Other stories that twist Fairy Tales

[Mike0908]

I didn't know Wicked had books I thought it was just the play.

I may have to do up a reading list to get me through withdrawal when the season ends.

Wicked is a four book series. Wicked (which the play is based off), Son Of The Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out Of Oz. I still need to read the last one.

[Rumple]

Oh that reminds me that the author of Wicked also wrote a book about Little Red Riding Hood from the Big Bad Wolf's point of view. I believe it was called "The Truth about the Big Bad Wolf" or something like that.

I remember that Into the Woods play. I went to see it when a local high school was putting it on. It doesn't seem like material for a Disney movie though. There were clear references to the wolf symbolizing a rapist and that seemed to be a major part of the play.

[Meo]

There's a bunch of manga that does this, but from the top of my head I can only remember:
Ludwig Revolution - Yuki Kaori
Heart no Kuni no Alice - Quinrose

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

[SinD]

I really want to read the Fable comic books but I cant seem to find a place to read them online for free, nor can I find a place here that sells the hard copies. When I first got into OUAT there were some forum chats in other places saying how OUAT is a little too similar in some ways to it and these books have been around since ages. Has anyone read them?

there are some pretty good manga out there now that you remind me of it Meo. Alot of Alice in Wonderland type ones.

[AkitaEvita]

Oh that reminds me that the author of Wicked also wrote a book about Little Red Riding Hood from the Big Bad Wolf's point of view. I believe it was called "The Truth about the Big Bad Wolf" or something like that.

A lot of Gregory Maguire's, the author of "Wicked", books are a twist on classic fairy tales and stories. There's "Lost", "What the Dickens", "Mirror, Mirror" (which is in absolutely no way related to the recent film), and my personal favorite "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" (which was made into a pretty decent miniseries about a decade ago).

Jasper Fforde (who is my absoulte favorite author EVER!!) also loves to twist classic tales. His Nursery Crimes series follows the adventures of Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his parther Mary Mary, while they investigate crimes against Nursery Rhyme characters. The Thursday Next, set in an alternate 1980's Great Britain, series puts an interesting twist on classic literary characters, from Jane Eyre to the Cheshire Cat. His novel Shades of Grey is much subtler, but its based on the land of Oz. Everyone should read all of his works because they're FANTASTIC. (Just Kidding, but they really are fun books.)

[Nix006]

i'm not sure if one of you said this yet, but while voting on the ppls choice awardds site, for new shows i saw there was one Called "Beauty and the Beast" starring the click that plaued Lana Lang in Smallville.

[MadEyedWookiee]

Yeah, I forgot about that show. It's a remake of a show from the 80s that starred Linda Hamilton.

[Nix006]

i have no idea, just saw the icon. but i'll look into it

[PreciousThings]

well I didn't even notice that this was a play off of snow white and the seven dwarfs until a few years ago (lol) but when I was a kid my fav christmas movie was a made for tv movie with Dolly Parton called Smokey Mountain Christmas

[Nix006]

i think i've seen that. as i kid tho i use to watch a cartoon movie with mice Called "Silent Night" every single year. i loved it.

now i just watch whatever Christmas show is on tv, but it has to just be Christmas movies all day or nothing