Kristen Barenthaler
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Curious adventurer. Crazed reader. Librarian. Archery instructor. True crime addict.
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"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald - YA Retellings
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"Emma" by Jane Austen - YA Retellings
Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"Persuasion" by Jane Austen - YA Retellings
Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, such as the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers ultimately rose to the rank of admiral. As in Northanger Abbey, the superficial social life of Bath-well known to Austen, who spent several relatively unhappy and unproductive years there-is portrayed extensively and serves as a setting for the second half of the book. In many respects Persuasion marks a break with Austen's previous works, both in the more biting, even irritable satire directed at some of the novel's characters and in the regretful, resigned outlook of its otherwise admirable heroine, Anne Elliot, in the first part of the story. Against this is set the energy and appeal of the Royal Navy, which symbolises for Anne and the reader the possibility of a more outgoing, engaged, and fulfilling life, and it is this worldview which triumphs for the most part at the end of the novel.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë - YA Retellings
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, but leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option. Evil may roam the castle’s halls, but so does a burning desire.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"Beauty and the Beast" by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve - YA Retellings
Generations of readers have been bewitched by the epic love story of a beautiful young girl imprisoned in the magical castle of a monstrous beast, originally envisioned by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"The Goose Girl" by the Brothers Grimm - YA Retellings
"The Noble Servant" by Melanie Dickerson The impossible was happening. She, Magdalen of Mallin, was to marry the Duke of Wolfberg. Magdalen had dreamed about receiving a proposal ever since she met the duke two years ago. Such a marriage was the only way she could save her people from starvation. But why would a handsome, wealthy duke want to marry her, a poor baron’s daughter? It seemed too good to be true.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen - Retellings
"Debating Darcy" by Sayantani Dasgupta It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win. A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide.
By Kristen Barenthaler8 months ago in BookClub
