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Book Blogger Hop – March 9 – 15, 2018

Book Blogger Hop Discussion Posts March 9, 2018
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About the Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop was originally created by Jennifer from Crazy-For-Books in March 2010 and ended on December 31, 2012. With Jennifer’s permission, Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer relaunched the meme on February 15, 2013.

Each week the hop will start on a Friday and end on Thursday. There will be a weekly prompt featuring a book related question. The hop’s purpose is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

This week’s question:

Do you enjoy reading retellings of, or ‘sequels’ to, classic novels? Why or why not? (submitted by Maria @ A Night’s Dream of Books)

 

I do . . . if they are done well. I love reading another author’s take on a classic, and I like to read what an author thinks happened after the final chapter of the original. I loved the Wendy Darling series by Colleen Oakes. It was a great retelling of Peter Pan. I enjoyed the different perspective.

 

What is your favorite retelling or classic novel sequel?

 


 
 

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** This post first appeared on Every Free Chance Books (everyfreechance.com) on March 9, 2018.

 

 




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15 Comments

  • by Katherine @ I Wish I Lived in a Library
    Posted March 9, 2018 1:56 pm 0Likes

    I love fairy tale retellings but have had a dicey history with classic retelling. I had trouble with the Peter Pan retelling you mentioned because I realized I didn’t want to the story to change at all! Though come to think about it maybe that wasn’t the best choice to try for a retelling.

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    • by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
      Posted March 9, 2018 4:09 pm 0Likes

      I love fairy tale retellings too. I like when they tell it from a different angle or from a different character’s POV. The Wendy Darling series is definitely a different take.

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  • by Alli Cat @ Alli Cat's Meow
    Posted March 9, 2018 9:40 pm 0Likes

    I must admit, I don’t think I’ve heard of The Wendy Darling series! I wasn’t a huge fan of the original Peter Pan story but I did love Lost Boy by Christina Henry which was a dark retelling. I’ll have to research it!

    I’m a new follower on twitter and email! I can’t wait to read more!

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    • by TheEveryFreeChanceReader
      Posted March 11, 2018 8:36 am 0Likes

      I don’t remember the original Peter Pan, I really liked the Wendy Darling series . . . the second and third books especially. I’ll have to check out Lost Boy.

      Thank you for following me! =)

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  • by Tizzy Brown
    Posted March 10, 2018 10:25 am 0Likes

    I would love to read a good Peter Pan retelling, it’s one of my favourites.

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  • by Charlie @ Girl of 1000 Wonders
    Posted March 11, 2018 1:54 pm 0Likes

    I have been introduced to some recent retellings. I’m about to start a Romeo and Juliet retelling that sounds so fun!

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  • by herding cats
    Posted March 11, 2018 8:17 pm 0Likes

    Retellngs can be so fun. And interesting to see new twists and takes 🙂

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  • by Aislynn d'Merricksson
    Posted March 12, 2018 9:13 am 0Likes

    Oooh, speaking of PP retellings, I loved Brim’s The Child Thief!

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  • by Katiria Rodriguez
    Posted March 15, 2018 4:21 pm 0Likes

    I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about the Wendy Darling series by Colleen Oakes, I really need to check that series out. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog hop last week.

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