Hanna Allen

...staying extraordinary

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@EllexidW I would agree. In light of that, I think it's interesting to compare 1001 Arabian Nights to Hazel Wood, a book that tries to be a story about story telling, to determine whether or not it does that successfully. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@mckinleytwitlit I mean, but why does it have to be defined as an "Adult" fairy tale. Fairy tales of history have often been just as violent or heartbreaking, but there wasn't the separation of Adult and Child as there is today. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@LinWlin2060 Yeah, it really reads like stream of consciousness, honestly. I wasn't surprised when we found out she didn't plan ahead. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@EllexidW @mckinleytwitlit Yeah I agree, Especially since Aladdin isn't actually in 1001 Arabian Nights. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@brigitte_bardho For real though. There were a couple of times when I wondered if she was just sadistic.. like when she was happy about ruining that barista's crush, and when Finch's regret made her want to laugh on p.44. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

@GhostOfSamuel That's fair. The other thing is that she just really over does it, treats it like name dropping rather than choosing specific references that will really enhance the plot. #PaigeADay

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

Things like this work past building a ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ morality, and pander to a ‘nobody understands me’-type teen angst. #PaigeADay (30b)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

Hazel Wood addresses identity vs. perception, a common YA theme. Alice is said to look like a Disney princess, but is filled with an angst foreign to a passive Snow White. Finch’s room is an “interior decorator’s idea of a high school boy, not Finch's”. #PaigeADay (30a)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

“The more I hate, the more he follows me… The more I love, the more he hateth me.” This would indicate that it’s often human nature to want most what we can’t have. #PaigeADay (29b)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

When Alice said, “My mom never told me I was too young for anything… Hearing her pull the age card for the first time in memory made me horribly, burningly curious.” I was reminded of Helena and Hermia’s conversation about Demetrius. #PaigeADay (29a)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

In Hazel Wood, Finch states “Of the stories there was like a covenant among the people who’d read them. Either you found them on your own and were deserving, or you didn’t, and you weren’t.” This plays in to our debate of whether suffering must precede reward. #PaigeADay (28)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

In Rumpelstiltskin variations, name is more powerful than dangerous. Whereas here’s a scene showing Dr. Who’s take on power of a name. #PaigeADay (27b) https://t.co/6GH9Ox3kIx

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

One quote in Hazel Wood goes “he liked to say names… but names were dangerous in a fairy tale.” --From what I’ve read, she may be confusing the Dr. Who take on names (an earlier quote that indicates she’s seen the show) with legit fairy tales. #PaigeADay (27a)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

Is, I think, telling of our current society. We often benefit from faulty systems that prey on the weak but are able to forget about it because of the convenience it provides. comfort distracts from harsh realities. #PaigeADay (26b)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

The quote on page 62 of The Hazel Wood, “It’s not easy running a sweatshop empire all by yourself, you know?... but early evening advancing on central park… made me forget the ugly thing he just said.” #PaigeADay (26a)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

Which led me to draw similarities between the characters. Both experienced trauma losing their parents, both are inquisitive, and investigative, and the love interest of the main character… #PaigeADay (25b)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

This description of Finch, “smile reached his eyes then, just for a moment a flicker of light on dark water.” Reminded this fantastic beast’s scene... #PaigeADay (25a) https://t.co/nMEt0yDrRF

[Newtina Archive @newtinaarchive]

enjoy the salamander eyes scene in hd 😉 #newtina #FantasticBeasts

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

The density of these references make them feel more like they’re tools to elevate ethos of the author... like name dropping in an interview, rather than devices that enhance the plot. #PaigeADay (24b)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

. In the Hazel Wood, Albert references 3 little pigs, Michelangelo, the woodcut process, Jane Eyre, and Dr. Who all just between pages 9 and 14. #PaigeADay (24a)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

This element reminded me of the feeling the movie, Atonement gave me, how the perspective completely changes and you are suddenly forced to reposition your thought process to keep up. #PaigeADay (23B)

[Hanna Allen @hallen1009]

The way 1001 Arabian Nights bounces between different perspectives in the nested stories, makes you have to occasionally pause and re-evaluate to figure out what’s going on. #PaigeADay (23 A)