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F*cked Up Fairy Tales by Liz Gotauco

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F*cked Up Fairy Tales

Sinful Cinderellas, Prince Alarmings, and Other Timeless Classics

Liz Gotauco, Jade Gotauco

WW Norton · Print & ebook · October 7, 2025

Reading lane: Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens

One of the Chicago Public Library's Favorite Books of 2025 Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved TikTok storyteller.

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Who It's For

Good for readers who enjoy Fairy Tale Anthologies for TeensGood for readers interested in short storiesGood for fans of Fantasy

Book Details

Authors
Liz Gotauco, Jade Gotauco
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
October 7, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens · Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens
Reading lane
Fairy Tale Anthologies for Teens

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Publisher Categories

  • Humorous Fantasy

  • Fairy Tales & Myths

  • Funny Fiction

About This Book

One of the Chicago Public Library's Favorite Books of 2025 Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved TikTok storyteller. Based on the wildly popular web series, F*cked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans had the audacity to invent. Inspired by sources from around the world, “Cosbrarian” Liz Gotauco conjures gossipy animals, homicidal royals, doomed commoners, and sha...

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One of the Chicago Public Library's Favorite Books of 2025 Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved TikTok storyteller. Based on the wildly popular web series, F*cked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans had the audacity to invent. Inspired by sources from around the world, “Cosbrarian” Liz Gotauco conjures gossipy animals, homicidal royals, doomed commoners, and shape-shifting beaux—all reckoning with complicated, adult problems that “Disney versions” have sanitized. F*cked Up Fairy Tales explores timeless themes that have long tickled the human subconscious, from accidental bestiality (“So . . . You Married an Animal”) and catastrophic marriages (“Crappily Ever After”) to the vexed question of what to do with your murderous lindworm child (“F*cked Up Family Trees”). Gotauco highlights the not-so-distressed damsels and overlooked voices of folklore, including heroes like the Philippines’ unlucky-in-love goddess Maria Makiling, India’s clever Princess Kalendrin, and Chile’s no-nonsense Snow White. She also teases and topples fairy tale tropes: for every wicked stepmother there’s a gaslighting sorcerer; for every royal wedding there’s an embarrassingly public breakup; childhood lessons of idleness, innocence, and piety are put on hold for questions about lust, aging, and divine poetic justice. And her deeply researched yet hilarious asides offer insight into the stories’ contested origins and spill deliciously weird details about fairy tale authors like Madame d’Aulnoy and the Brothers Grimm. Sexy, disturbing, and outrageous, with stylish, distinctive illustrations, F*cked Up Fairy Tales celebrates the astonishing diversity of the oral tradition, reaffirming our universal love for a story that’s messy as f*ck.

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