Favorite Fairy Tale Retellings
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- 26 Members
- Aquila, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, keristars, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, SylviaC, pwaites, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, kerrygiven, Alloria, el_len, Charmella1, Chelsea_K
- Explanations
- 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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2,137 members
59 reviews
4.1
Score 44.55
Added 2012-01-30, 06:43 PM
- 14 Members
- Aquila, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, acenturyofsleep, mkbird, merrystar, nessreader, souloftherose, briarhills, AlbaRosa, ManWithAnAgenda
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13,287 members
400 reviews
4.1
Score 40.91
Added 2012-01-30, 06:39 PM
- 16 Members
- trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, norabelle414, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
- Explanations
- 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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5,525 members
149 reviews
4
Score 39.6
Added 2012-05-16, 09:51 AM
- 14 Members
- jain, rarm, inge87, acenturyofsleep, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, briarhills, spiphany, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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- 13 Members
- hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, el_len
- Explanations
- Caramellunacy: A charming retelling of The Goose Girl.
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- 12 Members
- hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, keristars, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, nessreader, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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1,209 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 28.93
Added 2012-01-30, 10:49 PM
- 12 Members
- trollsdotter, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, mkbird, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, ahef1963, Alloria, el_len
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- 12 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K,ncgraham
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- 13 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, mybookshelf, foggidawn, keristars, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,bestem ,ncgraham
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1,597 members
42 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 27.69
Added 2012-01-30, 06:44 PM
- 11 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, inge87, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, nessreader, ncgraham, briarhills
- Explanations
- jain: Tam Lin
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- 9 Members
- hailelib, jain, acenturyofsleep, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, cablesclasses, LisaMaria_C
- Explanations
- jain: Sleeping Beauty
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- 10 Members
- Aquila, Herenya, jain, inge87, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda
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28,932 members
649 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 24.7
Added 2012-07-10, 07:00 AM
- 8 Members
- acenturyofsleep, leahbird, nessreader, sturlington, electrice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, ahef1963
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4,334 members
134 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 24.43
Added 2012-02-21, 06:48 AM
- 9 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, acenturyofsleep, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, quigui, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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1,891 members
25 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 23.85
Added 2012-01-30, 07:29 PM
- 10 Members
- Quaisior, trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, el_len
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- 9 Members
- Quaisior, staffordcastle, Herenya, acenturyofsleep, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato
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- 10 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, quigui, briarhills, kceccato, parasolofdoom,ncgraham
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by Jon Scieszka
6,808 members
225 reviews
4.2
Score 22.25
Added 2012-01-30, 06:53 PM
- 9 Members
- hailelib, keristars, acenturyofsleep, norabelle414, bestem, sturlington, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,spiphany
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2,482 members
61 reviews
3.9
Score 22.24
Added 2012-02-07, 12:38 AM
- 10 Members
- hailelib, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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7,052 members
135 reviews
4
Score 21.68
Added 2012-11-13, 11:30 AM
- 9 Members
- acenturyofsleep, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,052 members
25 reviews
3.8
Score 21.58
Added 2012-02-07, 12:36 AM
- 9 Members
- hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 9 Members
- hipdeep, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 8 Members
- jain, acenturyofsleep, aulsmith, merrystar, nessreader, Jarandel, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 9 Members
- hailelib, foggidawn, inge87, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, nessreader, pwaites, kceccato, Alloria
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by Shannon Hale
2,581 members
152 reviews
3.9
Score 18.25
Added 2012-01-30, 06:50 PM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, keristars, acenturyofsleep, pwaites, parasolofdoom
- Explanations
- 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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741 members
39 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 17.47
Added 2012-02-07, 12:40 AM
- 8 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K
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- 8 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, inge87, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, kceccato, el_len
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- 8 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, jain, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills
- Explanations
- jain: Donkeyskin
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- 7 Members
- trollsdotter, Herenya, mybookshelf, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, merrystar, el_len
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- 7 Members
- Herenya, LShelby, foggidawn, keristars, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, Alloria
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1,072 members
70 reviews
3.8
Score 15.34
Added 2012-01-30, 06:42 PM
- 7 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, KimarieBee, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50
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910 members
68 reviews
3.8
Score 15.15
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
- 6 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, keeneam, el_len
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714 members
39 reviews
3.8
Score 15.06
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
- 7 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, keeneam, el_len
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1,822 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 15.02
Added 2012-02-07, 12:36 AM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, kceccato, el_len
35
- 6 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, quigui, briarhills, Alloria
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1,436 members
88 reviews
3.8
Score 14.76
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
- 8 Members
- trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, el_len,keristars
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- 7 Members
- hailelib, Quaisior, staffordcastle, generalkala, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, el_len
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- 7 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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- 5 Members
- inge87, KimarieBee, acenturyofsleep, mkbird, souloftherose
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1,562 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13.64
Added 2012-02-07, 12:37 AM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 6 Members
- mybookshelf, inge87, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, nessreader, al.vick,ManWithAnAgenda
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- 7 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, kceccato, el_len
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- 6 Members
- Quaisior, acenturyofsleep, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, parasolofdoom,merrystar
- Explanations
- merrystar : I found this book depressing.
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- 5 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, pwaites, souloftherose, cej1027
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5,749 members
148 reviews
4.2
Score 11.44
Added 2012-02-18, 07:54 PM
- 8 Members
- Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, SunnySD, kceccato, parasolofdoom, Alloria, el_len,jain ,foggidawn ,merrystar ,pwaites
- Explanations
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- 5 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, pwaites, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 6 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, acenturyofsleep, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 6 Members
- hailelib, loremistress, pwaites, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,ncgraham
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440 members
34 reviews
4
Score 10.55
Added 2014-09-09, 06:42 PM
- 4 Members
- Herenya, jain, inge87, acenturyofsleep
- Explanations
- jain: The Twelve Dancing Princesses
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738 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.46
Added 2012-01-30, 10:49 PM
- 4 Members
- foggidawn, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham
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- 5 Members
- trollsdotter, Herenya, SunnySD, merrystar, briarhills
- Explanations
- merrystar: Would rate it higher, but the link to the fairy tale is tenuous
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6,927 members
327 reviews
3.9
Score 10.23
Added 2014-05-02, 12:52 PM
- 4 Members
- acenturyofsleep, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
53
- 6 Members
- inge87, keristars, acenturyofsleep, bestem, kceccato, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,ncgraham
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465 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.01
Added 2012-02-18, 07:52 PM
- 5 Members
- trollsdotter, acenturyofsleep, bestem, merrystar, el_len
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- 5 Members
- hailelib, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, el_len
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- 5 Members
- hailelib, Quaisior, acenturyofsleep, sturlington, kceccato
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- 3 Members
- Aquila, jmiserak, ManWithAnAgenda
58
- 5 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, acenturyofsleep, loremistress, parasolofdoom
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- 4 Members
- Caramellunacy, foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, cablesclasses
- Explanations
- Caramellunacy: A retelling of Cinderella set in China. Very enjoyable, though painful to read sometimes.
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- 3 Members
- timspalding, aulsmith, el_len
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- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- 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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2,469 members
61 reviews
4.2
Score 9.15
Added 2013-04-17, 12:41 AM
- 5 Members
- Quaisior, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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1,185 members
41 reviews
3.8
Score 8.72
Added 2012-01-30, 06:50 PM
- 3 Members
- keristars, acenturyofsleep, spiphany
64
by Neil Gaiman
2,102 members
140 reviews
4.1
Score 8.66
Added 2015-02-17, 04:31 AM
- 4 Members
- jain, acenturyofsleep, souloftherose, ahef1963
- Explanations
- jain: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White
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by Liz Braswell
717 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 8.66
Added 2012-11-02, 06:47 AM
- 4 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, SunnySD, Chelsea_K
66
- 4 Members
- acenturyofsleep, merrystar, kceccato, Alloria
67
by Neil Gaiman
10,279 members
126 reviews
4
Score 8.28
Added 2013-07-08, 02:34 AM
- 4 Members
- acenturyofsleep, blackdove07, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: "Snow, Glass, Apples" a retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's POV - brilliant!
68
- 4 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, parasolofdoom, el_len
69
- 4 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, acenturyofsleep, kceccato
70
by Adam Gidwitz
1,883 members
130 reviews
3.9
Score 7.41
Added 2012-01-30, 06:43 PM
- 4 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50, merrystar
71
1,076 members
12 reviews
4
Score 7.08
Added 2012-02-08, 08:06 AM
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, loremistress, Jarandel
72
- 4 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, merrystar, el_len
73
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- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, souloftherose, spiphany
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8,613 members
140 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 6.58
Added 2012-11-11, 10:54 AM
- 4 Members
- acenturyofsleep, aulsmith, nessreader, kceccato,merrystar
76
by Roald Dahl
2,787 members
64 reviews
4.1
Score 6.43
Added 2013-07-08, 02:33 AM
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, blackdove07, el_len
77
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, nessreader, parasolofdoom
78
- 2 Members
- hipdeep, acenturyofsleep
79
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, quigui
80
56 members
1 review
½ 4.5
Score 6.12
Added 2012-01-31, 10:00 PM
- 3 Members
- LShelby, acenturyofsleep, merrystar
81
82
by C. S. Lewis
8,853 members
153 reviews
4.2
Score 5.66
Added 2015-10-06, 03:04 PM
83
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, Chelsea_K
84
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, merrystar, pwaites
85
1,310 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.45
Added 2013-07-03, 04:42 AM
- 3 Members
- hailelib, acenturyofsleep, loremistress
86
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, merrystar
87
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, DeltaQueen50
88
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep, merrystar
89
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, briarhills, kceccato
90
- 3 Members
- acenturyofsleep, loremistress, kceccato
91
- 2 Members
- keristars, acenturyofsleep
92
4,902 members
291 reviews
4
Score 5.13
Added 2017-06-20, 05:46 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- jain: Father Frost
93
- 2 Members
- Aquila, sturlington
94
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, acenturyofsleep
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by Ellen Datlow
821 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 4.75
Added 2012-03-01, 09:36 PM
- 2 Members
- acenturyofsleep, pwaites
97
4,191 members
130 reviews
3.9
Score 4.63
Added 2018-03-05, 09:55 AM
- 2 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
98
- 2 Members
- foggidawn, acenturyofsleep
99
- 2 Members
- sturlington, jmiserak
100
- 2 Members
- acenturyofsleep, parasolofdoom