May 9, 2013 Transcript--Fantasy vs Magical Realism

AniProf And so we start! #MGLitChat -7:00 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Hi! Please yell at me if I forget the hashtag because TWEETCHAT IS BROKEN. #mglitchat -7:01 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I'm using Twitter on my iPad which sort of works for chats. But first, some definitions! #MGLitChat -7:01 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @AniProf welcome as cohost! #mglitchat -7:01 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Fantasy - a genre that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting #MGLitChat -7:02 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Magical Realism - a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment #MGLitChat -7:02 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Okay, so now we get to argue over the definitions. #MGLitChat -7:03 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Err, who's my co-host? #MGLitChat -7:03 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf I'm okay with those definitions. Tho that means that some of my favorite fantasies are actually magical realism. #mglitchat -7:05 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I hear crickets! #MGLitChat -7:05 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @AniProf Did I screw that up? Thought it was said that you joined the hosting team- but I rarely get things right, so ignore me. #mglitchat -7:05 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @dianezahler Defs are always ... bendable #mglitchat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ RT @AniProf: I hear crickets! #MGLitChat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @dianezahler Oh, no!! I haven't done a chat without Tweetchat! What else is there to use like that??? #mglitchat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf For example, I've always thought of Edward Eager, E. Nesbit, as fantasy...#mglitchat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder Hey! #mglitchat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @Bec_AS Nothing. I looked it up. #mglitchat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf No, I AM hosting, tonight, with @danyelleleafty #MGLitChat -7:06 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf Of course they were written before magical realism was defined, right? #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @dianezahler DRAT! #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @Bec_AS I know, it's too much to remember. #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @LaurelSnyder Welcome! #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 9th, 2013

raeannparker @AniProf I thought urban fantasty was magic,etc. in a real world setting. Do you think this is the same as Magical Realism? #mglitchat -7:07 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat I would love a definition. I think I have written 2.5 magical realism books. But I'm not sure what to call them. -7:08 PM May 9th, 2013

raeannparker @Bec_AS @dianezahler I click on the hashtag & it opens only tweets with the hashtag. Hope this helps. #mglitchat -7:08 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I have TweetChat running in another app, and will check it periodically. But a transcript? Tonight? #MGLitChat -7:08 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @raeannparker @Bec_AS Yes, but you still have to remember to add the hashtag yourself. #mglitchat -7:09 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @raeannparker Probably, if it fits the def. #mglitchat -7:09 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat I thought of it as magic elements in our world and time. -7:09 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @raeannparker @AniProf #mglitchat I consider magical realism where magic exists, but mostly in the background. In UF, it's front and center. -7:10 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @raeannparker @dianezahler Yeah, but then you have to remember to add the #mglitchat manually. I like my thinking already done for me. -7:10 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @LaurelSnyder So, by @AniProf 's definition, you write magical realism. Did you know? #mglitchat -7:10 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I see magical realism (aka magic realism) as a subgenre of fantasy. #MGLitChat -7:10 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @LalaleighJ Precisely! #mglitchat -7:10 PM May 9th, 2013

raeannparker @theakpal @AniProf That makes sense. #mglitchat -7:11 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf Ah, that's not how you defined it originally! #mglitchat -7:11 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @theakpal @raeannparker If magic us in the background, is it really there? #mglitchat -7:11 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik @AS_King one I think that YOU would love is THE SECOND LIFE OF ABIGAIL WALKER by Frances O'Roark Dowell. #mglitchat -7:11 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS Agreed. MT @theakpal: #mglitchat I consider magical realism where magic exists, but mostly in the background. In UF, it's front and center. -7:11 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik @AS_King there's a great moment when she just walks away from the bullying and refuses to let the bullies shape her anymore. #mglitchat -7:12 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat So portals here into another place would still be magical realism, if the characters went back and forth? -7:12 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @misskubelik @AS_King Synopsis, please ... #mglitchat -7:12 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @AniProf @raeannparker #mglitchat Yes. It can still be discussed in the novel and seen, etc. It's just not a major factor in the story. -7:12 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder Trying to #mglitchat but tweetchat isn't working for me... -7:13 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Question: Are the Harry Potter books magical realism? #MGLitChat -7:13 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik @AS_King when she walks out on the bullying she crosses path with a fox who becomes part of her journey. Good stuff. @AniProf #mglitchat -7:13 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @dianezahler @AniProf A lot of people classify me that way. #mglitchat -7:13 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @LaurelSnyder Its BROKEN. You have to do it the hard way. Like before there was Internet, almost. #mglitchat -7:13 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf TweetChat seems to be busted, tonight. #MGLitChat -7:14 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf RT @dianezahler: @LaurelSnyder Its BROKEN. You have to do it the hard way. Like before there was Internet, almost. #mglitchat -7:14 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @dianezahler @LaurelSnyder We'll just have to send each other postcards... #mglitchat -7:15 PM May 9th, 2013

Silas_Champion @AniProf Magic is definitely not in the background there. #MGLitChat -7:15 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop Hate to aggravate anyone, but Tweetchat is working fine for me-try using a different server. #mglitchat -7:15 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @PBWorkshop What a thought. #mglitchat -7:15 PM May 9th, 2013

literaticat I have strong feelings about what is happening in #mglitchat but I'm only on my phone, can't participate properly. Argh! -7:15 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bec_AS @dianezahler @LaurelSnyder Postcards? Now THAT is really pre-Internet! #mglitchat -7:16 PM May 9th, 2013

SA_Larsen @literaticat me neither! & im on my Nook! #mglitchat -7:16 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @PBWorkshop Thank YOU!!! Works in Firefox, but not Safari! #MGLitChat -7:16 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @literaticat Oh, come on, you can do it! #mglitchat -7:16 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE OUR HASHTAG! #MGLitChat -7:16 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat sorry to ask again, but what about portals? -7:17 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @AniProf What about magic breadboxes- deposit your comments and they will magically transmit to participants. #mglitchat -7:17 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Oh my god, it works in firefox! #mglitchat -7:17 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @Bec_AS Super! I'm using Safari, but who cares, it worked for you! #mglitchat -7:17 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @LalaleighJ #mglitchat I think that would depend on the nature of the worlds the portals transfer people between. -7:18 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @LalaleighJ #mglitchat I don't think portals count as magical realism. That's straight up fantasy… -7:18 PM May 9th, 2013

BookaliciousPam RT @katert0t: @LalaleighJ #mglitchat I don't think portals count as magical realism. That's straight up fantasy… -7:18 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @theakpal @LalaleighJ #mglitchat You mean… like a portal between two very similar not-magical worlds? -7:18 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Yay! TweetChat works with Safari on my iPad! #MGLitChat -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik @LalaleighJ I think it depends on the story. That's part of the difficulty of magic realism - it's not so clear. #mglitchat -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @katert0t @LalaleighJ Agree- MR would be more subtle- not "other worldly" #MGLitChat -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks RT @KDuBayGillis: It's #mglitchat day! We're serving up fantasy and magical realism tonight at 9 pm EST. -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @katert0t: @LalaleighJ Well, you couldn't call CS Lewis magic realism... #mglitchat -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ @theakpal #MGLitChat What if the MCs go back and forth between the worlds, like an underground magical world? But live in this one? -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @katert0t @LalaleighJ #mglitchat Yeah, that's kinda how I see it. -7:19 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop Do things like magical pets (talking, with surprising skills/powers, etc.) in otherwise "normal" world fit as magical realism? #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Yes RT @katert0t: @theakpal @LalaleighJ #mglitchat You mean… like a portal between two very similar not-magical worlds? #MGLitChat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

BookaliciousPam @LalaleighJ @theakpal fantasy. #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

literaticat #mglitchat OK HERE GOES: no, E. Nesbit, Harry Potter and portal fantasy ARE NOT magical realism. @LaurelSnyder's BREADBOX arguably IS, -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Agreed RT @dianezahler: @katert0t: @LalaleighJ Well, you couldnt call CS Lewis magic realism... #MGLitChat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX by @LaurelSnyder is a prime example of how magic realism + MG, when done well, can be perfect together. #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t #mglitchat Well, "magical" modifies "realism" by nature, so this whole thing just depends on the normal world w/a tinge of the otherworldly. -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @LalaleighJ #mglitchat I believe that is considered low fantasy. -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

EgmontUSA @literaticat I absolutely, positively agree. #mglitchat -7:20 PM May 9th, 2013

AnnKingman RT @literaticat: #mglitchat OK HERE GOES: no, E. Nesbit, Harry Potter and portal fantasy ARE NOT magical realism. @LaurelSnyder's BREADBOX arguably IS, -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @literaticat #mglitchat TOTALLY AGREE. Those things are not magical realism. -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

SA_Larsen @PBWorkshop i like that. #mglitchat -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik It's not that magical realism dulls the edges of our reality, it's that it blurs them. It's an introduction to metaphor. #mglitchat -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @literaticat: I agree too. But not sure why. #mglitchat -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @literaticat But Harry Potter takes place in our world, where magic also exists side by side with technology. #MGLitChat -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @dianezahler But LW&W is almost exclusively in magical world- they pop in and out of wardrobe at start and end of each. #mglitchat -7:21 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @literaticat See, and while I love magic realism, I've thought of it as being when the magic is just the way the world IS. #mglitchat -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @AniProf @literaticat I would argue that Harry Potter STARTS in our world and then so wildly modifies it that it's 100% fantasy. #mglitchat -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

BookaliciousPam @AniProf Harry Potter is fantasy. Straight up contemporary fantasy. #mglitchat -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

melissa_marr @katert0t @literaticat Exactly.#mglitchat -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal I agree with this statement. RT @BookaliciousPam: @AniProf Harry Potter is fantasy. Straight up contemporary fantasy. #mglitchat -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters I'm here, I'm here! *slides into seat fast, kicking up dust* Sorry I'm late to #mglitchat! -7:22 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Yes. but E Nesbit is half & half. @PBWorkshop. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @misskubelik @LaurelSnyder Thanks for the reco. Will check out Bigger Than a Breadbox! Always looking for good MG. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder I think with Breadbox I was trying for a realistic book, with magic. But not *quite* the same. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik Understanding, FEELING, this can be really resonant to MG readers and, I think, important to their development as readers. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters If you must know, @Bec_AS was TOTALLY distracting me. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @PBWorkshop C.S. Lewis is fantasy. #MGLitChat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @ilanawaters Welcome! #MGLitChat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I might disagree RT @BookaliciousPam: @AniProf Harry Potter is fantasy. Straight up contemporary fantasy. #MGLitChat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf Thank you. I HATE being late to things. Esp. magical things. #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

literaticat @AniProf IT'S FANTASY. Please don't make me put a spell on you. *readies wand* #mglitchat -7:23 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ @PBWorkshop @dianezahler #MGLitChat mine go back and forth frequently. Magic works in both but takes place in the 'muggle' world. Hmmmmmm -7:24 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf I sort of feel like the rabbit w/the pocketwatch. "I'm late, I'm late! For a very important date!" #mglitchat -7:24 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @ilanawaters She started it.... #MGLitChat -7:24 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Magical Realism - a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment #MGLitChat -7:24 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder I think of fantasy and magic books as different. I think of magic realism as a third thing. #mglitchat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @literaticat Too late! I'm already a bullfrog. #MGLitChat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Magic realism: transformation of the common and the everyday into the awesome and the unreal...an art of surprises. (not my def) #mglitchat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

bgaff RT @AniProf: Magical Realism - a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment #MGLitChat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @katert0t As the HP question- Without magic, Harry wouldn't exist (he barely did before he found his wizard world). #mglitchat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks RT @AniProf: Magical Realism - a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment #MGLitChat -7:25 PM May 9th, 2013

misskubelik RT @LaurelSnyder: I think of fantasy and magic books as different. I think of magic realism as a third thing. #mglitchat -7:26 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf My def is from Wikipedia #MGLitChat -7:26 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf Mine is from some grad student at Arizona State. #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

Silas_Champion @AniProf But would that not apply to a lot of fantasy? The mundane world might be a medieval type one but its still realistic? #MGLItChat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @AniProf Perhaps Fantasy=MC's truest self, MR is an enhancement of an already complete (normal) self. #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder I explain to kids: a unicorn in unicorn land is VERY different from a unicorn in your mth class. I like real-world magic best. #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

MrSchuReads RT @LaurelSnyder: I think with Breadbox I was trying for a realistic book, with magic. But not *quite* the same. #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf The reason why I picked thus week to host is that I'm currently working on a MG magical realism #MGLitChat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @LalaleighJ An almost-trilogy? *groan* #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks Magical realism: What about The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech? #mglitchat -7:27 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @dianezahler Never trust a grad student (say the college professor) #MGLitChat -7:28 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @LaurelSnyder That completely describes Any Which Wall (which I loved) -- a unicorn in your math class. #mglitchat -7:28 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf I know. But I liked the definition. #mglitchat -7:29 PM May 9th, 2013

meganbfrazer @LaurelSnyder @literaticat Me, too. A world where magical things happen, and they just are. #mglitchat -7:29 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal #mglitchat MR: inspired by Latin-American authors, in which extraordinary forces or creatures pop into otherwise normal, real-life settings. -7:29 PM May 9th, 2013

bgaff RT @LaurelSnyder: I think of fantasy and magic books as different. I think of magic realism as a third thing. #mglitchat -7:29 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @dianezahler @LaurelSnyder Don't be ridiculous. There was never a time before the internet. That's just a myth. #mglitchat -7:30 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf Ah, I have been too. Harder than it looks... #mglitchat -7:30 PM May 9th, 2013

bgaff RT @theakpal: #mglitchat MR: inspired by Latin-American authors, in which extraordinary forces or creatures pop into otherwise normal, real-life settings. -7:30 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @dianezahler Thanks! I'm for sure writing in the tradition of Nesbit and Eager, not Tolkien. I think of Lewis as a middle path. #mglitchat -7:30 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @PBWorkshop Agree! #mglitchat -7:30 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @LaurelSnyder The MR in breadbox is more of an "unexplainable" than an "abracadabra"-things screws up when it's treated that way! #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 9th, 2013

coachhays64 @ilanawaters @AniProf That's magic realism. #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 9th, 2013

katert0t @theakpal Yes! Love this comment. #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @katert0t @LalaleighJ Agreed. I think if you have to explain the magic, or it's like, OMG there's magic, it's fantasy. #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @meganbfrazer @literaticat YES! People are not SURPRISED in magic realism by what we call magic. It's just the world. #mglitchat -7:31 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters Magic slipped in under the radar, or treated as mundane, is magical realism. Like Alice Hoffman or Joanne Harris. #mglitchat -7:32 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Agreed RT @ilanawaters: I think if you have to explain the magic, or its like, OMG theres magic, its fantasy. #MGLitChat -7:32 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @LalaleighJ *waves hand* Aren't we all, honey. Aren't we all. *sips mint julep* #mglitchat -7:32 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS MT @LaurelSnyder: YES! People are not SURPRISED in magic realism by what we call magic. Its just the world. #MGLitChat -7:32 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @LaurelSnyder then by that defintion, HP might be MR #MGLitChat -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @PBWorkshop I think Rebecca accepts the magic, yes. Comes to see it as part of the world. I see what you mean. #mglitchat -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters Yes. This. RT @Bec_AS: @katert0t @LalaleighJ Agree- MR would be more subtle- not "other worldly" #MGLitChat -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler [Magical realism] takes the supernatural for granted and spends more of its space exploring the gamut of human reactions. #mglitchat -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @PBWorkshop The Breadbox companion will be out in 2014. It gets more explicit about how I view magic. I wonder if it's MR. #mglitchat -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @AniProf @LaurelSnyder #mglitchat Not necessarily. If that was the case, there wouldn't be muggles. -7:33 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @PBWorkshop I think MR depends on how the magic is TREATED. If it's made into "a thing," it's fantasy. #mglitchat -7:34 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Yes! RT @dianezahler: MR takes the supernatural for granted and spends more of its space exploring the gamut of human reactions. #MGLitChat -7:34 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @theakpal True, true #MGLitChat -7:34 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf @dianezahler @katert0t @LalaleighJ Agreed. Alice's reaction to the magic/otherworldliness is too strong.#mglitchat -7:34 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @AniProf Huh, maybe. Except that there's that SPLIT world. Harry is SURPRISED. Muggles are SHOCKED. #mglitchat -7:35 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @ilanawaters Tho my fairytales take magic for granted in their world. It's not a Thing. But they're not magical realism. #mglitchat -7:35 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat what about Savvy by Ingrid Law? MR? -7:35 PM May 9th, 2013

coachhays64 @LaurelSnyder @meganbfrazer @literaticat What about Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children? Magic realism/time travel? #mglitchat -7:35 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @LaurelSnyder Who cares if it's MR or not- at least it's coming! Do you have a time machine to get it here sooner? #mglitchat -7:36 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Great adult MR ... The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump, by Harry Turtledove #MGLitChat -7:36 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf @literaticat I am NOT kissing you better again. Last time I needed a medicated lip balm. #mglitchat -7:37 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf MR, I believe RT @coachhays64: What about Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children? Magic realism/time travel? #MGLitChat -7:37 PM May 9th, 2013

LaurelSnyder @PBWorkshop You're SO nice. Thank you! #mglitchat -7:38 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @dianezahler But see, that would be my exact def. of MR! Also, I love how we nerds have spent the last 30 min. defining things. #mglitchat -7:38 PM May 9th, 2013

Bananapeelin #mglitchat Fav. example of magical realism: Like Water for Chocolate. Not MG, but when Tita cooks, her emotions become part of dish 1/2 -7:38 PM May 9th, 2013

AndreaL_Mack RT @LaurelSnyder: People are not SURPRISED in magic realism by what we call magic. It's just the world. #mglitchat -7:39 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal Yes. MT @Bananapeelin: #mglitchat Fav. Like Water for Chocolate. Not MG, but when Tita cooks, her emotions become part of dish. -7:39 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bananapeelin BINGO! #MGLitChat -7:39 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @ilanawaters But a fairy tale CAN'T be magical realism. It just can't. The whole fairy tale world is magical. #mglitchat -7:39 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bananapeelin Yes! #MGLitChat -7:40 PM May 9th, 2013

Bananapeelin #mglitchat When she cooks w/ a broken heart crying into mixing bowl, all her guests sob after first bites and become ill. LOVE IT. 2/2 -7:40 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @dianezahler Oooo--I see what you're saying. I think I got turned around. This chat is happening so fast, which is AWESOME! #mglitchat -7:40 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @dianezahler So how would you define a fairy tale? The magic is usually pretty "normal" #MGLitChat -7:40 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf MR ... Magic exists, everyone knows about, no one cares, big whoop #MGLitChat -7:41 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat So if the magic and the muggles exist and meet in our world by accident and have an adventure here, that could be MR? -7:41 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf (also not my definition, just to give credit where due) #mglitchat -7:41 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @Bec_AS @dianezahler #mglitchat Fairy tales are part of the genre...well, fairy tales :-) -7:41 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @Bec_AS Do you know, no one has ever asked me that before? Give me a minute... #mglitchat -7:41 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bec_AS A fairy tale is another genre, neither fantasy nor MR, IMHO #MGLitChat -7:42 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @PBWorkshop @LaurelSnyder A time machine? *snort* Don't be ridiculous. That's pure fantasy. ;-) #mglitchat -7:42 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS LOVE -> RT @dianezahler: @Bec_AS Do you know, no one has ever asked me that before? Give me a minute... #MGLitChat -7:42 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @ilanawaters @PBWorkshop @LaurelSnyder #mglitchat No. Time machines are science fiction. ;-) -7:43 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf: @Bec_AS It is its own genre. But based in folklore and history, from an oral tradition. #mglitchat -7:43 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @ilanawaters Go tell H.G. Wells that! #MGLitChat -7:43 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @Bec_AS Fairy tales-the magic is "normal" 'cause it's fantasy, not "real" sense-it's a formula:http://t.co/19xGmbWANK #mglitchat -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

JenniferCEstes Ack! With all the diabetes drama, I totally missed most of #mglitchat tonight! -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf I could do that...if I had a time machine. #mglitchat -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @dianezahler Thank you (I'm also a pro storyteller) #MGLitChat -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS @AniProf @dianezahler But it deals w/magic and should fit into 1 of the categories. Frankly, I think it's MR cuz of the normalcy #MGLitChat -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

bgaff @AniProf @Bec_AS Fairy tales more clearly allegorical, message-oriented #mglitchat -7:44 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Folks, we have 15 minutes left. Can we start recommending some good MG MR, and say why? #MGLitChat -7:45 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @PBWorkshop @theakpal @LaurelSnyder That's cool. As long as you don't sell it on the future e-bay. #notforretailsale #mglitchat -7:45 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters Ugh. I have to go and miss the best part of the chat. But you are all so cool--thanks for an awesome time! #mglitchat -7:46 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bec_AS Fairy tales are neither fantasy nor MR, but ... #MGLitChat -7:46 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler You're completely right, but also totally wrong.RT @Bec_AS: @AniProf Frankly, I think its MR cuz of the normalcy #mglitchat -7:46 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf ... both fantasies and MRs have been based on fairy tales. #MGLitChat -7:46 PM May 9th, 2013

ilanawaters @AniProf And I guess there's time for ONE quick host kiss. On the cheek. *smooch* OMG, he turned back into a prince! #healwayswas #mglitchat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler No, I don't agree. RT @bgaff: @AniProf @Bec_AS Fairy tales more clearly allegorical, message-oriented #mglitchat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf What about The Great Unexpected by Sharon Creech? #mglitchat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop @Bec_AS Some of the Fairy tale/series adaptations on TV could blend into MR, 'tho I haven't watched. Just from blurbs. #mglitchat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @ilanawaters Ciao! #MGLitChat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Yes, they have to be their own genre. Or category. RT @AniProf: @Bec_AS Fairy tales are neither fantasy nor MR, but ... #mglitchat -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ @AniProf #MGLitChat That would be great, cuz I am more confused. I feel like I'm in Algebra class. -7:47 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @sweetonbooks Because ... ? #MGLitChat -7:48 PM May 9th, 2013

JenniferCEstes @AniProf Which is why, I think, HP isn't MR. Not everyone knows about it, and it's not normal for everyone in the book's world. #mglitchat -7:48 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf Or The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett? #mglitchat -7:48 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @JenniferCEstes ok #MGLitChat -7:48 PM May 9th, 2013

JenniferCEstes @AniProf Apologies for coming late to the game & stating obvious which others may have said. (Haven't gone back thru the tweets!) #mglitchat -7:49 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @LalaleighJ And there will be a quiz next week! #MGLitChat -7:49 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler I think you're thinking fables. Or maybe HC Andersen & religion...not Grimm! @bgaff: @AniProf @Bec_AS #mglitchat -7:49 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @sweetonbooks why this book? #MGLitChat -7:49 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf Because... "magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment" #mglitchat -7:50 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf I think Edward Eager is nearly MR (tho before it was invented). Love them. #mglitchat -7:50 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop How about this- when characters time travel but both current and past time are played out realistically- Magic Treehouse Books? #mglitchat -7:51 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf A fairy tale typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, etc, and usually magic or enchantments. #MGLitChat -7:51 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @sweetonbooks Why are you recommending this book? #MGLitChat -7:52 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf The combo of war, loss and human nature PLUS talking animals? #mglitchat -7:53 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf And not ALL of the Grimm tales are fairy tales #MGLitChat -7:53 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @sweetonbooks Works for me; thanks! #MGLitChat -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

meganbfrazer Forgot to tag: MG MR: @kurtisscaletta MAMBA POINT and MUDVILLE. In each, the mythical is unquestioned reality. #mglitchat -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler True, many are folktales. But let's NOT define that. RT @AniProf: And not ALL of the Grimm tales are fairy tales #mglitchat -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

JoanneLevy and omg, I completely blanked on #mglitchat. *facepalm* -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

Bec_AS I need to go tuck the kidlets in, so good night, all! #MGLitChat -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Check out the tale "Clever Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm #MGLitChat -7:54 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @Bec_AS Tata! #MGLitChat -7:55 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @Bec_AS Bye! #mglitchat -7:55 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ #mglitchat Percy Jackson series? I'm just guessing now. Clearly I still have no idea. -7:56 PM May 9th, 2013

coachhays64 @meganbfrazer @LaurelSnyder @literaticat Love the ones that leave us scratching heads to label! Like The Player movie pitch scene.#mglitchat -7:56 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Only a few minutes left ... Finsl thoughts? #MGLitChat -7:56 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf (Typing on a tiny tablet keyboard is murder!) #MGLitChat -7:57 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @LalaleighJ Percy Jackson seems to fit into fantasy rather than MR #MGLitChat -7:58 PM May 9th, 2013

coachhays64 @LalaleighJ @AniProf y = mx +b #mglitchat -7:58 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Wondering if one genre/category has more appeal to MG readers than the other, or if they appeal in different ways. #mglitchat -7:58 PM May 9th, 2013

theakpal @AniProf @LalaleighJ #mglitchat Maybe mythology, honestly. -7:58 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @LalaleighJ I'm not sure 'bout that cause it's obvious it's magic. Is MR when the magical aspects blend into reality more? #mglitchat -7:58 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @coachhays64 I rarely travel in a straight line. #MGLitChat -7:59 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @sweetonbooks not just "more"; completely blend in #MGLitChat -7:59 PM May 9th, 2013

PBWorkshop Why don't we just meet at a B&N and see what their shelf labels say? They have subgenres for everything these days! #mglitchat -7:59 PM May 9th, 2013

LalaleighJ @coachhays64 @aniprof #MGLitChat Don't make me cry! -7:59 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @dianezahler Good Question! #mglitchat -7:59 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler Mythological realism. RT @theakpal: @AniProf @LalaleighJ Maybe mythology, honestly. #mglitchat -8:00 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf @dianezahler I'd say different but equal. #MGLitChat -8:00 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf Good point :) #mglitchat -8:00 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Well, folks, there goes another Thursday night wasted (grin). #MGLitChat -8:01 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf I'll TRY and get a transcript up online IF my iPad will cooperate. #MGLitChat -8:01 PM May 9th, 2013

dianezahler @AniProf Excellent hosting job! #mglitchat -8:01 PM May 9th, 2013

sweetonbooks @AniProf Thanks, this was fun! #mglitchat -8:01 PM May 9th, 2013

AniProf Till next week, y'all! #MGLitChat -8:01 PM May 9th, 2013