tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post2793989812702798313..comments2024-03-02T16:37:00.950-08:00Comments on Random Ramblings: fairy tale re-tellings.Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-50565103057490816472011-04-26T09:10:00.451-07:002011-04-26T09:10:00.451-07:00No I have not! I will today. I keep postponing it ...No I have not! I will today. I keep postponing it LOL. But thanks for your recommendations. I will definitely check out Beauty and Enchantment as well as Fairest if they have it. And you're right, I did read The Book of Lost Things already. I've been reading John Connolly's other works, hoping I'd find something similar but am not successful so far.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-72784102157294709642011-04-25T17:07:18.162-07:002011-04-25T17:07:18.162-07:00Have you gone to the library yet? :)
I second Al...Have you gone to the library yet? :)<br /><br />I second Allie's recommendations of <i>Beauty</i> and <i>Enchantment</i>. I quite enjoyed both of those.<br /><br />Also, if you liked <i>Ella Enchanted</i>, you might also like <i>Fairest</i> (it's by the same author). That one's a retelling of Snow White.<br /><br />I'd recommend <i>The Book of Lost Things</i>, too... but I seem to recall that you might already have read it.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-3642457059441748272011-04-24T15:22:07.559-07:002011-04-24T15:22:07.559-07:00Jenny N - I will try that one out. Thanks!
Allie...Jenny N - I will try that one out. Thanks! <br /><br />Allie - Thanks so much for all the titles :) I'll look up their synopsis and see if I would like them! I will be going to the library tomorrow, so I'm pretty excited about it.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-47639144080967494482011-04-21T15:57:30.444-07:002011-04-21T15:57:30.444-07:00My favorite is Beauty by Robin McKinley. It is a l...My favorite is Beauty by Robin McKinley. It is a little older, but it is WONDERFUL. She has written quite a few others including: Rose Daughter, Spindle's End, and The Outlaws of Sherwood.<br /><br />Two more fairy tale "retellings" are Wildwood Dancing and Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marieller (I probably mis-spelled her last name). Both are absolutely wonderful.<br /><br />A good adult retelling is Enchantment by Orson Scott Card. <br /><br />Hope that helped!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-23352471904015347012011-04-21T09:51:16.604-07:002011-04-21T09:51:16.604-07:00I haven't read many fairy tale retellings eith...I haven't read many fairy tale retellings either. One I have read and liked is Ice by Sarah Beth Durst.Jenny N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12175597395445772605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-40046062176894315262011-04-20T23:04:27.413-07:002011-04-20T23:04:27.413-07:00Juju - I have actually never read it. Did you like...Juju - I have actually never read it. Did you like it? I didn't see the movie either.<br /><br />Carin - Do you have a favorite from Gregory Maguire? And I just looked up Grimm's Last Fairytale and am so intrigued. I automatically added it to my list! Thank you! <br /><br />Jordyn - Thanks for the rec. I have not heard of those!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-32903604458349943102011-04-20T19:12:07.768-07:002011-04-20T19:12:07.768-07:00Robin Palmer's books are super-cute retellings...Robin Palmer's books are super-cute retellings. I've read Geek Charming and Cindy Ella and they're both really good.Jordynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07544006301357995240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-7833373877681054902011-04-20T18:30:27.076-07:002011-04-20T18:30:27.076-07:00Obviously anything by Gregory Maguire. David Main...Obviously anything by Gregory Maguire. David Maine has rewritten several Old Testament stories (Noah's Ark, Adam & Eve), Grimm's Last Fairytale by Haydn Middleton. Fun topic!Carin Siegfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278383926500248048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-6925786469949341002011-04-20T02:19:41.509-07:002011-04-20T02:19:41.509-07:00Have you tried Beastly?Have you tried Beastly?Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.com