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message 1: by Jenna (new)

Jenna | 581 comments Interested in find books that are retellings of the story of bluebeard. Have already read:
Strands of Bronze and Gold and Fitcher's Brides and some literary commentary on the story.
Thanks for any suggestions...


message 3: by Jenna (new)

Jenna | 581 comments Thanks, Kate, for suggestions. Now that I see the titles by Vonnegut and Atwood, I think I've read them, but will have to double-check. Probably worth re-reads in any case.


message 4: by Melanti (new)

Melanti | 330 comments Are you aware of Surlalune? They're a great source for anything fairy-tale related.

Here's their list of Bluebeard retellings

I have Alice Hoffman's Blue Diary on my TBR, but she generally just incorporates themes from fairy tales and does't follow their plots very strictly.

Something someone told me made me think Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi had something to do with Bluebeard, or at least was based on a similar tale, but I don't remember exactly what was said, and it's still on my TBR.


message 5: by Jenna (new)

Jenna | 581 comments Thanks for website Surlalune! Awesome!


message 6: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44924 comments Mod
The story "Bluebeard the Knight" by Alfred Döblin. You can find it in his collection Bright Magic: Stories.


message 7: by Aerulan (new)

Aerulan | 1317 comments The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon.


message 10: by Moloch (new)

Moloch | 342 comments "The Bloody Chamber", short story by Angela Carter

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories


message 13: by Jenna (new)

Jenna | 581 comments Thank you!


message 17: by Zev (new)

Zev | 361 comments "Bone gap" by Laura Ruby could work for this,.


message 18: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28715 comments Bone Gap for Zev's suggestion.


message 20: by Emmy (new)

Emmy (emmy205) | 99 comments If you like graphic novels, you might enjoy The Scholarly Banana Presents Fitcher's Bird: A Classic Fairy Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Karly West. This series is really creative and quirky. You might find it fun :)


message 21: by Llynnya (new)

Llynnya | 131 comments Bluebeard's daughter is the main character but he does play a part in this fun book.

Reinventing Miss Bluebeard by Minda Webber Reinventing Miss Bluebeard


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