Gothic Fairy Tale in Young Adult Literature: Essays on Stories from Grimm to Gaiman (Paperback)

from agrondin

I have not read every young adult novel discussed in this collection of critical essays, but did find the essays that were accessible to me (especially the two essays on Neil Gaiman and the essay on Orson Scott Card) interesting. One of the essays from this volume could be an excellent way to int...

from ligature

If you're a fan of YA or fairy tales, this is a great book to supplement your reading. This collection of essays covers some of the big name books, like Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book," Card's "Ender's Game," and McKinley's "Deerskin" among others, and explores the themes and morals of the genre. T...

from doggonelaura

Another fine title from McFarland that my students will be able to use as literary analysis for their humanities papers. Our students frequently pick Grimm and other fairy tales as their topic, so this book will help those students immensely. I like that this book contains essays covering Orson S...

from cammykitty

This book contains literary criticism about current young adult novels. If you keep current with YA fantasy, you've read at least half of the novels covered including Coraline, Deerskin, The Graveyard Book, Tithe, The Series of Unfortunate Events, etc. For literary criticism, the essays are easy ...

from HippieLunatic

I enjoyed the articles collected in this book that were obtainable to me, having read the materials in discussion. Those that I hadn't read yet are now on my wishlist. While some of the essays were more a review of other people's theories, I appreciated the depth of interpretation in all of them,...