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8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf (TaleSpins #1)
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Michael Mullin (Goodreads Author)
Written in verse, this is the previously untold story of the previously unknown 8th dwarf, named Creepy. He is banished to the basement for being different and, well, weird. Yet he plays a vital - and of course previously unknown - role in the popular tale of Snow White –whose title character is an intruder Creepy refers to as "the Maid". (Intended for YA readers and up)...more
ebook, 17 pages
Published
November 11th 2010
by Mullin, Michael
(first published November 9th 2010)
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i get a lot of review requests. a lot. and i have to turn most of them down because i am someone with very little in the way of free time and too many books to read already. and i wish these authors the best of luck, i do, but i have a pretty good sense of what kind of books i will respond to, and i hate saying negative things about authors who are on small presses or self-published, because i appreciate spirit and spunk and all that, but every once in a while, i let one in (LGM) ESPECIALLY if i...more
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The stories we pass down from parent to child
Were once filled with darkness, but somehow turned mild.
We tweak and revise, and when all else fails
We choose to omit certain crucial details.
Until they're forgotten, and nobody knows
How a story originally, truthfully goes.
So begins 8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf, a short 22 page story told in verse. I'm a lover of fractured f...more
The stories we pass down from parent to child
Were once filled with darkness, but somehow turned mild.
We tweak and revise, and when all else fails
We choose to omit certain crucial details.
Until they're forgotten, and nobody knows
How a story originally, truthfully goes.
So begins 8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf, a short 22 page story told in verse. I'm a lover of fractured f...more
Fairy tales lost something when all the dreadful parts were removed to make them more appropriate for children. We now have children that think everything is going to be great and nothing bad ever happens in the world. We all know that isn’t true and I have to say that I enjoyed this rendition of Snow White. The idea that everything was not perfect, besides the messy cottage, in the lives of the Dwarfs was refreshing.
This short story is written in verse and includes drawings along the way. I rea...more
This short story is written in verse and includes drawings along the way. I rea...more
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8 is a very short story written in rhyming verse that details the story of the eight dwarf, Creepy, from the Snow White fairy tale. Creepy really is a creepy dwarf and the other dwarfs see it and do something about it! It was definitely interesting to see Snow White through Creepy's eyes. I can't tell you much more without giving away the whole thing, but I will say this - I really enjoyed reading this little story and if you're into the YA fairy tale retellings that are becoming all the rage th...more
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When I saw the summary on goodreads my first thoughts were “Really? COOL!” I’ve never heard of anything like this before. A short story written entirely in verse? So. Cool. And it’s hard to do. I’d know, I had to attempt it once in a Creative Writing class. Not. Easy. I would like to hand Mr. Mullin a whole bag of kudos right now.
Review originally posted at Step Into Fiction
Review completed by: Saleana
Review originally posted at Step Into Fiction
Review completed by: Saleana
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Cute. This is such a cute little story written in verse. It's about Creepy the shunned 8th dwarf. I swear you'll crack a smile or five when you read this so come on pay the 99 cents and enjoy it.
I won this from a giveaway at iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com. I got a direct email from the author with my prize and I think I'll just finish a review with a quote from that email: "If you like it, be sure to tell everyone you've ever met in your entire life. (Building my empire 99¢ at a time) ;)"
I won this from a giveaway at iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com. I got a direct email from the author with my prize and I think I'll just finish a review with a quote from that email: "If you like it, be sure to tell everyone you've ever met in your entire life. (Building my empire 99¢ at a time) ;)"
Following Michael Mullin’s example, I’m going to limit this review to a short blurb (probably combined with some rude remarks about a certain novel, as well). After reading Snow White and the Huntsman -–which definitely puts the filmy in based-on-the-film–- just yesterday, I wasn’t terribly excited to read yet another spin on this classic story. (I guess fairy tales are coming back into style, right?)
However, I decided to give 8 a shot. At only about 2,000 words, I figured that it wouldn’t have...more
However, I decided to give 8 a shot. At only about 2,000 words, I figured that it wouldn’t have...more
Oh Creepy. I did not know you existed but you may now be my favourite Dwarf.
I love fairy tales. I love Grimm's fairy tales. I love the dark, more adult side to fairy tales. This met those requirements and was also witty and funny. I felt a lot of empathy for Creepy! He was so misunderstood. Why were the other Dwarfs so unaccepting of his unique personality?! He was probably more pleasant to be around than Grumpy!
Anyway, I loved how the author created this poem/tale about the "Unknown 8th Dwarf"...more
I love fairy tales. I love Grimm's fairy tales. I love the dark, more adult side to fairy tales. This met those requirements and was also witty and funny. I felt a lot of empathy for Creepy! He was so misunderstood. Why were the other Dwarfs so unaccepting of his unique personality?! He was probably more pleasant to be around than Grumpy!
Anyway, I loved how the author created this poem/tale about the "Unknown 8th Dwarf"...more
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Today's review is on 8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf by Michael Mullin
As Mullin states in this book, many tales that have been spun by authors such as The Brothers Grimm, have been altered through the years to provide the elusive Happily Ever After. Truth be told however, not everyone gets that happy ending. Nor does good always triumph over evil. That is just one reason why I really enjoyed 8.
Written with the prose of a seasoned rhymer, 8 is filled with witty...more
As Mullin states in this book, many tales that have been spun by authors such as The Brothers Grimm, have been altered through the years to provide the elusive Happily Ever After. Truth be told however, not everyone gets that happy ending. Nor does good always triumph over evil. That is just one reason why I really enjoyed 8.
Written with the prose of a seasoned rhymer, 8 is filled with witty...more
Fairy tales have changed drastically over time. The brothers Grimm told stories that were much darker than the tales that are told today. Possibly, as time went by, their tales that often dealt with death and danger were not needed as much as they once were. Or, we simply reject the idea of fairy tale having anything other than a happy ending nowadays.
That certainly is not the direction that Michael Mullin takes his version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Getting back to the roots of what fa...more
That certainly is not the direction that Michael Mullin takes his version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Getting back to the roots of what fa...more
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I did not know what to expect when I won a copy of this short story--the concept did not initially draw me in. But I am glad I sat down and read it. I found the story to be one that will stick with me much longer than I expect--and for all the right reasons. It is well written and overall a lot of fun to read.
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When I first started reading 8, I was drawn in by the almost lyrical, slightly rhyming, sing-songy verse. I almost started reading it to my daughter because it seemed...more
I did not know what to expect when I won a copy of this short story--the concept did not initially draw me in. But I am glad I sat down and read it. I found the story to be one that will stick with me much longer than I expect--and for all the right reasons. It is well written and overall a lot of fun to read.
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When I first started reading 8, I was drawn in by the almost lyrical, slightly rhyming, sing-songy verse. I almost started reading it to my daughter because it seemed...more
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8 by Michael Mullin is just the kind of fractured fairy tale that might have been told in an alternate universe Rocky and Bullwinkle. That's high praise, I loved those stories. The sly humor operated on multiple levels, which is why more folks than just the famous moose and squirrel attended "Wossamotta U"
But 8, and yes, the title is just the number 8, is the story of the heretofore unknown eighth dwarf, named "Creepy" by his better known brothers.
Creepy's just moody. He's kind of a night owl, a...more
But 8, and yes, the title is just the number 8, is the story of the heretofore unknown eighth dwarf, named "Creepy" by his better known brothers.
Creepy's just moody. He's kind of a night owl, a...more
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This is an interesting poem which introduces itself by saying that we don’t always get the full truth, the full story of what happens in stories as they are passed down, for example in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The poem goes on to tell us that in fact there were 8 dwarves, but the 8th was quite different and his name was Creepy. He seemed to like to live up to this name and so the other dwarves shut him down in the cellar and ignored him except to pass his food through to him.
One day, whe...more
One day, whe...more
I was contacted by the author to give this story a go. At the complete opposite end of my normal reading genre (verse) I decided to give it a go, not really expecting much. After all, I did love the story f Snow White when I was a kid. I didn't read any other reviews before accepting or reading it so all I had to go one was the description the author sent me. I'm glad I did! Only eight pages on my Nook, there was a lot of story within. I really liked how it was told in verse also. It was cute, f...more
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DO NOT judge a book by its cover. Seriously, this book may seem middle-gradey and younger, but there are sexual innuendoes in here. I know I've got you at the sexual part, so read on, folks!
Originally posted at A Bookalicious Story.
Ingenious! At first when I received the ebook from the author, well, being the Paranormal Geekfan that I am, I was thinking I wouldn't like the book, but was in a very What-the-Heck mood so I accepted it. I would never have expected myself capable of ever reading a bo...more
Originally posted at A Bookalicious Story.
Ingenious! At first when I received the ebook from the author, well, being the Paranormal Geekfan that I am, I was thinking I wouldn't like the book, but was in a very What-the-Heck mood so I accepted it. I would never have expected myself capable of ever reading a bo...more
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I won an e-copy of this book in the Giveaway Hop Nov. 8th - 11th. I had been seeing descriptions of it around the blogosphere and I was curious about it. It is written completely in verse -- rhyming verse! The story is not really a children's story because there are parts that are "suggestive" but nothing really happens. And I guess you would expect a dwarf named Creepy to think like that. Creepy is the 8th dwarf in the Snow White story. He irritates the other 7 dwarves so badly that they send h...more
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Blurb from goodreads
Written in verse, this is the previously untold story of the previously unknown 8th dwarf, named Creepy. He is banished to the basement for being different and, well, weird. Yet he plays a vital - and of course previously unknown - role in the popular tale of Snow White (whose title character is an intruder Creepy refers to as "the Maid")
My Review
I was so intrigued by the blurb I bumped this up my review list (naughty I know!) but I couldn't help myself - everyone knows the s...more
Written in verse, this is the previously untold story of the previously unknown 8th dwarf, named Creepy. He is banished to the basement for being different and, well, weird. Yet he plays a vital - and of course previously unknown - role in the popular tale of Snow White (whose title character is an intruder Creepy refers to as "the Maid")
My Review
I was so intrigued by the blurb I bumped this up my review list (naughty I know!) but I couldn't help myself - everyone knows the s...more
Title: 8 by Michael Mullin
Reviewed by: Brandon Barney
Genre: Young Adult or Teen Fairytale Fiction (1,990 words)
Ebook Description
Written in verse, this is the previously untold story of the previously unknown 8th dwarf, named Creepy. He is banished to the basement for being different and, well, weird. Yet he plays a vital - and of course previously unknown - role in the popular tale of Snow White (whose title character is an intruder Creepy refers to as "The Maid".)
Review:
Upon reading the blurb...more
Reviewed by: Brandon Barney
Genre: Young Adult or Teen Fairytale Fiction (1,990 words)
Ebook Description
Written in verse, this is the previously untold story of the previously unknown 8th dwarf, named Creepy. He is banished to the basement for being different and, well, weird. Yet he plays a vital - and of course previously unknown - role in the popular tale of Snow White (whose title character is an intruder Creepy refers to as "The Maid".)
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In a tongue-in-cheek approach reminiscent of James Finn Garner's Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times, this satirical rendition of Snow White is a new kind of bedtime story—one intended for grown-ups (or young adults, as it were).
Most adults have heard of Doc, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Grumpy. Mullin introduces us to Creepy, a misunderstood character who was banished by his brothers to a sort of netherworld: the basement. Instead of lovable,...more
Most adults have heard of Doc, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful, and Grumpy. Mullin introduces us to Creepy, a misunderstood character who was banished by his brothers to a sort of netherworld: the basement. Instead of lovable,...more
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Everyone knows the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White winds up at the house of the seven dwarfs and is subsequently found by the evil Queen and poisoned by eating the Queen’s apple. If Mullin’s tale is to be believed, Snow White had a helper who was instrumental in her survival of the Queen’s first two attacks (the poisoned comb and magical shawl). This “helper” is a quirky, odd, and strange dwarf that’s been locked in the basement due to his weird antics.
Mullin’s 8th dwarf is...more
Mullin’s 8th dwarf is...more
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Note: I received a copy of this book from the author.
Mullin begins this original retold fairy tale by reminding readers of its roots: oral tradition passed down through the generations. He simultaneously connects his audience with the rich history of retellings throughout the years and introduces a new chapter in that history. He invites the audience to become a part of that history with him by reading his story and reflecting upon what a “true” tale is—is it, as the narrator suggests, what real...more
Mullin begins this original retold fairy tale by reminding readers of its roots: oral tradition passed down through the generations. He simultaneously connects his audience with the rich history of retellings throughout the years and introduces a new chapter in that history. He invites the audience to become a part of that history with him by reading his story and reflecting upon what a “true” tale is—is it, as the narrator suggests, what real...more
Told entirely in verse, this is the story of Creepy, the eighth dwarf who was banished to the cellar. From there, he has an unusual vantage point when Snow White arrives, looking straight up her skirt. But it is only thanks to him that the rather dim-witted young woman is saved from the Queen’s evil intentions.
It’s a hilarious short story, but definitely aimed at adults, not children, due to the sexual innuendo. It’s funny, but dark, too, a great mix.
It’s a hilarious short story, but definitely aimed at adults, not children, due to the sexual innuendo. It’s funny, but dark, too, a great mix.
Cute. Reminds me that so many fairy tales were originally meant for adults. Over time, they have been watered down for children to send a message, to establish morals, to show good and bad, to young people from myth. As time passes, the myths becomes further and further remote from their base so as to be propaganda for whatever message we (the adults) want to send to our children at any place or time. Quick read, but I liked it.
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Snarky and a little impure! This fairy tale retell of Snow White in prose, is fun and fast to read.
Everyone knows the story of Snow White. At least, they think they do. This very short book is a quirky take on a traditional tale. Told in rhyming verse, it tells the story of Creepy, the until now unknown 8th dwarf. Banished to the basement, Creepy is very surprised when a random maiden appears in his house. Little does he know, things are about to change. For everyone but him.
I loved this story so much! If Dr. Seuss had decided to twist fairy tales, this would be the result. It's smart and fu...more
I loved this story so much! If Dr. Seuss had decided to twist fairy tales, this would be the result. It's smart and fu...more
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This story line was so clever and entertaining...kudos to the author!
I love this review from the blog "Reading Reality" http://www.readingreality.net/2011/12...
"Then 'the Maid' showed up. Fairy tales usually refer to her as Snow White. Creepy saw everything! Absolutely everything. And heard everything too. The floors, well, there were some holes in those floorboards.
His brothers never told the poor girl that there was a dwarf literally under her feet. So she cooked and cleaned while he spied on...more
I love this review from the blog "Reading Reality" http://www.readingreality.net/2011/12...
"Then 'the Maid' showed up. Fairy tales usually refer to her as Snow White. Creepy saw everything! Absolutely everything. And heard everything too. The floors, well, there were some holes in those floorboards.
His brothers never told the poor girl that there was a dwarf literally under her feet. So she cooked and cleaned while he spied on...more
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Check out this review and others on my Blog: Krazy Elf's Bookshelf
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Let me start off by saying that I thought this was a very well done retelling of Snow White. Though my friends can tell you I’m not a big fan of poetry but I simply LOVED how it was written in verse. I think it worked perfectly for what the author was going for; the sound of the story is very fairy-tale[ish] (though not for young children.) The end rhymes were written in an aabbccdd style though the rhyming didn’t overpowe...more
The Good
Let me start off by saying that I thought this was a very well done retelling of Snow White. Though my friends can tell you I’m not a big fan of poetry but I simply LOVED how it was written in verse. I think it worked perfectly for what the author was going for; the sound of the story is very fairy-tale[ish] (though not for young children.) The end rhymes were written in an aabbccdd style though the rhyming didn’t overpowe...more
8 is an entirely new and improved version of the famous fairy-tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's the darker, twisted side of the cheerful story, and it's got a slightly more profound touch of reality to it. And by that I mean that the original implication of the story is replaced by a new moral, which is easier to understand and far more down-to-earth. Meaning that I loved it even more. Meaning that I will be rereading this over and over again until I have it memorized by heart.
Creepy is...more
Creepy is...more
I love the retelling of stories and myths and so was eager to read 8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf. It is a short story,only 7 pages long, written in verse and is about Creepy, the up until now unknown 8th dwarf from Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.
This was a fun, clever, short read. The poetry was easy to get into and there was a quirky humour throughout. Creepy was really creepy, even the other dwarfs didn't like him, but he also had a certain practicality about...more
This was a fun, clever, short read. The poetry was easy to get into and there was a quirky humour throughout. Creepy was really creepy, even the other dwarfs didn't like him, but he also had a certain practicality about...more
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8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf is a short retelling of the Snow White fairy-tale. Creepy is the 8th dwarf that is banished to the basement in the cottage because he is different than the others.
Written in poem form, 8 is a fast fun read that sheds a new light on the beloved fairy-tale. The new twist is creative and quirky, and even a bit dark. The verse is fantastic and the entire time I was thinking how this would be awesome if I was at an actual author read...more
Written in poem form, 8 is a fast fun read that sheds a new light on the beloved fairy-tale. The new twist is creative and quirky, and even a bit dark. The verse is fantastic and the entire time I was thinking how this would be awesome if I was at an actual author read...more
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Michael Mullin is a native New Englander living in Pasadena. He is the author of TaleSpins, a trilogy of alternative fairy tales and retellings for YA readers. TaleSpins stories are "8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf"; "The Plight and Plot of Princess Penny"; and "Jack'd". Michael is also the co-author of the successful "Larry Gets Lost" children's book series. His...more
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