Daily Archives: August 3, 2010

Author’s Intent vs Reader’s Take

There is a fascinating discussion over at The Book Smugglers about Jackson Pearce’s YA fairytale reworking of Red Ridinghood, Sisters Red. The bloggers present clearly and compellingly why they were dismayed by the text while the author in the comments indicates that her intent was just the opposite.

(via Finding Wonderland)

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