tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post3322773769843438824..comments2024-03-28T10:19:22.638+01:00Comments on The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte: Book Blogger Hop; Do I Enjoy Reading Retellings?GothicVampersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-42294660363298166552018-03-15T18:11:40.193+01:002018-03-15T18:11:40.193+01:00At least it's best to leave the classics alone...At least it's best to leave the classics alone unless one can write a really good retelling of it. :-)GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-24154901296684898782018-03-15T18:10:14.582+01:002018-03-15T18:10:14.582+01:00It seems like we're on the same page. :-)It seems like we're on the same page. :-)GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-59850791064720098222018-03-15T18:09:04.067+01:002018-03-15T18:09:04.067+01:00I don't blame your daughter for having that re...I don't blame your daughter for having that reaction to the book. :-)GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-84026256335580677252018-03-15T18:08:08.876+01:002018-03-15T18:08:08.876+01:00Well, if it is humour, I did struggle to see it.Well, if it is humour, I did struggle to see it.GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-85361590448099328492018-03-15T18:07:08.431+01:002018-03-15T18:07:08.431+01:00Fairy tale retellings are fine as long as it's...Fairy tale retellings are fine as long as it's done in a good way. I have enjoyed both Cinder by Marissa Meyer and The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. :-)GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-58747976967903553032018-03-15T18:05:27.082+01:002018-03-15T18:05:27.082+01:00Nice to see that I'm not the only one. :-)Nice to see that I'm not the only one. :-)GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-31015807744010833812018-03-15T18:04:23.216+01:002018-03-15T18:04:23.216+01:00Ha, don't blame you for giving up on it.Ha, don't blame you for giving up on it.GothicVampersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604247865892167628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-50413033235342027642018-03-11T15:05:37.516+01:002018-03-11T15:05:37.516+01:00I have never read a retelling, and agree with you ...I have never read a retelling, and agree with you that leave the classics alone. :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-53556044858114749072018-03-11T14:23:41.637+01:002018-03-11T14:23:41.637+01:00I didn't get into Pride and Prejudice and Zomb...I didn't get into Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. There are other P&P retellings I have enjoyed, but it just depends on how well they are written and whether I like the new angle. Same for other retellings.EFC Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994665857586993823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-50236453303910430322018-03-10T20:07:55.894+01:002018-03-10T20:07:55.894+01:00I agree, and I think this is what most are answeri...I agree, and I think this is what most are answering. It really depends, not only on the book, but also on the way in which an author attacks the stories. I have yet to read Austen but was excited about Pride and Prejudice with Zombies but when my daughter read it she just said MEH. That was her review for it! And maybe that's really all she could say, because she IS a Jane Austen fan. It really comes down to personal choice and whether or not you liked the original to begin with, but also if the story captures its audience as well as it hopefully did the first time around. Great post! RuffDayReviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578801648452507635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-27197339098048652842018-03-10T16:11:13.461+01:002018-03-10T16:11:13.461+01:00Yeah, I can't imagine Mr Darcy slaying zombies...Yeah, I can't imagine Mr Darcy slaying zombies either. Is it a comedy? I always thought it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek humour.Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-39039741140566054532018-03-10T03:25:29.723+01:002018-03-10T03:25:29.723+01:00How do you feel about fairy tale retellings? I lov...How do you feel about fairy tale retellings? I love books like Cinder by Meyer or Beauty by McKinley.<br /><br /><a href="http://allicatsmeow.com/2018/03/09/book-blogger-hop-march-9-15/" rel="nofollow">Alli Cat's Meow</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732897433829594654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-20144058151012613112018-03-10T01:01:53.828+01:002018-03-10T01:01:53.828+01:00I agree: you get some good ones and some bad ones....I agree: you get some good ones and some bad ones.Nicki J. Markus / Asta Idoneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188802106885309139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-54588802857370642792018-03-09T22:20:28.120+01:002018-03-09T22:20:28.120+01:00I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet, but I ...I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet, but I will not read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Not because that the book sounds bad or anything I actually think it sounds very intriguing, but I just think it is not my kind of book too read. The book really doesn't appeal too me and that it is totally weird that I feel that way for this specific book, because I absolutely love classics and zombies. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post here is my blog hop answer<br /><br />http://katisbookaholicramblingreviews.blogspot.com/2018/03/book-blogger-hop-67.html#more Katiriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339804650242785330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6030737076139514460.post-44997551849478027102018-03-09T14:52:29.793+01:002018-03-09T14:52:29.793+01:00I haven't read many though I did read maybe 20...I haven't read many though I did read maybe 20 or 30 pages of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I think I'd like Longbourn way better too!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com