Favorite Fairy Tale Retellings

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Beauty
de Robin McKinley
6,317 membres
201 ressenyes
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
Explicacions
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
de Diana Wynne Jones
2,133 membres
59 ressenyes
4.1
14 Members
Aquila, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, nessreader, souloftherose, briarhills, AlbaRosa, ManWithAnAgenda
3
Ella Enchanted
de Gail Carson Levine
13,271 membres
400 ressenyes
4.1
16 Members
trollsdotter, Caramellunacy, Herenya, LShelby, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, MikeBriggs, norabelle414, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar
Explicacions
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
5
The Goose Girl
de Shannon Hale
4,285 membres
180 ressenyes
4.2
13 Members
hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, pwaites, ncgraham, kceccato, el_len
Explicacions
Caramellunacy: A charming retelling of The Goose Girl.
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The Fire Rose
de Mercedes Lackey
1,964 membres
37 ressenyes
3.8
12 Members
hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, keristars, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, nessreader, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
7
Snow White and Rose Red
de Patricia C. Wrede
1,204 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.7
12 Members
trollsdotter, LShelby, jain, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, ahef1963, Alloria, el_len
8
Rose Daughter
de Robin McKinley
2,899 membres
60 ressenyes
3.9
12 Members
Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K,ncgraham
9
Spindle's End
de Robin McKinley
3,913 membres
82 ressenyes
3.9
13 Members
Quaisior, Herenya, mybookshelf, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,bestem ,ncgraham
10
The Perilous Gard
de Elizabeth Marie Pope
1,596 membres
42 ressenyes
½ 4.3
11 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, Herenya, jain, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, ncgraham, briarhills
Explicacions
jain: Tam Lin
11
Briar Rose
de Jane Yolen
2,842 membres
105 ressenyes
4
9 Members
hailelib, jain, guyalice, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, cablesclasses, LisaMaria_C
Explicacions
jain: Sleeping Beauty
12
Tam Lin
de Pamela Dean
1,947 membres
73 ressenyes
4
10 Members
Aquila, Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills, ManWithAnAgenda
13
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
de Gregory Maguire
28,842 membres
650 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
guyalice, leahbird, nessreader, sturlington, electrice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, ahef1963
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Daughter of the Forest
de Juliet Marillier
4,324 membres
134 ressenyes
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
de Robin McKinley
1,885 membres
25 ressenyes
½ 3.7
10 Members
Quaisior, trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, el_len
16
Winter Rose
de Patricia A. McKillip
1,650 membres
43 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
Quaisior, staffordcastle, Herenya, guyalice, mkbird, merrystar, ncgraham, briarhills, kceccato
17
Wildwood Dancing
de Juliet Marillier
1,919 membres
78 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
Quaisior, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, quigui, briarhills, kceccato, parasolofdoom,ncgraham
18
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
de Jon Scieszka
6,785 membres
224 ressenyes
4.2
9 Members
hailelib, keristars, guyalice, norabelle414, bestem, sturlington, parasolofdoom, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda,spiphany
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The Fairy Godmother
de Mercedes Lackey
2,474 membres
61 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
hailelib, Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
20
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
de Terry Pratchett
7,042 membres
132 ressenyes
4
9 Members
guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, kceccato, al.vick, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
21
The Serpent's Shadow
de Mercedes Lackey
2,049 membres
25 ressenyes
3.8
9 Members
hailelib, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
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Witches Abroad
de Terry Pratchett
10,150 membres
139 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
hipdeep, guyalice, merrystar, pwaites, souloftherose, briarhills, ahef1963, el_len, ManWithAnAgenda
23
Thomas the Rhymer
de Ellen Kushner
1,439 membres
21 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
jain, guyalice, aulsmith, merrystar, nessreader, Jarandel, parasolofdoom, el_len
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Cinder
de Marissa Meyer
11,665 membres
831 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
hailelib, foggidawn, inge87, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, nessreader, pwaites, kceccato, Alloria
25
The Book of a Thousand Days
de Shannon Hale
2,571 membres
152 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
hailelib, Caramellunacy, Herenya, keristars, guyalice, pwaites, parasolofdoom
Explicacions
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
de Mercedes Lackey
741 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 3.6
8 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom, el_len, Chelsea_K
27
Phoenix and Ashes
de Mercedes Lackey
1,736 membres
20 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, inge87, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len
28
Deerskin
de Robin McKinley
3,086 membres
77 ressenyes
4
8 Members
Quaisior, Herenya, jain, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, nessreader, briarhills
Explicacions
jain: Donkeyskin
29
The Ordinary Princess
de M. M. Kaye
1,710 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
trollsdotter, Herenya, mybookshelf, guyalice, SunnySD, merrystar, el_len
30
Rapunzel's Revenge
de Shannon Hale
1,311 membres
132 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
Herenya, LShelby, foggidawn, keristars, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, Alloria
31
A Curse Dark as Gold
de Elizabeth C. Bunce
1,068 membres
70 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, SunnySD, DeltaQueen50
32
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
de Jessica Day George
906 membres
68 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, loremistress, keeneam, el_len
33
Princess of Glass
de Jessica Day George
709 membres
39 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, keeneam, el_len
34
The Gates of Sleep
de Mercedes Lackey
1,820 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, el_len
35
Entwined
de Heather Dixon
1,550 membres
106 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, SunnySD, quigui, briarhills, Alloria
36
Princess of the Midnight Ball
de Jessica Day George
1,436 membres
88 ressenyes
3.8
8 Members
trollsdotter, Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, el_len,keristars
37
One Good Knight
de Mercedes Lackey
1,588 membres
35 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, Quaisior, staffordcastle, generalkala, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, el_len
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East
de Edith Pattou
2,335 membres
59 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
Herenya, foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, ncgraham, kceccato, parasolofdoom
39
Bitter Greens
de Kate Forsyth
624 membres
44 ressenyes
4
5 Members
inge87, KimarieBee, guyalice, mkbird, souloftherose
40
The Wizard of London
de Mercedes Lackey
1,563 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
41
Enchantment
de Orson Scott Card
3,156 membres
83 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
mybookshelf, inge87, guyalice, merrystar, nessreader, al.vick,ManWithAnAgenda
42
Firebird
de Mercedes Lackey
1,399 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
hailelib, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, loremistress, merrystar, kceccato, el_len
43
Beauty
de Sheri S. Tepper
1,612 membres
31 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
Quaisior, guyalice, nessreader, sturlington, souloftherose, parasolofdoom,merrystar
Explicacions
merrystar : I found this book depressing.
44
The Fourth Bear
de Jasper Fforde
4,110 membres
116 ressenyes
4
5 Members
hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, souloftherose, cej1027
45
Dealing with Dragons
de Patricia C. Wrede
5,743 membres
148 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
Quaisior, trollsdotter, staffordcastle, SunnySD, kceccato, parasolofdoom, Alloria, el_len,jain ,foggidawn ,merrystar ,pwaites
Explicacions
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.
46
The Big Over Easy
de Jasper Fforde
5,727 membres
180 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, guyalice, pwaites, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
47
The Snow Queen
de Mercedes Lackey
990 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, kceccato, parasolofdoom, el_len
48
Fairest
de Gail Carson Levine
4,291 membres
127 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
hailelib, loremistress, pwaites, briarhills, kceccato, el_len,ncgraham
49
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
de Genevieve Valentine
440 membres
34 ressenyes
4
4 Members
Herenya, jain, inge87, guyalice
Explicacions
jain: The Twelve Dancing Princesses
50
The Rumpelstiltskin Problem
de Vivian Vande Velde
734 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
foggidawn, nessreader, pwaites, ncgraham
51
Chalice
de Robin McKinley
1,680 membres
80 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
trollsdotter, Herenya, SunnySD, merrystar, briarhills
Explicacions
merrystar: Would rate it higher, but the link to the fairy tale is tenuous
52
The Book of Lost Things
de John Connolly
6,919 membres
325 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
guyalice, pwaites, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
53
Zel
de Donna Jo Napoli
800 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
inge87, keristars, guyalice, bestem, kceccato, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar ,ncgraham
54
The Godmother
de Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
465 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
trollsdotter, guyalice, bestem, merrystar, el_len
55
The Frog Princess
de E. D. Baker
1,809 membres
54 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
hailelib, foggidawn, guyalice, merrystar, el_len
56
The Snow Queen
de Joan D. Vinge
2,317 membres
52 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, Quaisior, guyalice, sturlington, kceccato
57
A Spindle Splintered
de Alix E. Harrow
909 membres
64 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Aquila, jmiserak, ManWithAnAgenda
58
The Sleeping Beauty
de Mercedes Lackey
805 membres
25 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, guyalice, loremistress, parasolofdoom
59
Bound
de Donna Jo Napoli
758 membres
48 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
Caramellunacy, foggidawn, guyalice, cablesclasses
Explicacions
Caramellunacy: A retelling of Cinderella set in China. Very enjoyable, though painful to read sometimes.
60
The Thurber Carnival
de James Thurber
2,582 membres
32 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
timspalding, aulsmith, el_len
61
The Snow Child
de Eowyn Ivey
4,543 membres
338 ressenyes
4
3 Members
guyalice, DeltaQueen50, flying_monkeys
Explicacions
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.
62
Son of the Shadows
de Juliet Marillier
2,465 membres
61 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
Quaisior, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, kceccato, parasolofdoom
63
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
de Emma Donoghue
1,184 membres
41 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
keristars, guyalice, spiphany
64
L'agulla i la noia adormida
de Neil Gaiman
2,089 membres
140 ressenyes
4
4 Members
jain, guyalice, souloftherose, ahef1963
Explicacions
jain: Sleeping Beauty and Snow White
65
Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
de Liz Braswell
717 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
hailelib, guyalice, SunnySD, Chelsea_K
66
The Nightingale
de Kara Dalkey
317 membres
4 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
guyalice, merrystar, kceccato, Alloria
67
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
de Neil Gaiman
10,263 membres
126 ressenyes
4
4 Members
guyalice, blackdove07, ahef1963, flying_monkeys,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
flying_monkeys: "Snow, Glass, Apples" a retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's POV - brilliant!
68
Fortune's Fool
de Mercedes Lackey
1,318 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
hailelib, staffordcastle, parasolofdoom, el_len
69
Heart's Blood
de Juliet Marillier
973 membres
54 ressenyes
4
4 Members
Quaisior, Herenya, guyalice, kceccato
70
A Tale Dark and Grimm
de Adam Gidwitz
1,873 membres
130 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50, merrystar
71
Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon
de Charles de Lint
1,076 membres
12 ressenyes
4
3 Members
guyalice, loremistress, Jarandel
72
The Wide-Awake Princess
de E. D. Baker
606 membres
25 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
hailelib, guyalice, merrystar, el_len
73
Bryony and Roses
de T. Kingfisher
357 membres
25 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
Herenya, jain, merrystar
Explicacions
jain: Beauty and the Beast
74
Deathless
de Catherynne M. Valente
1,679 membres
77 ressenyes
4
3 Members
guyalice, souloftherose, spiphany
75
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
de Gregory Maguire
8,591 membres
140 ressenyes
½ 3.5
4 Members
guyalice, aulsmith, nessreader, kceccato,merrystar
76
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
de Roald Dahl
2,781 membres
64 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
guyalice, blackdove07, el_len
77
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
de Ellen Datlow
692 membres
4 ressenyes
4
3 Members
guyalice, nessreader, parasolofdoom
78
Transformations
de Anne Sexton
962 membres
17 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, guyalice
79
Goose Chase
de Patrice Kindl
630 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, quigui
80
Silver Woven in My Hair
de Shirley Rousseau Murphy
56 membres
1 ressenya
½ 4.5
3 Members
LShelby, guyalice, merrystar
81
Spinning Silver
de Naomi Novik
3,838 membres
200 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, jain
Explicacions
jain: Rumpelstiltskin
82
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
de C. S. Lewis
8,808 membres
153 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
hipdeep, foggidawn
83
The Princess Curse
de Merrie Haskell
308 membres
26 ressenyes
4
3 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, Chelsea_K
84
Just Ella
de Margaret Peterson Haddix
2,830 membres
66 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
guyalice, merrystar, pwaites
85
Reserved for the Cat
de Mercedes Lackey
1,308 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
hailelib, guyalice, loremistress
86
Enchanted
de Alethea Kontis
900 membres
72 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, merrystar
87
Cress
de Marissa Meyer
5,626 membres
300 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, DeltaQueen50
88
Bella at Midnight
de Diane Stanley
635 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
foggidawn, guyalice, merrystar
89
The Swan Kingdom
de Zoe Marriott
408 membres
19 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
guyalice, briarhills, kceccato
90
The Black Swan
de Mercedes Lackey
1,747 membres
15 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
guyalice, loremistress, kceccato
91
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
de Ellen Datlow
628 membres
10 ressenyes
4
2 Members
keristars, guyalice
92
The Bear and the Nightingale
de Katherine Arden
4,861 membres
291 ressenyes
4
2 Members
jain, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
jain: Father Frost
93
Flyaway
de Kathleen Jennings
236 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Aquila, sturlington
94
The Child Thief: A Novel
de Brom
1,373 membres
66 ressenyes
4
2 Members
KimarieBee, guyalice
95
The Poets' Grimm: 20th Century Poems from Grimm Fairy Tales
de Jeanne Marie Beaumont
67 membres
1 ressenya
4
2 Members
guyalice, spiphany
96
A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales
de Ellen Datlow
816 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
guyalice, pwaites
97
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
de Susanna Clarke
4,186 membres
130 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
98
Breadcrumbs
de Anne Ursu
1,222 membres
76 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
foggidawn, guyalice
99
The Changeling
de Victor LaValle
1,335 membres
77 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
sturlington, jmiserak
100
Snow White, Blood Red
de Ellen Datlow
1,758 membres
15 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
guyalice, parasolofdoom