Favorite Fairy Tale Retellings
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- 26 Members
- Aquila, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, 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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2,135 members
59 reviews
4.1
Score 44.55
Added 2012-01-30, 06:43 PM
- 14 Members
- Aquila, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, nessreader, souloftherose, briarhills, AlbaRosa, ManWithAnAgenda
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13,288 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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5,509 members
150 reviews
4
Score 39.6
Added 2012-05-16, 09:51 AM
- 14 Members
- jain, rarm, inge87, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, briarhills, spiphany, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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- 13 Members
- hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, 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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1,203 members
18 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 28.93
Added 2012-01-30, 10:49 PM
- 12 Members
- trollsdotter, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, ahef1963, Alloria, el_len
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- 12 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K,ncgraham
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- 13 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, mybookshelf, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,bestem ,ncgraham
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1,596 members
42 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 27.69
Added 2012-01-30, 06:44 PM
- 11 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, ncgraham, briarhills
- Explanations
- jain: Tam Lin
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- 9 Members
- hailelib, jain, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, cablesclasses, LisaMaria_C
- Explanations
- jain: Sleeping Beauty
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- 10 Members
- Aquila, Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda
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28,866 members
650 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 24.7
Added 2012-07-10, 07:00 AM
- 8 Members
- guyalice, leahbird, nessreader, sturlington, electrice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, ahef1963
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4,326 members
134 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 24.43
Added 2012-02-21, 06:48 AM
- 9 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, quigui, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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1,885 members
25 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 23.85
Added 2012-01-30, 07:29 PM
- 10 Members
- Quaisior, trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, el_len
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- 9 Members
- Quaisior, staffordcastle, Herenya, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato
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- 10 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, quigui, briarhills, kceccato, parasolofdoom,ncgraham
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by Jon Scieszka
6,790 members
225 reviews
4.2
Score 22.25
Added 2012-01-30, 06:53 PM
- 9 Members
- hailelib, keristars, guyalice, norabelle414, bestem, sturlington, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,spiphany
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2,476 members
61 reviews
3.9
Score 22.24
Added 2012-02-07, 12:38 AM
- 10 Members
- hailelib, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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7,042 members
134 reviews
4
Score 21.68
Added 2012-11-13, 11:30 AM
- 9 Members
- guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,049 members
25 reviews
3.8
Score 21.58
Added 2012-02-07, 12:36 AM
- 9 Members
- hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 9 Members
- hipdeep, guyalice, merrystar, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 9 Members
- hailelib, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, nessreader, pwaites, kceccato, Alloria
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by Shannon Hale
2,572 members
152 reviews
3.9
Score 18.25
Added 2012-01-30, 06:50 PM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, keristars, guyalice, 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, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K
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- 8 Members
- Quaisior, Herenya, jain, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills
- Explanations
- jain: Donkeyskin
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1,069 members
70 reviews
3.8
Score 15.34
Added 2012-01-30, 06:42 PM
- 7 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50
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905 members
68 reviews
3.8
Score 15.15
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
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709 members
39 reviews
3.8
Score 15.06
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
- 7 Members
- Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, keeneam, el_len
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1,820 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 15.02
Added 2012-02-07, 12:36 AM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len
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1,435 members
88 reviews
3.8
Score 14.76
Added 2012-01-30, 06:41 PM
- 8 Members
- trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, el_len,keristars
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1,563 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 13.64
Added 2012-02-07, 12:37 AM
- 7 Members
- hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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- 6 Members
- Quaisior, guyalice, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, parasolofdoom,merrystar
- Explanations
- merrystar : I found this book depressing.
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5,741 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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440 members
34 reviews
4
Score 10.55
Added 2014-09-09, 06:42 PM
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737 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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6,912 members
325 reviews
3.9
Score 10.23
Added 2014-05-02, 12:52 PM
- 4 Members
- guyalice, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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465 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 10.01
Added 2012-02-18, 07:52 PM
- 5 Members
- trollsdotter, guyalice, bestem, merrystar, el_len
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- 4 Members
- Caramellunacy, foggidawn, guyalice, cablesclasses
- Explanations
- Caramellunacy: A retelling of Cinderella set in China. Very enjoyable, though painful to read sometimes.
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- 3 Members
- guyalice, 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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2,465 members
61 reviews
4.2
Score 9.15
Added 2013-04-17, 12:41 AM
- 5 Members
- Quaisior, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom
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1,184 members
41 reviews
3.8
Score 8.72
Added 2012-01-30, 06:50 PM
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by Neil Gaiman
2,091 members
140 reviews
4.1
Score 8.66
Added 2015-02-17, 04:31 AM
- 4 Members
- jain, guyalice, souloftherose, ahef1963
- Explanations
- jain: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White
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by Neil Gaiman
10,269 members
126 reviews
4
Score 8.28
Added 2013-07-08, 02:34 AM
- 4 Members
- guyalice, blackdove07, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: "Snow, Glass, Apples" a retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's POV - brilliant!
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by Adam Gidwitz
1,879 members
130 reviews
3.8
Score 7.41
Added 2012-01-30, 06:43 PM
- 4 Members
- foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar
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1,075 members
12 reviews
4
Score 7.08
Added 2012-02-08, 08:06 AM
- 3 Members
- guyalice, loremistress, Jarandel
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8,600 members
140 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 6.58
Added 2012-11-11, 10:54 AM
- 4 Members
- guyalice, aulsmith, nessreader, kceccato,merrystar
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by Roald Dahl
2,782 members
64 reviews
4.1
Score 6.43
Added 2013-07-08, 02:33 AM
- 3 Members
- guyalice, blackdove07, el_len
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56 members
1 review
½ 4.5
Score 6.12
Added 2012-01-31, 10:00 PM
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1,308 members
21 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.45
Added 2013-07-03, 04:42 AM
- 3 Members
- hailelib, guyalice, loremistress
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4,863 members
291 reviews
4
Score 5.13
Added 2017-06-20, 05:46 PM
- 2 Members
- jain, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- jain: Father Frost
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67 members
1 review
4
Score 4.77
Added 2012-03-01, 09:39 PM
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4,185 members
130 reviews
3.9
Score 4.63
Added 2018-03-05, 09:55 AM
- 2 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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