#ella enchanted

[ajnorton]

I thought it might be fun, as readers and writers, to remember the authors who inspired us, caught our imaginations, helped us grow, and saw us through the best and worst times.

I wanted to start with The Princess Tales by @gailcarsonlevine . These books and #thetwoprincessesofbamarre found me very young. I'm 99% the Two Princesses was on my older friends summer reading list and she was head over heels for it and got me to read it. I spent a lot of summer days with her reading #theprincesstales . (Cinderellis was my favorite until I found Ella Enchanted then all bets were off.)

Her work will always have a special warm sunny spot in my heart. I recently passed on a copy of Ella Enchanted to a very smart young lady to congratulate her on a reading award she got from her school. I hope she finds as much joy in the worlds of Mrs. Levine as I did. ❤️

[lenjaminmacbuttons]

modern day ella enchanted would have to get a note from mandy saying "DONT DO WHAT THAT AD JUST TOLD YOU TO DO" tattooed on her arm

[cupidtoes]

My first post! Here is a piece of fanart I did of Ella of Frell ✨

[pqnnier]

how did Ella Enchanted (2004) get away with this??

[thecagedsong]

Don't be sad, listen to this starting at 5:20 and remember what true romance looks like.

[thecagedsong]

You know how most modern Fairy Tale retelling are so afraid of their own premise, so choked up on irony poisoning, they ultimately betray themselves? One of the most destroyed aspects of that is Prince Charming, especially in Cinderella stories.

They believe a character cannot be good and charming and interesting, so they make Prince Charming crude, or boorish, or selfish, or mean/demeaning, or dumb. Which is fine for certain stories, I suppose, but when they are all like that, especially in the Fairy Tale genre, it gets annoying quick.

Thank goodness Prince Char from Gail Carson Levine's Ella Enchanted can act as a palate cleanser and remind you of what romance looks like. He reminds you that goodness is interesting, being kind is not to be faultless, but to try to be good anyway. That someone being funny is a good reason to fall in love. And open-heart sincerity is the foundation of love.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

[tayswizzlez]

so apparently there is an ella enchanted series in production with anne hathaway as a producer and i swear if it's just a continuation of the fuck ass movie (which... what would be the point of that?) and not a better adaption of the book i will throw hands.

i hated the movie so much as a kid i didn't watch anne hathaway in anything for YEARS because my dumb kid brain associated her with the heartbreak of seeing my favourite book mangled.

i read that book so many times my dad had put it back together because the spine actually fell apart lol.

[sparksintheheart]