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Beyond the Woods
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold | Paula Guran
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Once upon a time, the stories that came to be known as fairy tales were cultivated to entertain adults more than children; it was only later that they were tamed and pruned into less thorny versions intended for youngsters. But in truth, they have continued to prick the imaginations of readers at all ages.Over the years, authors have often borrowed bits and pieces from these stories, grafting them into their own writing, creating literature with both new meaning and age-old significance. In the last few decades or so, theyve also intentionally retold and reinvented the tales in a variety of waysdelightful or dark, wistful or wicked, sweet or satiricalthat forge new trails through the forests of fantastic fiction.This new anthology compiles some of the best modern fairy-tale retellings and reinventions from award-winning and bestselling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talents, into an enchanting collection. Explore magical new realms by traveling with us, Beyond the Woods . . .
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AllisonM89
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1. Tagged. Will probably read it this week. i most recently read The Bone Key.
2. Carter's The Bloody Chamber. Followed closely by any and all de Lint short story collections.
3. Either

@ozma.of.oz #sundayfunday

BookmarkTavern Oh this anthology looks interesting! Thanks for posting! 4y
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Mistreeus
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Mehso-so

An interesting collection of stories intended to be fairy tale retellings. Some were captivating, some revolting, all unsettling. All were well written and all left me feeling slightly disturbed. None of them sat well with me. I did not “like” this book. In fact, I probably hated it. There was no simplicity of story and character. It all seemed so pretentious in their style. And yet there was something to be appreciated.

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esurient
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Ugh, this anthology is not at all suitably formatted to read on a phone. Blockquote is not a friend here. At least the stories themselves render okay.

esurient I'll port this to my ereader next. The table of contents promises an extremely strong showing, and I think I'll very much enjoy the editor's intros once they're more comfortably formatted. 6y
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Kamisha
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Pickpick

Finished this up tonight for my #fairytaleretelling prompt for #booked2019!

This is an anthology of fairytale retellings, many of them darker in nature than our traditional knowledge of fairytales. Definitely for adults rather than children!

I absolutely love fairytales, folklore, mythology and retellings. Really enjoyed this one! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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Kamisha
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The winter weather is back here... 🙄 what better way to spend a night listening to ice falling outside than with some dark faerie tales? 🕯

#booked2019 #fairytaleretelling

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Carolyn11215
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Special on kindle version for those who love fairy tale retellings...some pretty amazing authors contributing stories.

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Linsy
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Finally got to this beauty today. I‘m already loving it! #riotgrams #fairytales #currentlyreading

Kalalalatja There were so many great stories in this! 6y
Velvetfur This sounds great - stacked! 6y
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Kalalalatja
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Well, #forest and woods are synonyms (I guess), so this collection of dark retellings seems very fitting for today 🌳🌲🌳🌲

#CoolBooks

booksbrewsandbooze What a beautiful cover! 6y
batsy Lovely cover 😍 6y
Linsy I have this on my stack as well. Can‘t wait to read it! The cover made me by it immediately when I spied it in the bookstore. (edited) 6y
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Linsy
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Had to head outside for today‘s prompt!
#woods #coolbooks #fairytales

Jabberwocky Gorgeous picture and very cool looking book! 6y
ReadZenRites Love that book cover! Treehouses + castles = storybook heaven!🤩🤩 6y
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Kalalalatja
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Pickpick

What a great collection of fairytale retellings! I love there is a little intro page before each tale, that inteoduces the author and/or the original tale. Some stories were closer connected to their original story than others, which gave some great variety to my reading experience. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading a #fairytaleaday from this book in November 👏👏

GypsyKat This looks like a fun book! 7y
Kalalalatja @GypsyKat it was! Such a great mix if authors and stories 👏 7y
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Kalalalatja
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Enjoying my last #fairytaleaday with a cup of tea and piece of brownie 👌

hermyknee Look at that beautiful bookmark!! 💙 7y
Kalalalatja @hermyknee I adore it! 7y
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Kalalalatja
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Early morning ritual 👌

#currentlyread #afairytaleaday

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Kalalalatja
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#Hereitgoesagain - another day, another fairytale. Which is perfect for a #☔️ day 👏

#TuneintoNovember #Emojinov

Cinfhen 😉 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love these bookmarks!!! 7y
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Kalalalatja
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I don't really do #tbrs but I need to get to this stack pretty soon, since a lot of them are for various reading challenges. So hopefully, this will be my #NovTBR #📚🔜

#NoteworthyNovember #emojinov

Jess7 I liked The Girls 7y
DivaDiane I know how you feel. My TBR morphs every time I finish a book or learn about a new challenge or something. 😊 I loved Middlesex. (edited) 7y
JackOBotts Enjoy Middlesex...it is wonderful. 7y
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Lcsmcat Middlesex is excellent! 7y
Reviewsbylola Middlesex is fantastic. 7y
bedandabook Middlesex is wonderful. Enjoy! 7y
Kalalalatja @DivaDiane @JackOBotts @Lcsmcat @Reviewsbylola @bedandabook and now Middlesex is even higher on my I-can't-wait-to-read-it list 😄😄 7y
Kalalalatja @Jess7 I'm hoping to really like it too! 7y
BarbaraBB Don‘t have your expectations too high for The Girls.... 7y
Avanders It‘s funny... I‘ve never much cared about the condition of my books... but after seeing so many beautiful stacks like this one.. I‘m starting to wonder if there isn‘t something to it... 🤩💖 7y
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Kalalalatja
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I couldn't wait any longer with opening my #theretellingbookswap package - and I'm so excited about everything in it! Thanks @TK421 👏👏 Everything you have given me looks awesome, and I can't wait to read all the books! And the t-shirt might be my new favourite Sunday-reading-shirt 😄

And thanks to @Mommamanzi for organizing all this! 👏

Mommamanzi Ummm this is AMAZING! I may need to come over and barrow that tshirt lol. 7y
Kalalalatja @Mommamanzi I'm not sure I can stop wearing it long enough for you to borrow it 😂 it is so awesome, and crazy soft! 7y
Mommamanzi @Kalalalatja rub it in why don't ya 😜haha enjoy all your goodies you def hit the jack pot!!! ❤ 7y
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TaylorMay Wow that's an amazing set of goodies. Enjoy! 7y
Kalalalatja @Mommamanzi @TaylorMay thanks! I feel very spoiled ☺️ 7y
TK421 I'm so happy that you enjoyed the swap box! I had fun putting that together for you. Making people feel spoiled is the best! I love doing these book swaps! They are so addictive! 7y
Kalalalatja @TK421 book swaps really are the best! And everything you have given me are great! 👏 7y
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Sarrie
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My husband bribed me into eating a hot chili pepper with the promise of a book. I do not handle spicy food well, but I'll do anything for book. And the contributor list on this one was amazing.

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jquill7
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"Ladies. Has it ever occurred to you that fairy tales aren't easy on the feet?" // Travels with the Snow Queen - Kelly Link
#paulaguran #beyondthewoods #fairytales #travelswiththesnowqueen #kellylink

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jquill7
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✨"Let my daughter have," said the woman, "hair black as mine, black as the wood of these warped and arcane trees. Let her have skin like mine, white as this snow. And let her have my mouth, red as my blood." #redasblood #tanithlee #beyondthewoods #paulaguran

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Peterdamien
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This is fascinating, and doesn't feel untrue to me

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Peterdamien
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Need to prevent a good-book-hangover from becoming a lull? Short stories to the rescue!

DitrieMarieBowie That's a great idea. 9y
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