MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

dumbledore11214 dumbledore11214 at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 11 03:09:33 UTC 2008


> Julie:
> 
> In this vein?there are a couple of recent authors who 
have "retold" classic 
> tales or scenes/characters therein, both in very creative ways. 
The first is
> Geoffrey McGuire, who has written several novels telling classic 
tales from a
> different POV, resulting in quite different perspectives on the 
traditional heroes
> and villians in?those tales. Wicked (from the POV of the Wicked 
Witch of the 
> West in the Wizard of Oz) and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 
(from the POV
> of one of Cinderella's much-maligned stepsisters) are both 
riveting novels, IMO. 
> 
> The other author is Jasper Fforde, who has written the Tuesday 
Next novels,
> including The Eyre Affair and Lost in a Good Book. <SNIP>

Alla:

Julie OMG I LOVE Jasper Fforde, love love love. But I do not think 
his books have anything to do with fanfiction, except him indeed 
playing in those books, no?

I think he is amazing and highly recommend any of his books and 
especially Thursday.


Oh, oh and if you have a link to that fanfic about Thursday and 
Snape, I would love to read it if it is well done.

I have heard about Wicked of course, but for some reason do not wish 
to read it - since I am guessing that witch will come sympathetic, 
etc.

I guess it is too subversive for me, I would never go for example 
for reading Voldemort's POV. I may read Snape's POV though, heeee.


> Magpie:
> I seem to remember Sydney doing great posts about this on main and 
> saying that--Lizzie's big moment is when she gets the letter and 
> realizes how wrong she's been. After that it's more just working 
> everything out. I loved all the stuff she wrote on P&P.
> 
> -m (H/D shipper--but never equated Draco with Darcy)
>


Alla:

Hmmm, I do wonder what the argument was then if she was saying that 
letter was a big reversal as well. Must search for those posts at 
some point.







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