The Book of a Thousand Days (Paperback)

from imsuebusy

When I was a little girl, my mother read Grimm's Fairy Tales to me. They had been her favorites when she was growing up, and she shared them with me. Book of a Thousand Days is historical fiction/fantasy based on the fairy tale "Maid Maleen," originally told by the Grimm brothers. Author Shannon ...

from Squishy133

'The Book of a Thousand Days' is a beautifully crafted, though brief story that really made me smile. It is written in the form of a diary, and even contains occasional sketches by the diary keeper, Dashti. The plot of the story is quite simple and is split into two parts; the time spent in the t...

from atimco

Imagine if Rapunzel was locked up in her tower with a humble and loyal servant girl, and you'll arrive at the starting point for Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days. Hale creates a convincing fantasy world with bits of culture borrowed from the central Asian steppes. A variant of the caste sys...

from dk_phoenix

I picked this up based solely on the merit of good reviews from others here on Librarything. I didn't even bother to read the description on the book, so imagine my surprise when I started reading and discovered that it was a re-working of a very little known fairy tale! I actually didn't find th...

from ms_rowse

Another book that's a little outside of my normal reading material. This gave me quite an appreciation for Shannon Hale as a writer--I read Austenland and enjoyed it--but this was a different kind of book. How she is able to successfully cross genres is a testament to her skill. I'm excited to ...