And helping to repair many robots garners her a number of robot friends, which definitely works in her favor. The author includes a summary of the original folktale, a side by side comparison of the original with this parody, and "visual questions" to help readers think about what they read.
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  Steph

  3.5 stars
  
  This is a fun, interstellar, robot filled reimagining of Snow White! I loved the robots (dwarves) and that Snow White was just trying to help people by fixing their robots. Plus, chocolate is a way better idea for poisoning someone than an apple! Enjoyed this!
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  Betsy

  Very fun science fiction retelling of the Snow White story that favors knowledge above beauty. I read it with my 7-year old (he read it to me, taking a break in the middle because it was a little long for him to read in one sitting) and he loved the story as well. Definitely recommend!
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  Cheryl

  One of the reasons that I'm glad we discovered Far Out Fairy Tales. A fun twist that keeps the important aspects of the original. Enlightening back matter as usual in this series. Illustrations fun, with interesting details that helped w/ world-building.
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  Kari

  **3.5 Stars**
  
  I actually enjoyed this one. It reminded me of Stitching Snow by R. C. Lewis.
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  Katie

  Really great way to retell the classic tale. I love the comparison in the back between the original and the new characters.
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  Anoush

  I like this version of Snow White who is smart and helpful and can fix robots. :-) I like that this retelling is not about romance but about the kind of person Snow White is.
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  Kylie Falconer

  3 out of 5 stars
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  Mary T

  I don't really care for these, and I wouldn't call them "novels," but my boys like them.
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  ketall

  A very cute story and great to read with children.