Comments on: The Conspiracy to Kill Fairy Tales

By: Delilah Marvelle

Delilah Marvelle — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:22:14 +0000

Oh, Robyn, I am so with you on the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson. It was all encompassing.
I remember the first time I read that story and still remember the way it made me feel as a child.

My dearest Solveig,
Ah, oui, The Princess and the Pea Another favorite of mine by Hans Christian Anderson. What I loved most about the story was the simplicity of the tale and how he twisted the absurd into something fantastic and romantic.

By: Sólveig

Sólveig — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:10:19 +0000

I LOVE fairy tales :Ö) What woman doesn´t?? The Princess on the Pea was my favorite :ÖD

By: RobynDeHart

RobynDeHart — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:36:37 +0000

I love fairy tales. Always have and I suspect I always will. I love the retelling of them in movies like Ever After and I love the Disney-fied version as well. If I had to pick one favorite, for me it would probably be the Ugly Duckling. That’s the one that resonates with me and the one I use more often than not in my own writing.

Great post, Delilah.

By: Delilah Marvelle

Delilah Marvelle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:20:49 +0000

My dearest Kristin!
Thank you so much for posting! And yes, I was rather disapppointed that Beast turns into Prince, but I’m sure Belle rather appreciated not having to sleep with a furball, LOL. Or having to shave his back. Which for me is the biggie.
My dearest Kathryn!
I’m with you on the whole anything with magic and a prince! I had all the big fat fairy tale books, too, although because I grew up first generation Polish, I also grew up with Polish fairy tales like “Balladina.”
My dearest Nancy!!
I’m so thrilled to see that you are one of my “peeps.” Sighs and happily ever afters is what I’m all about. And yes, the biggest fun I’ve had is rediscovering all these stories with my daughter AND my son. They both adore stories and right now we’re reading Arabian Nights, which they are really enjoying. The last time I read Arabian Nights I was 11 years old, so it’s taking me back to days of old, to say the least. Thanks for posting!

By: Nancy Robards Thompson

Nancy Robards Thompson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:19:05 +0000

I love ALL fairy tales! I grew up with them and had such fun rediscovering them when my daughter was younger. It was interesting how they stuck with me more the second time around. Perhaps it was because I saw them romance writer eyes! But yes, be it Beauty, Cinderella, Ariel, or Aurora – I still enjoy them and sigh at every happily ever after.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:05:48 +0000

I love fairy tales… anything with magic does it for me — and, of course, finding your prince.

Cinderella is my all time favourite fairy tale. The Disney
Cinderella movie was my first movie date with my husband (I was surprised at the time that my boyfriend would go see it with me, but he did). I love the idea of a prince finding his true love and the idea that dreams can come true. The Little Mermaid runs a close second.

I had big fat Hans Christian Anderson and Grimm Brothers fairy tale books at home from an early age and spent many, many hours immersed in the stories.

By: Kristan Higgins

Kristan Higgins — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:41:40 +0000

Beauty and the Beast is my fave, Delilah. That Beauty loves the Beast is enough for me…having him turn into a gorgeous man was anticlimactic. (My kids felt the same way…they cried when Disney’s Beast turned into the prince). That story shows that love has nothing to do with outer appearances…it was the inner transformation of the Beast that really tugged at my heart. Beauty taming him…lovely. I don’t seem to have much use for the other traditional fairy tales, though…Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Sleeping Beauty (the worst of all) left me rather cold.