tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post4703111001870408988..comments2024-03-27T04:43:10.452-04:00Comments on Random Musings of a Bibliophile: TTT: Favorite Fairy Tale RetellingsBrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-65847468374256056192014-03-11T19:47:50.625-04:002014-03-11T19:47:50.625-04:00I too love when authors take on lesser known tales...I too love when authors take on lesser known tales.<br /><br />Cruel Beauty is very good and it has more than just Beauty and the Beast. It's like a fairy tale treasure trove. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-25130049094563881122014-03-11T19:45:12.028-04:002014-03-11T19:45:12.028-04:00I didn't love Beauty when I read it. I think R...I didn't love Beauty when I read it. I think Robin McKinley and I just weren't meant to be. It may be because my first book by her was THE HERO AND THE CROWN and I had such a negative reaction to it. I tried Beauty and didn't have the same issues, but just couldn't be enraptured. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-39415809208082750302014-03-11T19:42:53.625-04:002014-03-11T19:42:53.625-04:00It is excellent!It is excellent!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-43694071206921952572014-03-11T19:42:38.274-04:002014-03-11T19:42:38.274-04:00I like all of those, but don't love any of the...I like all of those, but don't love any of them. My favorites of the ones you mention is Enchantment, but I really like The Goose Girl.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-69760708456213731132014-03-11T19:41:26.464-04:002014-03-11T19:41:26.464-04:00I need to look for that one. Interesting combinati...I need to look for that one. Interesting combination of things!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-90165213767249197012014-03-11T18:20:35.044-04:002014-03-11T18:20:35.044-04:00I've been wanting to read Cruel Beauty for a w...I've been wanting to read Cruel Beauty for a while! Retellings are one of my favourite genres too. I love it when authors take the lesser known fairy tales! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005795072774453855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-55799419880270610022014-03-11T17:12:35.645-04:002014-03-11T17:12:35.645-04:00Like Chachic, my list would have to include Beauty...Like Chachic, my list would have to include Beauty--the one fairy tale retelling I've read to pieces! Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-26203025142844815892014-03-11T12:25:43.182-04:002014-03-11T12:25:43.182-04:00I have heard quite a lot about Cruel Beauty - real...I have heard quite a lot about Cruel Beauty - really looking forward to reading that at some point. :)<br /><br />Have a good day! Milkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895194323920181272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-1215362530041863682014-03-11T12:13:14.840-04:002014-03-11T12:13:14.840-04:00Love the genre that you picked! I would have inclu...Love the genre that you picked! I would have included Beauty by Robin McKinley, The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, Enchantment by Orson Scott Card and Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier if I listed my fairy tale retelling favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-6637280052561591022014-03-11T11:26:39.613-04:002014-03-11T11:26:39.613-04:00Great list! Thank you for sharingGreat list! Thank you for sharingSue @ Crushingcindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13659792863827880591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-75732592954072472842014-03-11T08:25:08.320-04:002014-03-11T08:25:08.320-04:00A very old one based on Rumpelstiltskin and the nu...A very old one based on Rumpelstiltskin and the nursery rhyme about the man in the moon: The Silver Curlew by Eleanor Farjeon.KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.com