50bookchallenge, 15000pages
Book #38 -- Gail de Vos and Anna E. Altmann, New Tales for Old: Folktales as Literary Fictions for Young Adults, 382 pages.
At first I was actually disappointed to find this book, since it's so close to the book I'm working on. How dare someone else have my idea before me! Then as I kept reading it, I realised that not only does this book have a different format and focus than what I'm planning, it's a wonderful reference for my own work. The book consists of chapters on various popular fairy tales, each chapter comprising a basic retelling of the tale, comparison of different versions, timeline and synopsis of the relevant criticism, and annotated bibliography of retellings in novel, film, short story, and poetry formats. Plus a wonderful bibliography of resources. Since my book is mostly reader's advisory, focusing on novel-length retellings for adults, it will both be more varied and more comprehensive in its annotated bibliography and with less of a critical approach. I think there's room for both in the world.
Progress toward goals: 123/366 = 33.6%
Books: 38/150 = 25.3%
Pages: 10947/50000 = 21.9%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 50bookchallenge, 15000pages, and gwynraven
At first I was actually disappointed to find this book, since it's so close to the book I'm working on. How dare someone else have my idea before me! Then as I kept reading it, I realised that not only does this book have a different format and focus than what I'm planning, it's a wonderful reference for my own work. The book consists of chapters on various popular fairy tales, each chapter comprising a basic retelling of the tale, comparison of different versions, timeline and synopsis of the relevant criticism, and annotated bibliography of retellings in novel, film, short story, and poetry formats. Plus a wonderful bibliography of resources. Since my book is mostly reader's advisory, focusing on novel-length retellings for adults, it will both be more varied and more comprehensive in its annotated bibliography and with less of a critical approach. I think there's room for both in the world.
Progress toward goals: 123/366 = 33.6%
Books: 38/150 = 25.3%
Pages: 10947/50000 = 21.9%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 50bookchallenge, 15000pages, and gwynraven