Comment on style/language

The tales are laced with metaphor and allegory from beginning to end, but in a way which is not incomprehensible to the average reader who is not well versed in theory.

The language used is descriptive but not overly complex, despite there being a propensity for sly word-play throughout each tale. The language is markedly modern, which initially seems out of place for a recounting of fairytales which greatly precede the "modern" era, but the application of this type of language soon becomes natural-feeling as the characters are brought out from stiff caricature to almost real-seeming people.