July 15, 2012
A Fairy Tale for the Postmodern Fangirl: Marissa Meyer’s Cinder
In Cinder, her first book in The Lunar Chronicles, Meyer has reinterpreted a classic fairy tale, setting it in a futuristic city and making the 'princess' a cyborg. For fans of anime and sci-fi, this young-adult book will delight.
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