tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post4360005522517545154..comments2024-03-20T06:15:10.306-04:00Comments on Down The Rabbit Hole: Saturday Discussions- Fairytale Re-tellingsAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803751424984029342noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-22070306068952816402012-04-07T22:26:08.155-04:002012-04-07T22:26:08.155-04:00I love retellings, too. Definitely!!! Beauty by R...I love retellings, too. Definitely!!! Beauty by Robin McKinley was the first I ever read and I couldn't believe how amazing it was to step right into that magical world. I think I like her Rose Daughter even better, though. Until I read The Goose Girl - wow!!!! Shannon Hale turned an obscure fairy tale into an entire world that I totally love!!! Mercedez Lackey write beautifully and adds twists like (and yet very different from!) JC Hines. And Alex Flinn adds a modern twist into all kinds of her stories. Beastly's pretty good, but she's got others, too. I totally agree about Mythology, too, and Classics, like Robin Hood. I heard Scarlet is really good and I can't wait to get my hands on it!! I think it's amazing to bring an old favorite to life brand new, too.Laura BurgandyIcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829653478549763677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-79113581702722911512012-04-07T19:15:11.021-04:002012-04-07T19:15:11.021-04:00I personally really enjoy fairytale-retellings. If...I personally really enjoy fairytale-retellings. If you haven't read Sisters Red or Cinder, I would suggest both of them. You can find my review to Sisters Red <a href="http://writingbyhart.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-sisters-red.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> or to Cinder <a href="http://writingbyhart.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-review-cinder.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> I would also suggest A Kiss in Time or Beastly by Alex Flinn.Anastasia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590004987449004069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-80790566225691542762012-04-07T18:52:58.737-04:002012-04-07T18:52:58.737-04:00I love "Once Upon a Time" and "Grim...I love "Once Upon a Time" and "Grimm" and I love to read. However, I do not enjoy reading re-tellings of fairy tales. <br />I've tried a couple of Jim C. Hines books as well as Jasper Fforde and found them boring. I really like Jasper Fforde's books, just not the fairy tale ones.<br /><br />Sorry....just my opinion.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889349132072047964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-80767787892185435392012-04-07T14:18:50.598-04:002012-04-07T14:18:50.598-04:00I found Once Upon A Time a little boring, so I sto...I found Once Upon A Time a little boring, so I stopped watching it, but I love Grimm :)<br />And I generally like retellings. Alex Flinn is a fantastic reteller. I loved Beastly.<br /><br />And Tim Burton is the BEST! :)Caycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878030813967203887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-90632477438734836142012-04-07T10:14:20.285-04:002012-04-07T10:14:20.285-04:00I'm really interested in them. I just watched ...I'm really interested in them. I just watched 'Once Upon A Time' this morning and thought it was great. I also love the Nursery Crime series by Jasper Fforde.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366397181641886323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-15363292678834296542012-04-07T09:16:47.854-04:002012-04-07T09:16:47.854-04:00I'm still loving every retelling I come across...I'm still loving every retelling I come across (& my boyfriend and I are absolutely hooked on Grimm and Once Upon a Time).<br /><br />While wouldn't want every single book I read to be a retelling, the ones I have read have been really fun.<br /><br />Jim C. Hines' <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/45939-princess" rel="nofollow">Princes</a> series is definitely a different take on fairy tale characters. My family, though, would be John Connolly's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69136.The_Book_of_Lost_Things" rel="nofollow">The Book of Lost Things</a>. SO good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526519861558347251.post-76185928656290845052012-04-07T02:18:06.941-04:002012-04-07T02:18:06.941-04:00I love retellings. Not just fairy tales but mythol...I love retellings. Not just fairy tales but mythologies too. It is fascinating to see how people translate stories because it says just as much about how the writer views the fairy tales or myths.<br />I think a large part of the appeal is that these old stories and myths weren't so worried about appearances and being appropriate so there's a freedom there.<br /><br />I really love the Once Upon A Time series. 'Beauty Sleep' by Cameron Dokey is wonderful. 'Scarlet Moon' by Debbie Vigue is lovely. 'Water Song' by Suzanne Weyn is also amazing. Francesca Lia Block does some excellent dark reimaginings as well.A.M.Y-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440964007820124237noreply@blogger.com