We (the NGO I work for) put a survey on FB about adults who read folktales / fairy tales.

It's getting a bunch of trolls.
How is THIS a post getting the trolls?!

"Adults should read literature, not infantile gibberish."

"Tales for adults are called fantasy fiction. Or the news."

"Doesn't this organization do anything else but stories?"

What. The. Hell.

#WTF #folklore #folktales #reading #storytelling

@TarkabarkaHolgy These people should definitely read more. Like in general.

@TarkabarkaHolgy Angry, Cynical, and Ignorant; sounds like three of the Seven Trolls to me.

@TarkabarkaHolgy what's up with that?

I know even usually thoughtful people are weird about how books and reading signal status or in-group out-group stuff.

Or they come out weirdly puritan. ( Books are supposed to be good for you in "eat your veggies" kind way. Pleasure and joy are self indulgent. )

But this reaction seems even more tone deaf than usual.

@Zumbador The interesting part is, adult folktale collections are actually pretty common in Hungary. And yet.

@TarkabarkaHolgy Any recommendations?

@buherator @TarkabarkaHolgy I read these in the past 6 months (in this order)

• ACOTAR
• Throne of Glass
• Cresent city

@sassdawe @TarkabarkaHolgy These aren't exactly folktales are they? :)

I'm rediscovering fantasy these days, so thanks for these recommendations anyway!

@buherator in Hungarian?

@TarkabarkaHolgy I don't know how "adult" these tales are, but if at least some of them could work for my 8yo, Hungarian would be nice.

Otherwise, English is also good.

@TarkabarkaHolgy @buherator Pár javaslatot én is elfogadnék. O:)

@buherator @TarkabarkaHolgy there are fairies in them 😅

@buherator Of my own books, Varjúherceg or Széltestvér és Napkelte are good for the 8+ age. My first adult (mythology) collection is coming out in November. Boldizsár Ildikó and Csóka Judit have a bunch of adult folktale collections, but I have some hesitations about those.

@algernon @TarkabarkaHolgy @buherator Egy nagyon felnőtteknek szóló amit egy garázsvásárban vettem tavaly de eddig csak beleolvastam: A Legkisebb Királykisasszony Kívánsága.

@csepp @algernon @buherator ooh, right. There are a bunch of bawdy folktale collections too, but I kinda hate those... that's not what I generally mean by "adult" 😄

@csepp FTR: https://moly.hu/konyvek/burany-bela-a-legkisebb-kiralylany-kivansaga

@TarkabarkaHolgy Thanks, I put these on my list (that grows by the day ofc...)!