Yes yes, Lauren read the message you posted up top about changes being necessary in a retelling. I mean, it was nice to set the scene and all but I found it boring to reiterate scenes I’ve had ingrained in the membrane for years. What I Didn’t Like: –The First 25% is a Play-by-Play of the Movie– It was nice to see her get in touch with reality. He is the wise old sage that teaches her the ways of the world in a way that Jasmine doesn’t really get much in the movie. I found her conversations with the Genie provided her with a taste of character growth and development. Her character at the start of this novel wasn’t winning me over in the slightest. While I love all the scenes Aladdin and Genie share in the movie, it was nice to see Jasmine get that time with the Genie. He does that a bit here too by sharing his backstory with Jasmine and how his role as a Genie isn’t what he thought it was going to be. Wishing for things versus the reality of those things is something that he emphasizes throughout the movie. I love the Genie for a lot of reasons but one of the biggest reasons is his ability to show us our humanity and the faults that lie within it. What I Liked: –Jasmine Gets More Time With the Genie– I think that’s important to remember because it is so easy to compare these stories to their source material and end up disappointed. That means characters aren’t going to be like you remember (or perhaps want) and events are going to change. It starts that way but it transforms (“twists” if you will) into something else that you may not recognize. This isn’t the story you’ve watched for years. So you need to expect some changes with a retelling. Other times, you expand the inaugural tale and fill in some of the gaps (ex Tiger Lily). Often times you get the basis of the original tale but a completely new story and setting (ex Lunar Chronicles). You need to have enough new content to impress readers but pay enough homage to the source material as to not piss them off. #A TWISTED TALE LIZ BRASWELL SERIES#Read Carefully: The Series Title is “ Twisted” Tales This is one of those times I should have read the reviews to know what I was getting myself into. So I picked it up, started it on my way to work and promptly asked myself why. I even berrated myself for not having an Aladdin retelling (my all-time favourite Disney movie) on my TBR. I didn’t have it marked on Goodreads but that didn’t matter. The title captured my attention (immediately I thought of the song) and then I remembered this book and the series. Anyways, I found the audiobook for A Whole New Worldone day at my library as an “Available Now” title. I think I might have had it marked on my TBR but cleared it when I did a massive purge last year. So a series that reimagines the classic Disney movies? Hell yes. I grew up watching all the movies I’ve been to Disney World many, many times and I’ve never lost a game of Disney Scene It in my life. Find out why below… Why I Picked it Up / My Expectations: Source & Format: Public Library–Audiobookĭisclaimer: I have only read the first book ( A Whole New World) in this series. Publication Dates: September 2015 – March 2018 And readers will never look at the story of Aladdin in the same way again.Īuthor: Liz Braswell (Books 1-3) Elizabeth Lim (Book 4) What happens next? A Street Rat becomes a leader. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed Princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Each book asks the question: What if one key moment from a familiar Disney film was changed? This dark and daring version of Aladdin twists the original story with the question: What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie? Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Synopsis for A Whole New World (from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:
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