tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post5942775452083272187..comments2023-11-02T07:43:14.038-05:00Comments on Mental Foodie: A Book & Food Lover: Book Review - Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeonchrista @ mental foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272799752169958460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-23307204031056693592010-02-11T15:30:26.600-06:002010-02-11T15:30:26.600-06:00Sounds like an interesting read. I don't usual...Sounds like an interesting read. I don't usually like re-tellings of famous stories, although I don't know that I've run across many. <br /><br />Thanks for posting your review on the Bibliophilic Book challenge so that I could find it and your blog.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-79890153490963368432010-02-10T20:03:51.321-06:002010-02-10T20:03:51.321-06:00I read this one a couple months ago and was a litt...I read this one a couple months ago and was a little confused by the ending too. I think the book was a little melancholy considering the description and the bright cover which gave me the impression it would be otherwise. There is an alright series by Frank Beddor about Alice in Wonderland. I like the idea of the retelling of fairytales. I agree with you it could have been shorter :)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819241852604884460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-39722848513055308362010-02-10T10:28:25.974-06:002010-02-10T10:28:25.974-06:00Other retellings: There is a children's/young ...Other retellings: There is a children's/young adult series called The Grimm Sisters that retells fairy tales from the brothers Grimm. J.M. Coetzee has written many novels that revisit literary classics. Foe is his re-working of Robinson Crusoe. Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea retells Jane Eyre from the point of view of the first Mrs. Rochester, the madwoman in the attic. Bridget Jones is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. So many books, so little time....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454479067313539656.post-51801774060066166912010-02-07T10:44:52.317-06:002010-02-07T10:44:52.317-06:00I definitely know what you mean when you say that ...I definitely know what you mean when you say that the book was fun but also not fun... personally I wasn't a huge fan of the ending so that sort of ruined the book for me, but I'm glad it didn't for you!<br /><br />I also enjoy fairy tale retellings. The only one I can remember off the top of my head that I've read is Grimm's Grimmest, which isn't so much a retelling as reverting back to the original more gruesome form of the fairy tales. I''d recommend it if you have the stomach for it ;)Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791309582153979145noreply@blogger.com