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Task #2: Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
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By Book Riot · 139 posts · 2113 views
last updated Dec 10, 2020 04:20PM
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This set of loosely connected stories has everything I love - quirky, a little magical realism, a great sense of humor - but it was hard going to follow along. I kept losing track of the characters (love X-ray on the Kindle) and having to re-read to keep up. Maybe it just wasn't the right time for me and this book; thinking I might try again next summer when things aren't quite so crazy in the rest of my life!
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Didn't quite finish (85%) but I enjoyed most of the stories! I loved the first one so much that I forgot this was a book of short stories and was a little sad when it ended. Many of these stories are weird, but in a good way! I'll have to check it out again from the library so I can read the last couple.
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