5. a book that is a modern retelling of an old and familiar story

[Jillian]

From the Challenge Topic Clarifications thread: Often, this ends up being fairy tales or quests similar to the Odyssey. More info here.

Use this thread to discuss progress on this challenge topic, such as:

* Ask for or provide reading suggestions
* Discuss how/why you chose the book you did for this topic
* Note how you liked the book you chose
* Anything special about the book you chose
* Learnings or things you got out of the book
* Ask for guidance on what books can "count" for this topic (don't worry, I'll monitor this thread and update the clarifications for this topic, if necessary)

Whatever you want to talk about regarding this particular challenge topic!

[Jillian]

I have a bookshelf for retellings, in case it's helpful for anyone!

[Jillian]

ladymurmur found a great blog post with retellings for those who are interested!

[Jillian]

Another great blog post ladymurmur found, this time with Hamlet retellings!

[ladymurmur]

Just finished my read for this prompt:
A Year with Jane Austen: Modern Austen Short Stories by A Year with Jane Austen: Modern Austen Short Stories

I'd originally planned to read Letters to Zell, or one of the Shakespeare re-tellings, but AYwJA floated to the top of my TBR and caught me by surprise.

[Jillian]

ladymurmur wrote: "Just finished my read for this prompt:
A Year with Jane Austen: Modern Austen Short Stories by [book:A Year..."

Oh, this looks interesting and like a great option!