![\"bookworm](\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bookworm-things.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Every time a fairytale gets reimagined, I get excited.<\/p>\n
I’ve said that a lot. But it’s true. There’s just something magical about the same story being told in so many different ways.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it is a hit, and sometimes not so much.<\/p>\n
![\"handle](\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/handle-with-care.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
It can be the writing, sometimes, that does not excite me. But sometimes it’s the fact that the original tale hit a mark these retellings did not.<\/p>\n
Not to say I won’t read them. I am a simple woman with simple desires and fairytales are always welcome. It’s just more likely that I will find a copy I can borrow at a library for these tales.<\/p>\n
![\"masks\"](\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/masks.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
![\"the](\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-lunar-chronicles2.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on retellings and reimaginings? I love them, obviously, and someday hope to maybe write one.<\/p>\n
What are your favourite fairytales and retellings?<\/p>\n
![\"ara\"](\"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/signoff-300x148.jpg\")
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every time a fairytale gets reimagined, I get excited. I’ve said that a lot. But it’s true. There’s just something magical about the same story being told in so many different ways. Sometimes it is a hit, and sometimes not so much. It can be the writing, sometimes, that does not excite me. But sometimes it’s the fact that the original tale hit a mark these retellings did not. Not to say I won’t read them. I am a simple woman with simple desires and fairytales are always welcome. It’s just more likely that I will find a copy I can borrow at a library for these tales. I suppose it can be difficult to do a re-telling of Sleeping Beauty unless you do it from someone else’s point of view. Which might be why I’ve only seen a handful of these over the years. But I’ve always enjoyed the Disney movie and I hope one day to find a retelling of this story that I love as much. Spindle’s End by Robin Mckinley is one I remember reading ages ago that I quite enjoyed. Briar Rose by Jana Oliver was a little more disappointing. People either love or hate Beauty And The Beast. Belle as a character has always been relatable to me – I, too, would walk around with my nose buried in a book. It got to a point where I managed to trip up a flight of stairs because I didn’t have a book on me. Surprisingly though, I haven’t come across a retelling I have actually enjoyed for this tale as old as time. People rave about Rosamund Hodge’s Cruel Beauty, but I could not finish it. Maybe someday I will go back to it. Little Red Riding Hood can be a little more difficult to adapt. If you’re not careful, it can be cliche and trite, and yet somehow, I’ve read two versions of this that I’ve enjoyed. I don’t know if there are more – and if there are, I don’t know if they will live up to the two I own and adore. Kin by Lili St. Crow was an interesting adaptation with strong characters. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer was not my favourite in the series, but it was a good read that I will definitely be doing again. What are your thoughts on retellings and reimaginings? I love them, obviously, and someday hope to maybe write one. What are your favourite fairytales and retellings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,331],"tags":[332,382,363,59],"class_list":["post-1877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discussion-post","category-handle-with-care","tag-handle-with-care","tag-handle-with-care-the-fairytale-retelling-edition","tag-the-fairytale-retelling-edition","tag-writings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1877"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877\/revisions\/2547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}