What is the Enchanted Garden Book Club?
Every three months, both sisters read and review a selected fairy-tale retelling. We then discuss the book together.
For each book we discuss, we're covering six questions:
For each book we discuss, we're covering six questions:
- In what ways is the retelling similar to the original fairy tale?
- How are the two stories different?
- Did the retelling retain enough of the original to be satisfying? Why or why not?
- What did the retelling do better than the original?
- What gaps did the retelling fill in that were missing in the original?
- Any additional thoughts about this book?
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Mirror, Mirror by Gregory MaguireFairy-Tale: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
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Spinning Silver by Naomi NovikFairy-Tale: Rumpelstiltskin
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Toads and Diamonds by Heather TomlinsonFairy-Tale: Diamonds and Toads
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