tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post5779303646047964899..comments2024-03-21T02:24:43.249-04:00Comments on The Enchanted Inkpot: Non-Fairy Tale RetellingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918754552937294606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-35224443832046482172012-10-06T16:26:28.291-04:002012-10-06T16:26:28.291-04:00Thanks - I'm actually in middle of reading Thi...Thanks - I'm actually in middle of reading This Dark Endeavor right now! It's clearly a prequel to Frankenstein, but I didn't know if he was going to get up to an actual retelling. Now I'm even more excited to read it.Leah Cypessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-13372562763670602882012-10-06T16:26:27.234-04:002012-10-06T16:26:27.234-04:00Thanks for highlighting these! And don't forg...Thanks for highlighting these! And don't forget the recently spotlighted Such Wicked Intent, a retelling of the Frankenstein story. And then there's one of my favorite stories that gets retold again and again, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet Immortal comes to mind as the latest.<br /><br /><br />Such a fascinating topic!<br /><br /><br />ShelleyShelley Moore Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-40500342056153993212012-10-06T16:26:26.228-04:002012-10-06T16:26:26.228-04:00Clearly, Frankenstein is the trend I missed when c...Clearly, Frankenstein is the trend I missed when compiling this. ;) Thanks!Leah Cypessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-23988187318379322482012-10-06T16:26:25.262-04:002012-10-06T16:26:25.262-04:00Peter Salomon has a new novel out called HENRY FRA...Peter Salomon has a new novel out called HENRY FRANKS which I believe is a (super creepy) retelling of Frankenstein. Honestly, I'll read pretty much any retelling. They're so much fun.AnnaStaniszewskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-91507340707944118122012-10-06T16:26:24.372-04:002012-10-06T16:26:24.372-04:00fantastic post, leah! i really enjoy retellings th...fantastic post, leah! i really enjoy retellings that i'm actually NOT very familiar with. then it seems more fresh to me. i did LOVE kenneth oppel's young frankenstein duology. i think that Nevermore by kelly creagh also inspired by poe?cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456668544693248039.post-42857539304639434452012-10-04T21:26:58.404-04:002012-10-04T21:26:58.404-04:00Ballads also offer scope for retellings: Tam Lin e...Ballads also offer scope for retellings: Tam Lin especially, with an all-time favorite novel The Perilous Gard, by Elizabeth Marie Pope, also Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones. Margo Lanagan works with ballads, too: story "My Lord's Man" comes to mind (Raggle Taggle Gypsy O?).Heather Tomlinsonnoreply@blogger.com