tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post5797329283175851341..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Exploring Genre: Fairy Tale RetellingsJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-74927093954856536502019-08-07T11:06:45.817+10:002019-08-07T11:06:45.817+10:00Thanks, Nola - so many great books out there just ...Thanks, Nola - so many great books out there just waiting to be discovered :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-5134669851505141232019-08-05T20:02:27.642+10:002019-08-05T20:02:27.642+10:00Hi Nola. One of my kids loved the Lunar Chronicles...Hi Nola. One of my kids loved the Lunar Chronicles. Hope you enjoy Unhinged when you get to it.Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-78463913255820500552019-08-05T20:00:30.527+10:002019-08-05T20:00:30.527+10:00Wow, Mazzy. That sounds like so much fun. What gre...Wow, Mazzy. That sounds like so much fun. What great memories.Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-69183425872393700092019-08-05T16:21:20.260+10:002019-08-05T16:21:20.260+10:00Thanks Jenny and Amanda. Retellings are a great wa...Thanks Jenny and Amanda. Retellings are a great way of bringing the truth of a classic story to a new audience. I loved the Lunar Chroncicles. Amanada, it's great that you've been able to weave those still very current themes into your books. In older days, mental illness was often portrayed as something horrible and mentally ill people were to be feared (e.g. the mad wife in the attic in Jane Eyre), so it's great to see a more modern insight into that. Another to add to my to-read pile.Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-58128076795223246592019-08-05T15:08:37.372+10:002019-08-05T15:08:37.372+10:00What a great memory, Mazzy :) I used to play the ...What a great memory, Mazzy :) I used to play the prince in the impromtu plays with my two brothers (go figure - I was the oldest), that is about Grade 7 and my figure began to change. Retellings are a lot fun, usudally. Enjoy the new discoveries. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-78213610556999948412019-08-05T11:41:37.952+10:002019-08-05T11:41:37.952+10:00Wow. Thanks for highlighting 'retellings' ...Wow. Thanks for highlighting 'retellings' as being a genre - I hadn't thought about it like that before - and thanks for providing some new book suggestions to add to my 'to read list'. ;) I have fun memories of revamping a Cinderella story with a group of friends in grade five. We were forever creating plays and begging our teacher to let us perform them for the class. She finally said yes to our penultimate creation: Cinderella and the Case of the Missing Bow. A slippery sleuthing mystery with the predictable HEA at the end. We had a blast coming up with our twisted plot line and our teacher loved it so much she encouraged all the other year five teachers to have us perform for their classes too. I've long since forgotten the details of the plot but, as the short-haired girl in the group, I had to play the 'male' characters including The Postman, The Salvation Army Officer and The Prince. Haha - one of the very few happy memories I have from my primary school years, so thanks for reminding me of it. Mazzy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945841786696357456noreply@blogger.com