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For this week I'm going to read The Great Hunt. This is a retelling of The Singing Bone by The Brothers Grimm.
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Probably not going to do this challenge since I think I want to finish reading the Harry Potter series since I never read it.
But I might pick up Heartless a retellings of the red queen from wonderland in between but from the looks of it might not.
But I might pick up Heartless a retellings of the red queen from wonderland in between but from the looks of it might not.
I'll be reading
for this challenge.
for this challenge.
Christina wrote: "For this week I'm going to read The Great Hunt. This is a retelling of The Singing Bone by The Brothers Grimm."Whats the singing bone ?
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I just finished mine which was a retelling of the grimm tales the book was called unenchanted
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Ok ladies and gents....Throw out some spectacular re-tellings that you've read...I love this genre so I want a lot to choose from :) I may or may not be heading into a reading slump...I get like this when I really want to focus on my writing...so I want to hear some of the books that have blown your minds hee hee.
I am not sure what I am going to read I have quite a few retellings. Maybe
or
can anyone help me on this one.
I haven't read Splintered, but I've read the Lunar chronicles and they're pretty good :) I enjoyed all of them so much...I thought they could have worked better as individual series...you'll see more of what I mean if you start reading them. I loved all of the characters and was so invested in their stories each book is a different re-telling, introducing new characters. All of the stories become entwined and eventually work together. I really enjoyed it my only complaint, was that I would have liked it more if the separated the books into their own series.
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These only name a few of the retellings that I have. I have many many more.
Name me some you have read and loved...I'm reading the medium now and like it so far
The Singing Bone is about a beast that terrorizes a forest outside of a Kingdom. Also has to do with hateful brother relationships since all Grimm's stories are dark. I thought about reading Splintered, which I also have, but I'm saving it for the weekly author later this month.
Christina wrote: "The Singing Bone is about a beast that terrorizes a forest outside of a Kingdom. Also has to do with hateful brother relationships since all Grimm's stories are dark. I thought about reading Splint..."That is what I was thinking also, Saving Splintered for next weeks author of the week. I think I will read Cinder for this weekly theme.
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Anyways I started reading the second book of splintered today.
Andrea I totally understand you and what you mean about communication. It seems like sometimes if you don't question and push you are never told anything until it is to late to help them.
I think I am going to read
wasn't sure but decided just now to read that and then I will read the second book in the series for the author challenge next week.
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-side note- why why why doesn't the Goodreads app let you add bookcovers and links to posts?!?!? It's the dumbest thing about this app. Also the fact that you can't write in a comment box and be able to scroll around the page. If you want to go back and look at something written on a thread you have to cut/delete what you wrote and look back and then come back again and paste or write again. Mobile app fail rant over :(
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Just finished
! I really enjoyed it, although it was not really what I expected... But it was a really great book :)
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She's not going to like me once everything is said and done with. I'll be having a field day with the parent teacher conference. I am going to request a daily note from her about his grades and if he has not finished any work she can give him the grade for it but it is to come home and he'll finish it at home and turn it back in the next day and if she chooses not to do this then I'll go to the principal about it since it isn't the first time that I've had this conversation about grades with her.
Megan wrote: "Oooooh I just realized I have Of Metal and Wishes on audiobook and that's a retelling of Phantom of the Opera. (Not my fav tale but the book looks pretty great).
-side note- why why why doesn't t..."
I have to agree the mobile app has failed in some aspects. And those are some of the biggest ones that I have.
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Modern re-telling of P&P"
That sounds really interesting. Let me know what you think.
Roxanne wrote: "R.J. wrote: "Modern re-telling of P&P"
That sounds really interesting. Let me know what you think."
Okay :)
Read The Great Hunt this week. It is based off of The Singing Bones by The Brothers Grimm. The book has a lot more love story and a lot less brother hatred than the original, definitely not as dark as the Grimm version. Overall it was still a very enjoyable read. The book was best when it was sticking close to the original story.
Read The Great Hunt this week. It is based off of The Singing Bones by The Brothers Grimm. The book has a lot more love story and a lot less brother hatred than the original, definitely not as dark as the Grimm version. Overall it was still a very enjoyable read. The book was best when it was sticking close to the original story.
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Megan- I definitely recommend it. I know I will be reading the second one.
I finished Cinder Whoop Whoop. Was very good , a little frustrated with the ending. I give it 4 stars
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I was frustrated with the ending. It didn't seem complete to me even though it kind of continued in Scarlet.
Andrea wrote: "Wendy wrote: "I finished Cinder Whoop Whoop. Was very good , a little frustrated with the ending. I give it 4 stars"I was frustrated with the ending. It didn't seem complete to me even though it ..."
I am going back and fourth with should I start that now or something else.
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I'm halfway through Of Metal and Wishes. I listened to almost 4 hours of it today. Once I started I couldn't stop. It's so good. I've been wanting to read it for a while but never got around to it. I'm happy I finally did. I'll jump right into Unhinged when I'm done. I'm on a roll.
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I think I forgot to mention this but I completed this tasks for the week!
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a book that is a Fairytale Retelling. If you need suggestions we can give you some. I am sure we have all read some good ones.