Red Wolf's Room

Some of my books on fairy tales and myths  I've always loved "Spot the Difference," "I Spy," and word searches. The thrill of the hunt and the euphoria of the discovery make it so exciting! "The game is afoot," as Holmes says. And this love of mine carries over to books. I enjoy comparing and contrasting stories to see all the different paths one story could take, whether it's canon or headcanon. It can tell you something about the times it was told in and provide insight into the author's views and opinions. Whether consciously or unconsciously, authors put pieces of themselves into their stories.  For example, John Green's novel Looking for Alaska is heavily based on Green's experience (they say "Write what you know" after all); he even based the setting on his high school and its notable hangouts. As authors go, Green's narrative style matches his way of speaking, which you'll notice when viewing his vlogbrothers ...

You 're probably aware of the trend nowadays where stories are told and retold in new ways; now is the age of story recycling. Look at the super hero films, like Spiderman and Batman. The same thing is happening in the book industry: fairy tales are constantly rewritten from a new perspective, like that of the villain. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig is a fairy tale retelling, but it's one that focuses on a lesser-known tale: Grimm's The Twelve Dancing Princesses . I read this story when I was young; it was part of a book that was paired with a more original telling of Hans Christen Andersen's The Little Mermaid . Show your  support for books and reading . The Original Story of The Twelve Princesses The King of twelve princesses finds that his daughters' shoes are constantly in tatters and they are always tired, yet he knows they do not venture out of the castle. Even when he locks their doors at night, nothing changes, so the King makes a Roy...