by Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow
So, on the plus side, despite serious RL interventions progress on my card is well under way, with four squares (including the centre / free / raven square) marked "called and read"; three of these in a row -- plus reading for the remaining two squares of that row also in progress -- and several mor...
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleI love retellings, especially fairy tale retellings. I have a whole shelf on Goodreads dedicated to retellings and parodies. However, this one was kind of a let down. With big names like Neil Gaiman, Nancy Farmer, and Gregory Maguire, I thought I was i...
My partner loves anthologies. All kinds of anthologies and she is always trying to get me to read them. I finally got around to reading A Wolf at the Door and I adored it! Getting to read fairy-tale retellings written by Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Garth Nix, and so much more was a complete delight. My...
When I selected this for the club, I knew it was aimed at a younger audience, but I was impressed by the author line up and assumed they'd have great offerings for young readers. Retelling fairy tales is such a great opportunity to get really creative. Unfortunately, I found the exact opposite to be...
I admit, if this hadn't been a book club read, I probably wouldn't have picked it up on my own, and the reasons are threefold. First, even though I've been known to enjoy stories involving re-imagined fairy tales, it's not my preferred subject. Second, I'm not normally drawn to children's or middle ...
This really was not the book for me even Neil Gaiman couldn't change that. It's not terribly written for the most part, but there just wasn't anything magical about it for me.
Kind of a mixed bag, but a few gems.
Instructions for reading this review.1. This is optional. Go find a copy of A Wolf at the Door.2. Read "Cinder Elephant" by Jane Yolen. Still opitional.3. This is not optional. Stand up and do a happy dance while chanting -Jane Yolen Rocks! Jane Yolen Rocks! or Jane Yolen is Golden.The best st...
I really liked "Hansel's Eyes" by Garth Nix and "The Months of Manhattan" was a close second. The rest just did not seem all that inspired by way of retelling.
"Right On, Red" by Carly Monardo. Why don't more people write fairy tales like this?
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