The three Storybooks I really liked all had one theme in common: they were based around scandal and intrigue. I found myself surprised by this, as I’m not really sure what this says about me…
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| (This was on the Madame Gossip Introduction page. Frighteningly true apparently...) |
The first Storybook that I really liked was Mean Girls Morals. I was first drawn in by the title because who doesn’t love Mean Girls? It’s the Breakfast Club of our generation. But anyways, I was interested to see how the author was going to use this movie to retell stories. I loved the fables being rewritten as experiences the Plastics had because they were totally believable! It was a great way to connect fables with modern drama and scandal to teach an underlying moral.
The second one that I really liked was Madame Gossip: the French Princesses You Haven’t Met Yet. I’m not one to read many gossip columns or websites, but I do love Gossip Girl. The way the author talked about her subjects was cheeky and intriguiging, which drew me in from the start. It very much feels like you’re getting the scoop on the latest celebrity gossip, but the stories are actually from The Fairy Tales of Mary-Catherine d’Aulnoy (1892). LOVE IT.
The third Storybook piqued my curiosity at the name alone: The Rumpelstiltskin Show, which is a talk show hosted by Rumpelstiltskin himself. This particular episode features the brothers Grimm themselves, tricked into being on the show by thinking they were talking about their new movie. In actuality, they are on the show to answer for their crimes: the tragic tales of many fairy tale characters like Hansel and Gretel, the bride of the Robber Bridegroom, and the girl from Fitcher’s bird who saved her sisters from the Wizard.
The recurring theme here seems to be that I like the Storybooks that use models of scandal and intrigue to retell the stories. That gives me an idea for my own Storybook… Guess you’ll just have to wait and find out what that is!
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| (#scandal) |
-Lillian
Image information:
"I love gossip" taken from Madame Gossip: Introduction. Web Source: LA Teen Gossip.
#Scandal Clutch the Pearls. Source: Makeameme.org
The Rumpelstiltskin Show sounds hilarious. Confrontation kills me though. I would feel so guilty watching that interview. It does make for a good storybook however. Wish we could post a video instead of write our stories... Good luck, buddy!
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