Retellings

[close] Hi there! Have you always wanted to join a book club but didn't want to feel "forced" to read the exact same book as everyone else? Well, that's why I created this book club, where YOU get to choose what book you read each month! How It Works: Throughout the year, we will be reading a retelling of a different classic story each month, and Heather, (that's me, the moderator) will choose an "official" book that I will read about that month's story, but it's completely YOUR choice to read that book, or a different retelling for that month's theme, so you can still participate without HAVING to read the "official" book. Make sense? But how will the discussions work if everyone is reading different books, you ask? Easy. If a bunch of people seem to be reading the same books, I can break them up into their own discussion groups, so it's like mini book clubs inside a book club! And instead of a normal discussion, this will work more as a place to recommend different books to each other, so basically it's like if you were writing mini reviews without spoilers. Why The Title?: I came up with this name because as a kid, I really loved Peter Pan. And I love the idea that "second star to the right and straight on til morning" are the directions to Neverland, and it reminds me of how when we read books we "travel" to fictional worlds to escape reality, so I thought it was a perfect name for a book club. And also, since my birthday is in January, I wanted to look back at my childhood by picking Peter Pan as January's theme. The book I will be reading for February is Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell. But, it is completely up to you to read the official book, or any other Sleeping Beauty retelling that you would like! I will announce the theme for the next month around the 20th of every month, and I will post my review of the official book either here or on my blog https://frozenbooksblog.blogspot.com/, sometime at the end of each month. I hope you have fun traveling to far off magical worlds! Happy reading!

[close] Welcome to the Achaean Club. Named for the ancient, collective word the Mycenaean-Era Greeks (especially in Homeric verse), The Achaean Club is a virtual book club dedicated to novels inspired by - or are direct retelling's of - Greek Mythology. If you have an Instagram, it will be helpful to either follow my account (chloesmusings) or keep up with the stories, as that is one place where book choices will be put to a vote. We'll also vote via the polls section in the club. Don't feel pressured to join each month: life is busy and messy, and if you have to skip don't feel guilty about doing so.

[close] NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!! We're a group building a reliable bookshelf-database of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books that do NOT mention sexual violence or dubious sexual consent. We're inspired by Sarah Gailey's essay urging authors to "Do Better" https://www.tor.com/2016/08/22/do-better-sexual-violence-in-sff/ Join our long term project by sharing your recent reads in our monthly chat. Once a month we update the bookshelf database but recommendations are welcome everyday of the year!

[close] This group was inspired by another amazing group, Fairy Tale Retellings! In this group we: ~Discuss Fairy Tale Retellings ~Chat ~Play Games ~Host BOTMS and Writing Challenges Hope you enjoy yourself here! ♥️