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Once Upon a Time Reading Wrap-up

Once Upon a Time Reading Wrap-up

   It’s a wrap! The Once Upon a Time reading challenge has come to an end. Here’s what I accomplished. I read: Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle for the folk tale category Life After Life by Kate Atkinson for mythology The Wanderers by Cheryl Mahoney for fairy tale Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane for fantasy (Okay, it’s a stretch to put this into fantasy, but in my defense, I could point to some inhuman, non-mythological and, I might add, wholly unsavory…

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Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge Wrap-up

Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge Wrap-up

Once Upon a Time Wrap-up Alas, the reading challenge at Stainless Steel Droppings is now over, and it’s time to examine the remains. This was my first One Upon a Time. (However, I’ve done several R.I.P. challenges, which align pretty spectacularly with ghost fiction.) Once Upon a Time has a larger focus that includes fairy tales, fantasy, etc. I set my sights on Quest the Second, which stipulates reading one work each of fantasy, fairy tale, folklore, and mythology. I…

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Once Upon a Time Challenge: Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

Once Upon a Time Challenge: Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough

  Ghost Novel Review: Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough Folklorists trace the origins of the Long Lankin legend and ballad to 15th century Scotland. Later the Scots brought the tale to the US when they settled in Appalachia during the 18th century. There is also an English version of Long Lankin that flourished in Northumberland. The folklore of Long Lankin is interesting because there are so many interpretations, both Scottish and English. Essentially, Lankin is a mason stiffed by a…

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Once Upon a Time Challenge: Messenger by Lois Lowry

Once Upon a Time Challenge: Messenger by Lois Lowry

This is my second post for the 2013 Once Upon a Time challenge over at Stainless Steel Droppings. (The first was Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin.) As I mentioned, I’m doing Quest the Second, which calls for the reading of one mythology, folktale, fairy tale, and fantasy book. After reading Messenger by Lois Lowry, I dithered over classifications and finally decided to put this novel in the fairy tale category. I think the forest was the tipping point. Midsummer Night’s…

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Stardust Read-a-long

Stardust Read-a-long

As a (ahem…tardy) member of Carl’s Once Upon A Time Challenge, I’m excited to participate in the Stardust read-a-long over at Stainless Steel Droppings. As you know from previous posts, of late I’ve become a Neil Gaiman fan, having read (along with Carl and the gang) Neverwhere and The Graveyard Book. And you also know, knowing me, there has to be a ghost in there somewhere. I love what Neil Gaiman said at the end of The Graveyard Book when…

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