Initial Thoughts: The story of Snow White is probably one of my least favorite fairy tales (and that's not saying much, considering I love fairy tales in general), but I can definitely appreciate a retelling when it's well done. And this novella was very well done. Valente is a new author for me this year, [...]
I kind of got away with that title there, but to be fair, whenever I see apples involved in literature, I immediately think of the tale of Snow White. It's not even my favorite tale by a mile, but I will admit that some of the retellings I've read do bring about the need to [...]
It's difficult saying goodbye to a series you've been off and on reading for years at a time. It's going on a journey with a cast of characters you've loved and then being told you've got to go back to work in the real world, thankyouverymuch (which, to be honest, is my general outlook in [...]
Initial Thoughts: I'm really sad that it ended! I would have loved to hear more stories that Snow told of the Fables in the early days, even though for the most part, we get a bunch of that narrative in the actual series. All the same, this was super enjoyable! FABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL [...]
Oh, blog. I know I have neglected you. Come to think of it, I've been neglecting many things lately. In lieu of the end of the year shenanigans, I've been generally swamped with grading, exam writing, teaching, and more grading. I'm behind on my Goodreads goal, I've not written a blog post since the end [...]
Story and Somnomancy 