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"King Arthur Knight's Tale is a spectacular retelling of the R3 and legend with dark fantasy elements and characters from the round table that you will recognize."
"It just seems like a really, really cool retelling of the story."
"The Song of Achilles, I would describe it as a retelling of the Iliad, be gay, me personally I was not that aware of this knowledge about Greek mythology."
"I really think it's one of the strongest Beauty and the Beast retellings that I have personally read."
"A powerful feminist retelling of Fedra and her undying quest for justice."
"Seriously, after Belle erased Gaston earlier, I erased Mother Gothel."
"I didn't realize this is basically another Cinderella retelling but like Cinderella as an adult in New York. Yeah, which I actually think is a pretty well-told story. I enjoy it quite a lot. It makes sense."
"... Beyond it extends the trauma of having to retell a story over and over."
"At first glance, this fairy tale retelling follows the formula to a tee, except that's only half the story."
"'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller which is a retelling of the Trojan War story but from Achilles and Patroclus's perspectives."
"'Circe' by Madeleine Miller which retells the story of Circe who is a character who isn't seen too much but is within the Odyssey."
"The entire 12 books of the poem recount what takes up only a few verses in Genesis it's an imaginative and original retelling that mesmerizes the reader."
"...it's just a really inventive retelling of Little Women and brings to life the March sisters in a way I wasn't expecting."
"This is such a good book by the way it's kind of like a Shakespeare retelling and I have been really really really thoroughly enjoying it so far."
"Fairy tales come to life, a bunch of retellings."
"Diesel's ghostly Christmas... a retelling of the classic Christmas Tale."
"The Chosen and the Beautiful, by Nghi Vo."
"A retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth from Greek mythology."
"Grendel, ugh, Grendel. This is a retelling of Beowulf."
"The story of Jesus appears to be a retelling of an earlier story told in Egypt."
"It's a feminist retelling of the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana."
"Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta, it is a Pride and Prejudice retelling and is supposed to be witty and fun."
"It's kind of a retelling, like kind of like an original fantasy story."
"With dreams as nightmares, this gripping Peter Pan rewrite reveals a complicated story of fate and fortune."
"I love Beauty and the Beast retellings; it's one of my literal favorite things in the world."
"When you think about retelling a story, what's one thing that you would think is important to talk about?"
"It's a very famous modern retelling of the Holocaust from a Jewish perspective."
"The way that he treats her is so beautiful, and this is a type of like Cinderella retelling in a way because he becomes her home, her safe place."
"A Trust of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson is like a Princess Bride retelling but with pirates."
"The ancient Terran myth of Saint George and the dragon is supposedly a retelling of the battle between the two."
"It's a super loose retelling of Robin Hood, and it's really fun."
"I love Pride and Prejudice, I love any retelling of Pride and Prejudice."
"These Violent Delights is a Romeo and Juliet retelling with monsters and fantasy and stuff, so it feels really up my alley."
"The synopsis says that it's a magical feminist retelling of a classic Korean Legend, perfect for fans of Spirited Away."
"His most recent and third collection is a retelling of an ancient Indian myth."
"It's a retelling of a thousand and one Arabian Nights, which is my favorite classic story ever."
"A Spindle Splintered by Alex Harrow... is a dark reimagining of Sleeping Beauty."
"Circe by Madeline Miller... reimagines the life of Circe, the formidable sorceress from the Odyssey."
"Cinderella is dead by Kalynn Bayron... is a feminist retelling of it and the main character she just wants to be with her girlfriend."
"I'm always here for a reimagined retelling of any type of legend."
"I have started with 'House of Salt and Sorrows' by Erin A. Craig, this is a 12 dancing princesses retelling, but it's like a gothic, creepy, dark version."
"A Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao... it's a retelling of the Evil Queen myth and it was so well done."
"These Violent Delights... is set in 1926 Shanghai and is a kind of retelling or inspired by Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare."
"It's a Beauty and the Beast retelling but twisted."
"Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, a King Arthur retelling but gender-bent and twisted."
"Heartless by Marissa Meyer, an Alice in Wonderland retelling, it's sort of an origin story for the Queen of Hearts."
"It's a Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring cerebral palsy rep."
"It's a contemporary spin on Beauty and the Beast set at an elite boarding school."
"It's a slightly dark little mermaid retelling."
"Ella Enchanted... was such a brilliant reimagining of Cinderella."
"I'm really excited to have this one. It's actually a retelling of Guy Fawkes, so it sounds like it's going to be really interesting."
"It's kind of like a retelling of Moby Dick but from the perspective of a whale."
"This one is a Greek mythology retell, following the events of the Trojan War but from the women's perspectives."