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21.Jun.2009 Sunday Salon: Once Upon a Time III Challenge Completed!

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Once Upon a Time III

I read 12 books for Once Upon a Time III challenge! Granted, 9 of them are graphic novels while only 3 are novels, but still I’d say it’s pretty good :).

I have definitely completed Quest the First that required us to read 5 books that could be fantasy, fairy tale, folklore or mythology. Quest the Second required us to read at least 1 book from each categories. It was really tricky because I have no idea what could be considered folklore or mythology fiction books. I think there is a very small pool of those that you can pick out of. Some people classified The Sandman as folklore or mythology. I guess you can if you wanna push it. But I don’t want to (push it) so I just let it go.

So the books are:

  1. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham (reviewed 26/03/09, rating 4.5/5, fairy tale)
  2. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (reviewed 29/03/09, rating 4/5, fantasy)
  3. Fables Vol 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham (reviewed 12/04/09, rating 4/5, fairy tale)
  4. Clockwork Girl by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna (reviewed 17/04/09, rating 3.5/5, fantasy)
  5. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling (reviewed 27/04/09, rating 4.5/5, fairy tale)
  6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (reviewed 01/05/09, rating 4.5/5, fantasy)
  7. Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan (reviewed 20/05/09, rating 5/5, fantasy)
  8. Bone Vol 3: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith (reviewed 03/06/09, rating 4.5/5, fantasy)
  9. Bone Vol 4: The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith (reviewed 04/06/09, rating 4/5, fantasy)
  10. Bone Vol 5: Rock Jaw Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith (reviewed 05/06/09, rating 5/5, fantasy)
  11. The Arrival by Shaun Tan (reviewed 13/06/09, rating 5/5, fantasy)
  12. The Sandman Vol 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman (reviewed 21/06/09, rating 3.5/5, fantasy)

My favorites would be the two by Shaun Tan. I was happy with Fables and Bone series as well. And of course I loved the last Harry Potter and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. I also have to mention The Graveyard Book as the first Neil Gaiman’s novel that I read. The rests are so-so.

Thanks Carl for hosting such an awesome challenge! I would join again in a heartbeat!

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  • Gavin says:
    22 June 2009 at 1:22 am

    Great! I only read 5 book and 3 short stories for this challenge but still am pleased that I reached my goal! Have a wonderful week.

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  • Memory says:
    22 June 2009 at 1:45 am

    You did great! It sounds like you read a lot of wonderful books.

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  • Shanra says:
    22 June 2009 at 5:51 am

    Oooh. Yours looks like an interesting list! Congratulations on finishing! (And that second quest really is horrible in terms of its definitions of ‘folklore’ and ‘mythology’ isn’t it? I think I can get away with the choices I’ve made since I stuck to ‘knowing what is generally considered one and the other’, but that’s the only way I have of telling the two apart. I guess folklore may be more ‘local’ than mythology, but that’s debatable. Seems it’s far more of a subjective line than dictionary definitions lead one to believe.)

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  • cora says:
    22 June 2009 at 1:52 pm

    I love Neil Gaiman’s children books. I listened to Neverworld on audio. Loved it.

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  • mee says:
    22 June 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Gavin: Great to hear that you completed the challenge too!

    Memory: Yeap it was fun!

    Shanra: Yea I found it hard to know which one is which. I hope that Chris or someone could make recommendations for the two categories especially, cos I was lost for a bit. I agree with your definition that folklore is more local. That’s what I felt it was too. Finding the right books was still a struggle though.

    cora: Oh I don’t think I’ve read Gaiman’s children books. I will though some time. I heard he’s great reading his own books. That’s another talent!

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