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How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale | Jane Yolen
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"[Yolen is] the Aesop of the twentieth century"--The New York Times Fantasy legend Jane Yolen (The Emerald Circus The Devil's Arithmetic), adored by generations of readers of all ages, delights with these effortlessly wide-ranging fairy tales, myths, and legends. She fractures the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets, holding them to the light and presenting them transformed: a spinner of straw as a falsely-accused moneylender, a philosophical bridge who longs for its troll, and the villainous wolf retiring to a nursing home. Each offering features an intimate author note and poem, allowing readers to discover stories old, new, and refined for the world we live in--or a much better version of it.
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Addison_Reads
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Random audiobook pick today that I really enjoyed. Lots of creative retelling of classic fairytales, which I'm always a fan of. Some were really funny too and made me laugh out loud. In total there are 28 tales, so there's a little something for everyone.

#ImpulseReads #TeamFestivus @wanderinglynn #Wintergames @StayCurious @Clwojick (28×10)+1=281pts

wanderinglynn 🙌🏻❤️⛄️ 4y
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GivenLemons
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Apparently I‘ve been in the mood for fairytales! This was a lovely collection, especially with the author‘s notes and a recurring theme of Jewish experiences.

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JazzFeathers
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Yolen is always a pleasure to read. It has been quite a few years fir me, so it was a pleasure to read this new anthology.

The stories are diverse in inspiration, cultures and execution, all enjoyable. Personally, I was expecting something of more radical, but l enjoyed it nonetheless.

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JazzFeathers
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Yesterday night telly. Not spectacular ( l don't expect to do anything spectaculat) but l'm at 62% of the ARC.
It will be a very busy weekend, but l hope to finish this.

I'm quite enjoying it. Yesterday night last story was a very weird but nice retelling of Saint George and the Dragon... from the perspective of the dragon.

Andrew65 Going well. 👏 5y
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JazzFeathers
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#24B4Monday

Only 66% to go.

RealBooks4ever Love that cover! 💜 5y
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JazzFeathers
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#24B4Monday

Since l need to finish the #NetGalley ARC for the tagged book before Monday, l might as well do this 😆

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@Andrew65

BeansPage Perfect for Netgalley deadlines 😉 5y
Andrew65 Yey! Great to have you with us. 😊👍 5y
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JazzFeathers
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In the 1990s l read a lot of antologies curate by Jane Yolen. But it's been ages since last l did. So happy #NetGalley gave me the opportunity to read her again.

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Jee_HookedOnBookz
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Part 1, I've had a really crazy day today...Then I opened my package & saw these. First I 😱 then I 😭 So much thought & heart have been given into these... I love them all! The paintings... Out of this world! 😍😍 the Alice sticky notes and pins so much! And I ❤️ the books you picked!

Next pic will be close-up of @TheReadingMermaid 's masterpieces & all the other goodies!

Thank you so much fr the bottom of my ❤️, Tamara!

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BeansPage Sweetie I'm so so glad that you liked everything! I worked especially hard on the paintings for you. You had said that you would love some artwork from me so I did exactly that for you 😉😘🤗 5y
gradcat @TheReadingMermaid Very beautiful artwork, there. ♥️ 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @TheReadingMermaid thank you so so much! I just want you to know how much I appreciate it! I can see how much love and thought you've put into them! You're so talented! I love your interpretation/version of the fairytales! ❤️ ❤️ 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @gradcat isn't it! She's super talented! ❤️ 5y
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