You know that game, “Kiss, Marry, Kill,” in which someone gives you the names of three guys (or girls) and you have to choose which ones you’d kiss, marry, or kill? Ever wondered what that game might be like played with books? Apparently, some creative book lover did because super duper, book-lovin’ Rae @ Bookmark Chronicles tagged me to play “Burn, Rewrite, Reread.”
Ooo, that sounds like fun, I thought.
But then I had to make the choices.
And it was really, really hard.
The Rules:
- Randomly choose 3 books you’ve read. (Use the ‘random’ option on your Goodreads “read” shelf.*)
- For each group of three books, decide which book you’d burn, rewrite, or reread. (A lot like “Kiss, Marry, Kill.”)
- Repeat until you complete three rounds (or five) 🙂
Round 1:
BURN: 17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma. I had high hopes for this book. That is all.
REWRITE: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. I actually liked We Were Liars, but according to the mixed reviews it’s kind of a love-it or hate-it read, so maybe a little rewrite would be in order.:)
REREAD: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Redemption? Fantasy travels through past, present, and future? I will read or watch any, repeat, any version or retelling of this classic tale.
Round 2:
BURN: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. Burn a book by one of my favorite authors? How did this happen?!
REWRITE: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black. I enjoyed the story but wouldn’t have minded if the fantasy factor were kicked up a notch or two (more fae, please!) And the “dark” part could have been even more deliciously dark.
REREAD: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. As M.C. Hammer once said, “Can’t touch this.”
Round 3:
BURN: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. The graphics were somewhat entertaining, but the story needed more substance. Probably perfect for a reluctant reader.
REWRITE: The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The only reason I would choose to rewrite this classic is to make the language a tad bit more accessible to modern readers so more people can read and appreciate the powerful story and amazing protagonist as much as I do! Note to publishers (because obviously so many of them read this blog *clears throat*): please release a new edition with a not-hideous cover that does this story justice!
REREAD: Wool by Hugh Howey. This book ran a little long, so I almost put it in the “rewrite” category, but the story never dragged, so I suppose it was exactly as long as it needed to be. Interesting story.
Whew, now it’s someone else’s turn to “burn” and “rewrite” some of their book babies. Good luck!
I Tag. . .
(Note: If you’ve already done this tag or are otherwise inundated, please don’t feel obligated. Also, if your name isn’t on the list but you really want to play “Burn, Write, Reread,” consider yourself tagged!)
Brittany @ The Grisha Lieutenant
Lila @ The Bookkeeper’s Secrets
Jesalin @ –Blogging Everything Beautiful–
Rebecca R. Vincent
Beth @ Betwixt these Pages
Sabrina Marsi Books
Astra @ A Stranger’s Guide to Novels
Michelle, Books and Movies Addict
Melanie Noelle Bernard
Frances Sims-Williams @ Nightjar’s Jar of Books
*To display a random list of books you’ve read, go to Goodreads and:
- Click on “my books.”
- On the left side of screen below bookshelves, click “read.”
- At the bottom of the screen in the “sort” box, choose “random.”
- Choose the first three books.
- Have fun!
This tag looks really fun but challenging!! I can’t wait to get to it! 😀
-Jess @jbelkbooks
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Fun but challenging, yes and yes! 🙂
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Such a difficult tag! I’ll try to get to it soon. 🙂
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Yay, glad you’re going to give it a try. It might make you cry but it’ll be fun. 🙂
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I imagine I’ll find it agonising, but it still looks like fun! 😉
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YAYAYAY so going to do this tag ASAP! Thank you muchly!
Also, in regards to your rewriting of The Scarlet Letter….I suggest checking out The Scarred Letter, by Val Muller. It’s an AWESOME modern-day retelling, and one of my favorites.
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I was totally wondering if there was a good Scarlet Letter retelling out there someplace. Leave it to you, my book guru buddy, to give me a great recommendation on one. 🙂
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😀 Yuuuuuus! I wasn’t sure about it at first but decided to take a chance on it–definitely don’t regret it!
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Thank you for tagging me! This seems really fun XD
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You’re welcome! Burn-rewrite-reread might just be my all-time favorite tag; it’s been so fun reading everyone’s responses to it.
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great post- I was wondering how could you rewrite We Were Liars and then I saw that Christmas Carol was the one you were rereading and was like “fair dos”.
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Exactly, it’s like a triage situation: who to save?!
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Thanks for the tag! Will be keeping this one for later this week! 😀 Surprised to see that you would burn Miss Perigrine’s Home! I loved it. Was it just against the others or did you just genuinely not like it that much?
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Yay, I can’t wait to read your answers. 🙂
About Miss Peregrine, maybe my expectations were too high going in, or I wasn’t in the right frame of mind for the book or something, but I just couldn’t get through the story fast enough–it just seemed so simple, lacked depth, wasn’t that intriguing.
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Can’t wait to do this!
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