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A review by elementarymydear
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories by Sandra Proudman
4.0
This was such a fun read! While I enjoyed some of the stories more than others, I still had a great time with each one, and it was so much fun to see the different approaches the authors took to ‘remixing’ a classic tale.
The book starts out strong with a sci-fi version of Pride and Prejudice, called ‘Shame and Social Media’, that is concerned with the housing inequality on the world’s first long haul space flights. I thought this was such a great start to the book, not just because we all know I’m partial to P&P, but also because it was a good example of taking one theme from a longer novel and turning it into a short story.
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My personal favourites though were ‘Evermore’ (based on ‘The Raven’) and ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Away From Me’ (based on – you guessed it – Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea). Both of these stories were so creative, but also incredibly moving reads. They both used their source materials in really interesting ways that I really enjoyed.
Overall this is a great collection that puts a spin on many well-known stories.
I received a free copy for an honest review.
The book starts out strong with a sci-fi version of Pride and Prejudice, called ‘Shame and Social Media’, that is concerned with the housing inequality on the world’s first long haul space flights. I thought this was such a great start to the book, not just because we all know I’m partial to P&P, but also because it was a good example of taking one theme from a longer novel and turning it into a short story.
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My personal favourites though were ‘Evermore’ (based on ‘The Raven’) and ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Away From Me’ (based on – you guessed it – Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea). Both of these stories were so creative, but also incredibly moving reads. They both used their source materials in really interesting ways that I really enjoyed.
Overall this is a great collection that puts a spin on many well-known stories.
I received a free copy for an honest review.