The fairy tales consisted of stories we all know and love; Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and others. Block took these familiar stories and set them in modern day, complete with drug use, promiscuous sex, abuse and murder. At first, the “retellings” striked me as odd but the longer I thought about it, the more appropriate it seemed to me. The original fairy tales, before they were “Disneyized” were just as shocking, violent, and odd as Block’s retellings are. I found it to be very different but I enjoyed it. Iwouldn’t go recommending it to everyone, just to those I think would like it.
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Once Upon a Time Challenge
Books:
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Zombies Vs. Unicorns ed. by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, read by Nick Podehl
Far, Far Away by Tom McNealStories:
Winter's Kiss by Melissa Marr
Transition by Melissa Marr
Love Struck by Melissa MarrStories from 2013
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
3. The Stuff of Legend: Omnibus 1 by Mike Raicht
4. The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
5. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, read by David Case
6. Splintered by A. G. Howard
7. The Stuff of Legend: A Joker's Tale by Mike Raicht
8. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
9. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
10. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
11. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
12. Chiggers by Hope Larson
13. Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby
14. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
15. Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan
16. Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
17. Bad Island by Doug TenNapel
18. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
19. Feynman by Jim Ottaviani
20. I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett, read by Stephen Briggs
21. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
22. The Night is For Hunting (Tomorrow series, #6) by John Marsden, read by Suzi Doughtery
23. A Good American by Alex George
24. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, read by Emily Klein
25. Venetia by Georgette Heyer, read by Richard Armitage
26. Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
27. The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
28. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
29. The Bird King: an artist's notebook by Shaun Tan
30. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, read by Davina Porter
31. Stardust by Neil Gaiman, read by Neil Gaiman
32. Zombie vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justin Larbalestier
33. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, read by David Tennant
34. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1 by Terry Moore
35. Mort by Terry Pratchett
36. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 2 by Terry Moore
37. Rachel Rising #1 by Terry Moore
38. Genius by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen
39. Bubbles & Gondola by Renaud Dillies
40. The Enchantment by Christian Deriuex
41. Relish: My LIfe in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
42. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
43. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Ness, read by Nick Podehl
44. The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden, read by Suzi Dougherty
45. The Game by Barry Lyga
46. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
47. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
48. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
49. Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman, read by Jenna Lamia
50. Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal
51. Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
52. Saints by Gene Luen Yang
53. Soonchild by Russell Hoban
54. How to be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell, read by Gerard Doyle
55. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 3 by Terry Moore
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I really enjoyed this book when I read it. Almost as much as Anne Sexton’s book, Transformations…twisted retellings in poem form. You should read another book about fairy tales whose title I just forgot. Ack! Will be back!
I'll look into the Sexton book.
I'll look into the other one too if you remember it ;0)