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    Her Grace: Robin McKinley's reimaginings ftw. Everything else pales for me. She also writes original fairy tales, usually as novella-length pieces; they can be... more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: I have a paperback collection of short stories that are all classic fairy tales told with a strange twist or from an alternate point of view. I forget... more »
    alula: I'd put a word in for Marina Warner's From the Beast to the Blonde, too. Also, Maria Tatar has a book just focused on Bluebeard that I love. Oh, and... more »
    happysquid: Hey Anna, I used to LOVE Andrew Lang's fairy books (i had the Red One). The story that most jumps out at me (the title of which escapes me) is the one... more »
    TransFat: I have always been an enormous fanatic of fairy tales and mythology and most of what I write in my career use these stories for a base. Do yourself a... more »
    SisterSasquatch: My sister and I loved the Faerie Tale Theatre stories growing up. Except, the witch in "Hansel and Gretel" scared me like nothing else ever has. My ... more »
    wrapped in plastic: I'd just like to say, it's very nice to read an article about fairy tales that doesn't sensationalise the issue. So much discussion of this topic is u... more »
    NellMood: I loved Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre as a kid- I remember seeing the Rumpelstiltskin one many, many times. I watched a couple episodes recentl... more »
    librariesare4lovers: Anna, are you sure about the demon radish? Cuz I remember the FTT Rapunzel (Jeff Bridges was the Prince and I remember blood coming out of his eyes af... more »
    CurtCole: The Princess Who Stood On Her Own Two Feet is still one of my favorites. People don't pay nearly enough attention to modern fairy tales. #fairytales more »
    Diziet_Sma: I'm partial to Vladimir Propp's analysis of Russian Folk Tales: [en.wikipedia.org] It's interesting how all the best stories - films, books, TV serie... more »
    Ms.Moneypenny: Browsing books online today I came across an old favorite fairy tale that I haven't read in ages: East of the Sun and West of the Moon. I wish I could... more »
    madeofawesome: So, this Freud guy...he liked to read into things, didn't he? Perv. #fairytales more »
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    Radishes, Mermaids, And Shot-Putters: The Lessons Of Fairy Tales

    Fairy tales have been much analyzed in the past thirty years or so, and Holly Tucker's list of five books on the subject offers every interpretation from feminist to Freudian. But as a devotee myself, I have my own ideas. More »
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    The Princess Diaries: Can Little Girls Handle Disney?