Like Narnia, the adult who reads these fairy tales will find more depth in them, because she has more life experience. Take the retelling of The Gingerbread Man. In Verner’s version, he’s the “Runaway Man,” a backsliding Christian. The sing-song retelling has some of the resonance and tenderness of the parable of the Prodigal Son. Continue reading
It’s here! It’s here! My copy of Marissa Meyer’s Fairest arrived yesterday. I have not geeked out so much over the new release of a book since the 7th book of Harry Potter. I have discovered a new word for fans of The Lunar Chronicles. “Lunartics.” I am resisting the urge to Google the internet … Continue reading
Veronica Roth Teen Dystopia It is hard to define this book. It is 2/3 prequel to Veronica Roth’s popular teen dystopia. The last 1/3 overlaps the timeline in Divergent. It’s all told from the point of view of Tobias, aka Four. A skeptical person will ask, Is this book really necessary? Don’t we already … Continue reading
Sarah E. Morin 