Favorite Fairy Tale Retellings

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Beauty

af Robin McKinley

6,312 medlemmer

201 anmeldelser

4.1

26 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, SylviaC, pwaites, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, kerrygiven, Alloria, el_len, Charmella1, Chelsea_K
Forklaringer: Caramellunacy: On of my favorites - I read this retelling of beauty in the beast in high school (I think) originally and was pleasantly surprised at how much it felt like the Disney movie in terms of tone and sense of magic.

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Fire and Hemlock

af Diana Wynne Jones

2,132 medlemmer

59 anmeldelser

4.1

14 Members: Aquila, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, nessreader, souloftherose, briarhills, AlbaRosa, ManWithAnAgenda

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Ella, den fortryllede

af Gail Carson Levine

13,258 medlemmer

400 anmeldelser

4.1

16 Members: trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, norabelle414, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
Forklaringer: Caramellunacy: I absolutely loved this re-telling of Cinderella. It stands pretty much as the pinnacle of what I wanted my middle grade reading to be. Plus I swooned a bit over Prince Charmont...
jain: Cinderella

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

af Angela Carter

5,510 medlemmer

150 anmeldelser

4

14 Members: jain, rarm, inge87, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, briarhills, spiphany, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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The Goose Girl

af Shannon Hale

4,280 medlemmer

180 anmeldelser

4.2

13 Members: hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, el_len
Forklaringer: Caramellunacy: A charming retelling of The Goose Girl.

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The Fire Rose

af Mercedes Lackey

1,965 medlemmer

37 anmeldelser

3.8

12 Members: hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, keristars, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, nessreader, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Snow White and Rose Red

af Patricia C. Wrede

1,202 medlemmer

18 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

12 Members: trollsdotter, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, ahef1963, Alloria, el_len

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Rose Daughter

af Robin McKinley

2,896 medlemmer

60 anmeldelser

3.9

12 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K,ncgraham

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Spindle's End

af Robin McKinley

3,909 medlemmer

82 anmeldelser

3.9

13 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, mybookshelf, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,bestem ,ncgraham

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The Perilous Gard

af Elizabeth Marie Pope

1,592 medlemmer

42 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

11 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, ncgraham, briarhills
Forklaringer: jain: Tam Lin

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Briar Rose

af Jane Yolen

2,839 medlemmer

105 anmeldelser

4

9 Members: hailelib, jain, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, cablesclasses, LisaMaria_C
Forklaringer: jain: Sleeping Beauty

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Tam Lin

af Pamela Dean

1,947 medlemmer

73 anmeldelser

4

10 Members: Aquila, Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda

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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

af Gregory Maguire

28,854 medlemmer

650 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

8 Members: guyalice, leahbird, nessreader, sturlington, electrice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, ahef1963

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Daughter of the Forest

af Juliet Marillier

4,323 medlemmer

134 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

9 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, quigui, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories

af Robin McKinley

1,884 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

10 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, el_len

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Winter Rose

af Patricia A. McKillip

1,649 medlemmer

43 anmeldelser

3.9

9 Members: Quaisior, staffordcastle, Herenya, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato

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Wildwood Dancing

af Juliet Marillier

1,918 medlemmer

78 anmeldelser

4.1

10 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, quigui, briarhills, kceccato, parasolofdoom,ncgraham

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

af Jon Scieszka

6,772 medlemmer

224 anmeldelser

4.2

9 Members: hailelib, keristars, guyalice, norabelle414, bestem, sturlington, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,spiphany

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The Fairy Godmother

af Mercedes Lackey

2,472 medlemmer

61 anmeldelser

3.9

10 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

af Terry Pratchett

7,038 medlemmer

132 anmeldelser

4

9 Members: guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Serpent's Shadow

af Mercedes Lackey

2,046 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

3.8

9 Members: hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Witches Abroad

af Terry Pratchett

10,143 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: hipdeep, guyalice, merrystar, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda

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Thomas the Rhymer

af Ellen Kushner

1,440 medlemmer

21 anmeldelser

3.9

8 Members: jain, guyalice, aulsmith, merrystar, nessreader, Jarandel, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Cinder

af Marissa Meyer

11,633 medlemmer

830 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: hailelib, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, nessreader, pwaites, kceccato, Alloria

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The Book of a Thousand Days

af Shannon Hale

2,568 medlemmer

152 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, keristars, guyalice, pwaites, parasolofdoom
Forklaringer: Caramellunacy: A lovely telling of an Asian-inspired (Mongolian?) fairy tale (with certain similarities to Rapunzel) involving a spirited young peasant woman determined to look out for her mistress.

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Beauty and the Werewolf

af Mercedes Lackey

740 medlemmer

39 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

8 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K

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Phoenix and Ashes

af Mercedes Lackey

1,736 medlemmer

20 anmeldelser

3.9

8 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len

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Deerskin

af Robin McKinley

3,083 medlemmer

77 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, jain, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills
Forklaringer: jain: Donkeyskin

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The Ordinary Princess

af M. M. Kaye

1,708 medlemmer

46 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

7 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, mybookshelf, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, el_len

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Rapunzel's Revenge

af Shannon Hale

1,310 medlemmer

132 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: Herenya, LShelby, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, Alloria

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A Curse Dark as Gold

af Elizabeth C. Bunce

1,068 medlemmer

70 anmeldelser

3.8

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50

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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

af Jessica Day George

905 medlemmer

68 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, loremistress, keeneam, el_len

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Princess of Glass

af Jessica Day George

707 medlemmer

39 anmeldelser

3.8

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, keeneam, el_len

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The Gates of Sleep

af Mercedes Lackey

1,817 medlemmer

16 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len

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Entwined

af Heather Dixon

1,548 medlemmer

106 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: foggidawn, guyalice, SunnySD, quigui, briarhills, Alloria

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

af Jessica Day George

1,433 medlemmer

88 anmeldelser

3.8

8 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, el_len,keristars

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One Good Knight

af Mercedes Lackey

1,587 medlemmer

35 anmeldelser

3.8

7 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, el_len

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East

af Edith Pattou

2,332 medlemmer

59 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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Bitter Greens

af Kate Forsyth

623 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, mkbird, souloftherose

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The Wizard of London

af Mercedes Lackey

1,563 medlemmer

16 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Enchantment

af Orson Scott Card

3,153 medlemmer

83 anmeldelser

3.9

6 Members: mybookshelf, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, al.vick,ManWithAnAgenda

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Firebird

af Mercedes Lackey

1,398 medlemmer

9 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, kceccato, el_len

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Beauty

af Sheri S. Tepper

1,611 medlemmer

31 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: Quaisior, guyalice, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, parasolofdoom,merrystar
Forklaringer: merrystar : I found this book depressing.

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The Fourth Bear

af Jasper Fforde

4,107 medlemmer

116 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, cej1027

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Dealing with Dragons

af Patricia C. Wrede

5,735 medlemmer

147 anmeldelser

4.2

8 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, SunnySD, kceccato, parasolofdoom, Alloria, el_len,jain ,foggidawn ,merrystar ,pwaites
Forklaringer: jain : Not a retelling.
merrystar : I love this, but it is not a fairy-tale retelling.
pwaites : Not a fairy tale retelling, just plays on the cliches of fairy tales.

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The Big Over Easy

af Jasper Fforde

5,723 medlemmer

180 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Snow Queen

af Mercedes Lackey

990 medlemmer

27 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

6 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Skønnest

af Gail Carson Levine

4,282 medlemmer

127 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

6 Members: hailelib, loremistress, pwaites, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,ncgraham

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The Girls at the Kingfisher Club

af Genevieve Valentine

440 medlemmer

34 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice
Forklaringer: jain: The Twelve Dancing Princesses

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The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

af Vivian Vande Velde

735 medlemmer

13 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

4 Members: foggidawn, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham

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Chalice

af Robin McKinley

1,676 medlemmer

80 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, SunnySD, merrystar, briarhills
Forklaringer: merrystar: Would rate it higher, but the link to the fairy tale is tenuous

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The Book of Lost Things

af John Connolly

6,914 medlemmer

325 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: guyalice, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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Zel

af Donna Jo Napoli

799 medlemmer

30 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

6 Members: inge87, keristars, guyalice, bestem, kceccato, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,ncgraham

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The Godmother

af Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

465 medlemmer

5 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

5 Members: trollsdotter, guyalice, bestem, merrystar, el_len

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The Frog Princess

af E. D. Baker

1,807 medlemmer

54 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: hailelib, foggidawn, guyalice, merrystar, el_len

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The Snow Queen

af Joan D. Vinge

2,317 medlemmer

52 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, guyalice, sturlington, kceccato

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A Spindle Splintered

af Alix E. Harrow

904 medlemmer

64 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: Aquila, jmiserak, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Sleeping Beauty

af Mercedes Lackey

805 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom

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Bound

af Donna Jo Napoli

757 medlemmer

48 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

4 Members: Caramellunacy, foggidawn, guyalice, cablesclasses
Forklaringer: Caramellunacy: A retelling of Cinderella set in China. Very enjoyable, though painful to read sometimes.

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The Thurber Carnival

af James Thurber

2,582 medlemmer

32 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: timspalding, aulsmith, el_len

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Snebarnet

af Eowyn Ivey

4,537 medlemmer

338 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: guyalice, DeltaQueen50, flying_monkeys
Forklaringer: flying_monkeys: For the same reason it was #1 in my Top 5 Books Read in 2013: it's a perfect blend of reality and magic, facts and folklore.

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Son of the Shadows

af Juliet Marillier

2,465 medlemmer

61 anmeldelser

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom

63

Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins

af Emma Donoghue

1,184 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: keristars, guyalice, spiphany

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The Sleeper and the Spindle

af Neil Gaiman

2,086 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: jain, guyalice, souloftherose, ahef1963
Forklaringer: jain: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White

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Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

af Liz Braswell

716 medlemmer

21 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

4 Members: hailelib, guyalice, SunnySD, Chelsea_K

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The Nightingale

af Kara Dalkey

316 medlemmer

4 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: guyalice, merrystar, kceccato, Alloria

67

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions

af Neil Gaiman

10,260 medlemmer

126 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: guyalice, blackdove07, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: flying_monkeys: "Snow, Glass, Apples" a retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's POV - brilliant!

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