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Bezig met laden... Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retolddoor Paula Guran (Redacteur)
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) zizabeph | May 7, 2023 |  fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 | "Red as Blood": 4/5 The classic re-imagined story of "Snow White" that probably everybody has read or heard of. Still holds up. "In the House of Gingerbread": 2/5 Honestly not that bad, but I didn't even remember it until looking back through the table of contents for this review. Nice twist though. "The Bone Mother": 3/5 I'm always a fan of Baba Yaga. "Follow Me Light": 4/5 Very original and strangely sweet. Not strongly linked to a fairy tale, though. "The Coin of Heart's Desire": 4/5 Another original and subtle tale that fits perfectly with the canon of traditional sea dragon tales. "The Glass Bottle Trick": 5/5 The first truly great one. The story of Bluebeard viewed through a racial lens. "The Maiden-Tree": 1/5 I love Catherynne M Valent, but this short story features her prose at it's most purple and ornate. "The Coat of Stars": 5/5 Sweet, wonderful, and inventive. "The Road of Needles": 1/5 The connection to "Little Red Riding Hood" is incredibly tenuous, and there's a lot of unnecessary stuff in here. "Travels with the Snow Queen": 3/5. Fine (though I do NOT understand how it won an award for expanding or exploring gender). "Halfway People": 4/5 So I guess all the stories I like are the quiet sweet ones. "Catastrophic Destruction of the Head": 1/5 Man, I don't know. I'm not a fan of gratuitous violence for violence's sake, and that's exactly what this is. "Lavanya and Deepika": 3/5. Fine. "Princess Lucinda and the Hound of the Moon": 4/5 Just like Guran says, it totally feels like a fairy tale even though it's not based on anything. "Fairy tale": 4/5 A more "realistic" (read: meta) take on Cinderella, which I thought would be tiresome but is pretty good. "The Queen Who Could Not Walk": 3/5 Again, fine. "Lebkuchen": 2/5 Kind of disconnected and pointless. "Diamonds and Pearls: a Fairy Tale": 2/5 Honestly, why would Guran mention the photograph that's supposed to accompany this tale and not reprint it? Otherwise it's your standard "good sister rewarded bad sister punished" tale. "The Queen and the Cambion": 2/5 Another story that's fine but that I didn't remember until this review. "Memoirs of a Bottle Djinn": 3/5 Sweet. "The Mussel Eater": 5/5 A wonderful tale on the dangers of trying to change someone. "Bears: A Fairy Tale of 1958": 5/5 A great little story about nature vs nurture and intolerant societies. "The Moon is Drowning While I sleep": 3/5. Fine. "Rats": 3/5 Honestly a mess. Schanoes' anger comes through incredibly clearly, but why change the character's names? Everything else is clearly the story of Sid and Nancy. "Beyond the Naked Eye": 2/5 An admirable attempt to revisit the land of OZ, and it started out strong with the reality TV show concept, but then went off into a story about societal unrest. "Good hunting": 3/5 While it's not the most original, it's well done. "By the Moon's Good Grace": 5/5 A wonderful take on werewolves and responsibility. "The Juniper Tree": 4/5 Affecting and ultimately hopeful. "Greensleeves": 3/5 Fine. "Beauty": 3/5 Again, fine. A few gemes, a few stinkers, and mainly mediocre. (  ) Elna_McIntosh | Sep 29, 2021 | In this anthology, Paula Guran has collected some of the best re-tellings of our favorite fairy tales in recent memory. These twists on old standards and adaptations breathe new life into these classic stories. You'll find yourself lost in the pages of this book, and it will be well worth it when you come out on the other side. [Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.] (  ) crtsjffrsn | Aug 27, 2021 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Once upon a time, the stories that came to be known as "fairy tales" were cultivated to entertain adults more than children; it was only later that they were tamed and pruned into less thorny versions intended for youngsters. But in truth, they have continued to prick the imaginations of readers at all ages. Over the years, authors have often borrowed bits and pieces from these stories, grafting them into their own writing, creating literature with both new meaning and age-old significance. In the last few decades or so, they've also intentionally retold and reinvented the tales in a variety of ways-delightful or dark, wistful or wicked, sweet or satirical-that forge new trails through the forests of fantastic fiction. This new anthology compiles some of the best modern fairy-tale retellings and reinventions from award-winning and bestselling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talents, into an enchanting collection. Explore magical new realms by traveling with us, Beyond the Woods. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors"--"Once upon a time, the stories that came to be known as "fairy tales" were cultivated to entertain adults more than children; it was only later that they were tamed and pruned into less thorny versions intended for youngsters. But in truth, they have continued to prick the imaginations of readers at all ages. Over the years, authors have often borrowed bits and pieces from these stories, grafting them into their own writing, creating literature with both new meaning and age-old significance. In the last few decades or so, they've also intentionally retold and reinvented the tales in a variety of ways--delightful or dark, wistful or wicked, sweet or satirical--that forge new trails through the forests of fantastic fiction. This new anthology compiles some of the best modern fairy-tale retellings and reinventions from award-winning and bestselling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talents, into an enchanting collection. Explore magical new realms by traveling with us, Beyond the Woods . . "-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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