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Bezig met laden... The Emerald Circusdoor Jane Yolen
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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. *Before we get started, a big thank you to edelweiss , The publisher, and the author for letting me read this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review* This short Story anthology series by Yolen has been pretty interesting, Yolen has taken classic stories I loved as a child like Peter Pan and the Wizard of Oz and gave them a more realistic twist. Each of the stories had a bit of female empowerment splashed around which I appreciate. While I did not love them all, most of them really appealed to me. Yolen's writing had a somewhat classic feel to it as if she was trying to channel the authors of the stories she was retelling. This was not a bad thing at all, but more as a homage to these writers and their brilliant stories. If you looking for an alternative to those classic stories then I definitely recommend this book. My favorite stories were Lost Girls and Blown away. Take a guess as to which retellings these were. Wonderful new collection of some of Jane Yolen's many delightful stories. There's a really lovely selection here, and Yolen's amazing imagination and writing transport the reader through a dizzying array of worlds and an incomparable display of storytelling skill. Advanced reader's copy provided by Edelweiss. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice's wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. In Jane Yolen's first full collection in more than ten years discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations within. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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She shook her head vigorously. She would not let herself get lost in the past, making it somehow better and lovelier than it was. She'd never liked that in old people when she was young, and she wasn't about to countenance it in herself now. The past was a lot like Wonderland: treacherous and marvelous and dull in equal measure. ("Rabbit Hole," 169)
...she quite liked the tidiness of her cocoon. She doubted she had the capacity for wings or the ability for flight. ("Sister Emily's Lightship," 247)
One of the true pleasures in being a writer is having the leisure to learn new stuff all the time. (Note on "The Jewel in the Toad Queen's Crown," 268) ( )