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The founder of the literary journal "Fairy Tale Review" collects stories inspired by classic fairy tales and written by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Francine Prose, Kevin Brockmeier, and Shelley Jackson.
Again with the books I wanted to like and just couldn't get into. There are some gems of story in here, but it's pretty slow going to get to them. I found that most of the stories were either slavish retellings of original stories, or wild philosophical ramblings that were difficult to follow. In both instances, they were tedious in the extreme. The exceptions were tremendous, but were almost always from writers who don't forget that tale implies storytelling. ( )
This is essential reading for any admirer of the fairy tale. There are a few duds scattered throughout, but on the whole it's the best collection of modern re-imaginings of fairy tales that I've ever read, and I've read quite a few. I know I'll be coming back to this one in the future to re-read my favorites. ( )
I only read half of the book because I got bored with it. A few of the stories stood out (Gaiman's and a few others) but a lot of the stories weren't as good as the synopsis promised or seemed to end up in a different place than the author's stated intention. ( )
An eclectic collection of re-imagined tales by some well-known and respected authors, primarily hailing from the fantasy/science fiction section. As in most anthologies, there is variation in the quality of the stories-hence the three-star rating. Some were pretty experimental, while others more closely aligned themselves to the conventions of traditional fairy tales. Judging the degree of success is a bit subjective, so it would be recommended that a reader skim through the forty and select whichever ones seem to appeal to them the most. Bernheimer also released a second collection in 2013, this time geared toward re-telling of myths entitled: xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths. ( )
The founder of the literary journal "Fairy Tale Review" collects stories inspired by classic fairy tales and written by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Francine Prose, Kevin Brockmeier, and Shelley Jackson.
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Contains:
Drawing the Curtain / Gregory Maguire
Baba Iaga and the Pelican Child / Joy Williams
Ardour / Jonathon Keats
I'm Here / Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
The Brother and the Bird / Alissa Nutting
Hansel and Gretel / Francine Prose
A Day in the Life of Half of Rumpslstiltskin / Kevin Brockmeier
With Hair of Hand-Spun Gold / Neil Labute
The Swan Brothers / Shelley Jackson
The Warm Mouth / Joyelle McSweeney
Snow White, Rose Red / Lydia Millet
The Erlking / Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum
Dapplegrim / Brian Evenson
The Wild Swans / Michael Cunningham
Halfway People / Karen Joy Fowler
Green Air / Rikki Ducoret
The Mermaid / Timothy Schaffert
What the Conch Shell Sings When the Body Is Gone / Katherine Vaz
The Snow Queen / Karen Brennan
Eyes of Dogs / Lucy Corin
Little Pot / Ilya Kaminsky
A Bucket of Warm Spit / Michael Martone
Catskin / Kelly Link
Teague O'Kane and the Corpse / Chris Adrian
Pleasure Boating in Lituya Bay / Jim Shepard
Body-Without-Soul / Kathryn Davis
The Girl, the Wolf, the Crone / Kellie Wells
My Brother Gary Made a Movie and This Is What Happened / Sabrina Orah Mark
The Color Master / Aimee Bender
The White Cat / Marjorie Sandor
Blue-Bearded Lover / Joyce Carol Oates
Bluebeard in Ireland / John Updike
A Kiss to Wake the Sleeper / Rabih Alameddine
A Case Study of Emergency Room Procedure and Risk Management by Hospital Staff Members in the Urban Facility / Stacey Richter
fairy tale inspired
read some, they ranged from good and interesting to terrible, confusing, etc. ( )