Canceled/Rejected Title Update Submission

Cancellation/Rejection Reason: opinionated dreck

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Column	Current [Record #2185614]	Proposed Changes	Warnings
Title	The Light Princess	-
Transliterated Title	-	-
Authors	George MacDonald+Robin McKinley	-
Date	1988-00-00	-
Synopsis	-	-
Series	-	-
Series Number	-	-
TitleType	SHORTFICTION	-
Length	novelette	-
Content	-	-
Non-Genre	No	-
Juvenile	Yes	Yes
Novelization	No	-
Graphic Format	No	-
Web Page	-	-
Language	English	-
Note	About half as long as the original, per review by Kirkus (below). Entered as a novelette from that estimate and word-count 15,027 for one edition of the original. "though this edition is shorter by half, it is no less difficult since she has retained MacDonald's comic, ironic, but elaborate prose (pruning it skillfully, to be sure)." --Kirkus Reviews, contemporary review undated online (with later cover image and ISBN) (positive on the illustration only) McKinley's "adaptation" (quoting the publisher evidently); "What McKinley has done is shorten the tale, not really simplify it." --Mitzi Myers, Los Angeles Times 1988-05-22 pJ10 "Children's Books: Words of Fantasy" (extraordinarily positive on the illustration only) RM has "adapted it for a somewhat younger and less didactically interested audience". Ages 10 an up (from the publisher apparently) --Mary Harris Veeder, Chicago Tribune 1988-07-24 pM5 "Just for Children"	About half as long as the original, per review (half would be 8000 words). Evidently intended for younger children, but reviewers are skeptical. McKinley recommends the original; "though this edition is shorter by half, it is no less difficult since she has retained MacDonald's comic, ironic, but elaborate prose (pruning it skillfully, to be sure)." --Kirkus Reviews, contemporary review undated online (with later cover image and ISBN) (positive on the illustration only) McKinley's "adaptation" (quoting the publisher evidently); "What McKinley has done is shorten the tale, not really simplify it." --Mitzi Myers, Los Angeles Times 1988-05-22 pJ10 "Children's Books: Words of Fantasy" (extraordinarily positive on the illustration only) RM has "adapted it for a somewhat younger and less didactically interested audience". Ages 10 an up (from the publisher apparently) --Mary Harris Veeder, Chicago Tribune -07-24 pM5 "Just for Children"	-<ul> -About half as long as the original, per review by Kirkus (below). Entered as a novelette from that estimate and word-count 15,027 for one edition of the original. +<ul> +About half as long as the original, per review (half would be 8000 words). +Evidently intended for younger children, but reviewers are skeptical. -"though this edition is shorter by half, it is no less difficult since she has retained MacDonald’s comic, ironic, but elaborate prose (pruning it skillfully, to be sure)." ---<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, contemporary review <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/george-macdonald-3/the-light-princess-2/">undated online</a> (with later cover image and ISBN) +McKinley recommends the original; +"though this edition is shorter by half, it is no less difficult since she has retained MacDonald’s comic, ironic, but elaborate prose (pruning it skillfully, to be sure)." +--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, contemporary review <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/george-macdonald-3/the-light-princess-2/">undated online</a> (with later cover image and ISBN) -<li> +<li> ---Mitzi Myers, <i>Los Angeles Times</i> 1988-05-22 pJ10 "Children’s Books: Words of Fantasy" +--Mitzi Myers, <i>Los Angeles Times</i> 1988-05-22 pJ10 "Children’s Books: Words of Fantasy" -RM has "adapted it for a somewhat younger and less didactically interested audience". Ages 10 an up (from the publisher apparently) ---Mary Harris Veeder, <i>Chicago Tribune</i> 1988-07-24 pM5 "Just for Children" +RM has "adapted it for a somewhat younger and less didactically interested audience". Ages 10 an up (from the publisher apparently) +--Mary Harris Veeder, <i>Chicago Tribune</i> -07-24 pM5 "Just for Children"

This title appears in 1 publications:

Publication	Verification Type	Primary Verifiers
The Light Princess (1988-03-10)	Not verified

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Submitted by Pwendt (Talk) on 2017-04-19 16:19:59

Rejected by Bluesman (Talk) on 2017-04-19 22:46:22

Canceled/Rejected Title Update Submission

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