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Fairytales are stories from folklore that feature several fantasy characters and supernatural elements. In the past they were told orally and passed down from generation to generation, before writers such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen wrote down their own versions and published collections. Later, Walt Disney popularised many of the classic fairytales and added elements of their own.
At the moment, fairytale re-tellings are an enormously popular sub-genre of fantasy fiction and entertainment. Recently there has been a boom of fairytale films like Snow White and the Huntsman, Red Riding Hood, Tangled, Jack and the Giant Killer, Alice in Wonderland, Oz the Great and Powerful and Frozen. The TV show Once Upon a Time also has a steady fan following, and has encouraged more readers to delve into the realm of fairytales. Here are some examples:
Red Riding Hood
Rapunzel
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
The Princess and the Frog
Hansel and Gretel
Rumpelstiltskin
Jack and the Beanstalk
What is your favourite fairytale? Have you read any re-tellings or seen any recent movie adaptations? What's the next fairytale you would like to see reinvented?
Anstice, First off, I love your blog. It's beautiful. Also really like that you've show off all these books! Some of the covers make me want to go check them out! Great posts for A to Z!
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I love your topic choice for the A to Z challenge, Anstice! I don't know if you get this over in the UK yet, but we have a television series in the States called GRIMM now in its second season that I really enjoy. Thanks for sharing those books - anything about Red Riding Hood or Hansel and Gretel always catches my eye.
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Joe Bardales at Just Add Heroes
Hello, Anstice! I enjoy a clever fairy tale retelling. My two favorite are probably Ella Enchanted and Fairest, both by Gail Carson Levine. My all-time favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid. I wanted to be a mermaid so much when I was little! I still do, LoL.
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I love fairy tales. I'm glad they're popular right now becuase I feel like it gives me more to choose from. (and yes, I'm one of thsoe Once Upon a Time fans).
ReplyDeleteI agree with Laura, Ella Enchated is fantastic (the book not the movie). Gail Carson Levine does an amazing job. I really like Jackson Pearce and Robin McKinely as well.
i love seeing how people take different spins on fairytales...especially in the movies, they are making them so dark themed!
ReplyDeleteSaw Oz the great and powerful recently and really enjoyed it!
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I've heard lots of good things about Cinder, but haven't had a chance to pick it up. Beastly and A Kiss in Time are two of my favorites. Alex Flinn does an amazing job on those classic tales.
ReplyDeletethe Snow White film was wonderful. I saw itin England when I was visiting a friend (E is for England)
ReplyDeleteI think Sleeping Beauty is my favorite. I also like Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid. I took a class in college about fairy tails. It was quite enlightening!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! My Favorite Fairytale would have to be Alice in Wonderland.
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A to Z buddy
Peanut Butter and Whine
Yes, fairy tales is a humongous genre. I've read partials of some amazing stories too on Authonomy.com. Writer’s Mark
ReplyDeleteI love fairy tales and I like the fractured ones, too!
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I can't pick a favorite-I have many!
Okay maybe Cinderella ;D
I've heard great things about Cinder. I even have it on my Kindle, but life keeps getting in the way! Great post. :-)
ReplyDelete@Dawn-thank you, I'm glad you like it. Oh yes some of the covers are so drool-worthy.
ReplyDelete@Joe-thanks! As far as I know we don't get GRIMM yet, but I've heard of it. Sounds like my sort of thing so maybe I can beg, borrow or steal it from somewhere ;)
@Laura-I've heard a lot of good things about Ella Enchanted. The Little Mermaid is also my favourite fairy tale. I love the Disney version.
@Janeal- yeah the movie put me off a bit but maybe I should check out the book.
@Tammy-oh yes I love the dark and twisted tone of these new fairy tales too!
@A Month of Blog-I really want to see that, looks awesome!
@Patricia-I'd like to check out Cinder too, sounds so unique. Beastly and A Kiss in Time also sound great. So many books so little time!
@sassyspeaks-I enjoyed the Snow White film too.
@Sherry-that sounds like a really interesting and fun class!
@Connie-oh yes Alice in Wonderland is a classic!
@Nancy-thanks for the link, I'd never seen that site before.
@Ella-yeah it's definitely hard to choose, so many great tales!
@Roland- I know that feeling. My 'TBR' pile is growing at a rate of knots and I just can't keep up! If only I didn't have to sleep or go to work.
I LOVE fairy tale retellings. Right now, ENTWINED, a remake of THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES, is my favorite. Though ELLA CHANTED and CINDER place close behind.
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