Favorite Fairy Tale Retellings

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Beauty

di Robin McKinley

6,328 utenti

201 recensioni

4.1

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
Spiegazioni: 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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Fire and Hemlock

di Diana Wynne Jones

2,137 utenti

59 recensioni

4.1

14 Members: Aquila, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, nessreader, souloftherose, briarhills, AlbaRosa, ManWithAnAgenda

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Ella Enchanted

di Gail Carson Levine

13,281 utenti

400 recensioni

4.1

16 Members: trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, norabelle414, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
Spiegazioni: 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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La camera di sangue

di Angela Carter

5,526 utenti

149 recensioni

4

14 Members: jain, rarm, inge87, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, blackdove07, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, briarhills, spiphany, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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The Goose Girl

di Shannon Hale

4,302 utenti

180 recensioni

4.2

13 Members: hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, el_len
Spiegazioni: Caramellunacy: A charming retelling of The Goose Girl.

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The Fire Rose

di Mercedes Lackey

1,967 utenti

37 recensioni

3.8

12 Members: hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, keristars, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, nessreader, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Snow White and Rose Red

di Patricia C. Wrede

1,209 utenti

18 recensioni

½ 3.7

12 Members: trollsdotter, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, ahef1963, Alloria, el_len

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Rose Daughter

di Robin McKinley

2,902 utenti

60 recensioni

3.9

12 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K,ncgraham

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Spindle's End

di Robin McKinley

3,926 utenti

82 recensioni

3.9

13 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, mybookshelf, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,bestem ,ncgraham

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The Perilous Gard

di Elizabeth Marie Pope

1,596 utenti

42 recensioni

½ 4.3

11 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, ncgraham, briarhills
Spiegazioni: jain: Tam Lin

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Briar Rose

di Jane Yolen

2,845 utenti

105 recensioni

4

9 Members: hailelib, jain, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, cablesclasses, LisaMaria_C
Spiegazioni: jain: Sleeping Beauty

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Tam Lin

di Pamela Dean

1,950 utenti

73 recensioni

4

10 Members: Aquila, Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda

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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

di Gregory Maguire

28,924 utenti

649 recensioni

½ 3.6

8 Members: guyalice, leahbird, nessreader, sturlington, electrice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, ahef1963

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La figlia della foresta

di Juliet Marillier

4,330 utenti

134 recensioni

½ 4.3

9 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, quigui, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories

di Robin McKinley

1,890 utenti

25 recensioni

½ 3.7

10 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, el_len

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Winter Rose

di Patricia A. McKillip

1,648 utenti

43 recensioni

3.9

9 Members: Quaisior, staffordcastle, Herenya, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato

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Wildwood Dancing

di Juliet Marillier

1,923 utenti

78 recensioni

4.1

10 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, quigui, briarhills, kceccato, parasolofdoom,ncgraham

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

di Jon Scieszka

6,804 utenti

225 recensioni

4.2

9 Members: hailelib, keristars, guyalice, norabelle414, bestem, sturlington, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,spiphany

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The Fairy Godmother

di Mercedes Lackey

2,482 utenti

61 recensioni

3.9

10 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Il prodigioso Maurice e i suoi geniali roditori

di Terry Pratchett

7,051 utenti

135 recensioni

4

9 Members: guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Serpent's Shadow

di Mercedes Lackey

2,051 utenti

25 recensioni

3.8

9 Members: hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Streghe all'estero

di Terry Pratchett

10,174 utenti

141 recensioni

4.1

9 Members: hipdeep, guyalice, merrystar, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda

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Thomas the Rhymer

di Ellen Kushner

1,443 utenti

21 recensioni

3.9

8 Members: jain, guyalice, aulsmith, merrystar, nessreader, Jarandel, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Cinder

di Marissa Meyer

11,728 utenti

832 recensioni

4.1

9 Members: hailelib, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, nessreader, pwaites, kceccato, Alloria

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Il Libro dei mille giorni

di Shannon Hale

2,580 utenti

152 recensioni

3.9

7 Members: hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, keristars, guyalice, pwaites, parasolofdoom
Spiegazioni: 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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Beauty and the Werewolf

di Mercedes Lackey

741 utenti

39 recensioni

½ 3.6

8 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K

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Phoenix and Ashes

di Mercedes Lackey

1,735 utenti

20 recensioni

3.9

8 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len

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Deerskin

di Robin McKinley

3,090 utenti

77 recensioni

4

8 Members: Quaisior, Herenya, jain, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills
Spiegazioni: jain: Donkeyskin

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The Ordinary Princess

di M. M. Kaye

1,712 utenti

46 recensioni

½ 4.3

7 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, mybookshelf, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, el_len

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Rapunzel's Revenge

di Shannon Hale

1,317 utenti

132 recensioni

3.9

7 Members: Herenya, LShelby, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, Alloria

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A Curse Dark as Gold

di Elizabeth C. Bunce

1,072 utenti

70 recensioni

3.8

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50

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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

di Jessica Day George

908 utenti

68 recensioni

3.8

6 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, loremistress, keeneam, el_len

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Princess of Glass

di Jessica Day George

711 utenti

39 recensioni

3.8

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, keeneam, el_len

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The Gates of Sleep

di Mercedes Lackey

1,821 utenti

16 recensioni

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len

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Entwined

di Heather Dixon

1,553 utenti

107 recensioni

3.8

6 Members: foggidawn, guyalice, SunnySD, quigui, briarhills, Alloria

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Princess of the Midnight Ball

di Jessica Day George

1,436 utenti

88 recensioni

3.8

8 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, el_len,keristars

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One Good Knight

di Mercedes Lackey

1,588 utenti

35 recensioni

3.8

7 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, el_len

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East

di Edith Pattou

2,341 utenti

59 recensioni

4.1

7 Members: Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom

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Bitter Greens

di Kate Forsyth

623 utenti

44 recensioni

4

5 Members: inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, mkbird, souloftherose

40

The Wizard of London

di Mercedes Lackey

1,562 utenti

16 recensioni

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Enchantment

di Orson Scott Card

3,161 utenti

83 recensioni

3.9

6 Members: mybookshelf, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, al.vick,ManWithAnAgenda

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Firebird

di Mercedes Lackey

1,402 utenti

9 recensioni

½ 3.7

7 Members: hailelib, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, kceccato, el_len

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Beauty

di Sheri S. Tepper

1,615 utenti

31 recensioni

3.8

6 Members: Quaisior, guyalice, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, parasolofdoom,merrystar
Spiegazioni: merrystar : I found this book depressing.

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The Fourth Bear

di Jasper Fforde

4,119 utenti

116 recensioni

4

5 Members: hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, cej1027

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Dealing with Dragons

di Patricia C. Wrede

5,744 utenti

148 recensioni

4.2

8 Members: Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, SunnySD, kceccato, parasolofdoom, Alloria, el_len,jain ,foggidawn ,merrystar ,pwaites
Spiegazioni: jain : Not a retelling.
merrystar : I love this, but it is not a fairy-tale retelling.
pwaites : Not a fairy tale retelling, just plays on the cliches of fairy tales.

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The Big Over Easy

di Jasper Fforde

5,737 utenti

180 recensioni

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Snow Queen

di Mercedes Lackey

992 utenti

27 recensioni

½ 3.7

6 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len

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Fairest

di Gail Carson Levine

4,311 utenti

127 recensioni

½ 3.7

6 Members: hailelib, loremistress, pwaites, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,ncgraham

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The Girls at the Kingfisher Club

di Genevieve Valentine

440 utenti

34 recensioni

4

4 Members: Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice
Spiegazioni: jain: The Twelve Dancing Princesses

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The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

di Vivian Vande Velde

738 utenti

13 recensioni

½ 3.7

4 Members: foggidawn, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham

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Chalice

di Robin McKinley

1,686 utenti

80 recensioni

3.9

5 Members: trollsdotter, Herenya, SunnySD, merrystar, briarhills
Spiegazioni: merrystar: Would rate it higher, but the link to the fairy tale is tenuous

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Il libro delle cose perdute

di John Connolly

6,924 utenti

326 recensioni

3.9

4 Members: guyalice, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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Zel

di Donna Jo Napoli

798 utenti

30 recensioni

½ 3.7

6 Members: inge87, keristars, guyalice, bestem, kceccato, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,ncgraham

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The Godmother

di Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

465 utenti

5 recensioni

½ 3.7

5 Members: trollsdotter, guyalice, bestem, merrystar, el_len

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The Frog Princess

di E. D. Baker

1,816 utenti

54 recensioni

3.8

5 Members: hailelib, foggidawn, guyalice, merrystar, el_len

56

La regina delle nevi

di Joan D. Vinge

2,329 utenti

52 recensioni

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, Quaisior, guyalice, sturlington, kceccato

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A Spindle Splintered

di Alix E. Harrow

919 utenti

65 recensioni

3.8

3 Members: Aquila, jmiserak, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Sleeping Beauty

di Mercedes Lackey

805 utenti

25 recensioni

3.9

5 Members: hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom

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Bound

di Donna Jo Napoli

755 utenti

48 recensioni

½ 3.6

4 Members: Caramellunacy, foggidawn, guyalice, cablesclasses
Spiegazioni: Caramellunacy: A retelling of Cinderella set in China. Very enjoyable, though painful to read sometimes.

60

Il piu grand'uomo del mondo

di James Thurber

2,585 utenti

33 recensioni

4.2

3 Members: timspalding, aulsmith, el_len

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La bambina di neve

di Eowyn Ivey

4,553 utenti

338 recensioni

4

3 Members: guyalice, DeltaQueen50, flying_monkeys
Spiegazioni: 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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Son of the Shadows

di Juliet Marillier

2,468 utenti

61 recensioni

4.2

5 Members: Quaisior, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom

63

Besar La Bruixa: Contes vells amb vestit nou

di Emma Donoghue

1,185 utenti

41 recensioni

3.8

3 Members: keristars, guyalice, spiphany

64

The Sleeper and the Spindle

di Neil Gaiman

2,101 utenti

140 recensioni

4.1

4 Members: jain, guyalice, souloftherose, ahef1963
Spiegazioni: jain: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White

65

Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"

di Liz Braswell

717 utenti

21 recensioni

½ 3.7

4 Members: hailelib, guyalice, SunnySD, Chelsea_K

66

The Nightingale

di Kara Dalkey

317 utenti

4 recensioni

3.8

4 Members: guyalice, merrystar, kceccato, Alloria

67

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions

di Neil Gaiman

10,277 utenti

126 recensioni

4

4 Members: guyalice, blackdove07, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni: flying_monkeys: "Snow, Glass, Apples" a retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's POV - brilliant!

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