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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
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- Author: Robin Mckinley
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Release Date: August 2005
- Reading Level: Young Adult
- ISBN-10: 0060753102
- ISBN-13: 9780060753108
- List Price: $6.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryThis much-loved retelling of the classic French tale Beauty and the Beast elicits the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex than the traditional story. In this version, Beauty is not as beautiful as her older sisters, who are both lovely and kind. Here, in fact, Beauty has no confidence in her appearance but takes pride in her own intelligence, her love of learning and books, and her talent in riding. She is the most competent of the three sisters, which proves essential when they are forced to retire to the country because of their father's financial ruin. The plot follows that of the renowned legend: Beauty selflessly agrees to inhabit the Beast's castle to spare her father's life. Beauty's gradual acceptance of the Beast and the couple's deepening trust and affection are amplified in novel form. Robin McKinley's writing has the flavor of another century, and Beauty heightens the authenticity as a reliable and competent narrator. This was McKinley's first book, written almost 20 years ago. Since that time she has been awarded the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and has delighted her fans with another retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fable, Rose Daughter. Still, McKinley's first novel has a special place in the hearts of her devoted readers, many of whom attest to relishing Beauty time and again. (Ages 11 to Adult) |
Customer Reviews
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One of the best re-tellings of a classic
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This is a fantastic book. I loved the twists to the story, and the characters were very well done. I've never read any other retelling of fairy tales that were able to capture the magic, were for an older generation, and yet were still clean. It was refreshing to see a retelling that was not literary porn. A very good book, I highly recommend it. Very enjoyable.
Enjoyable Read
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This is a nice retelling of Beauty and the Beast where the sisters aren't wicked and Beauty isn't quite as much of a martyr. Many of the descriptions remind me of Jean Cocteau's movie. It would be a good read for a young adult interested in fairy tales or an adult looking for a quick and enjoyable read.
An easy nd imaginative read.
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The book is very fun and intreging. The details and diction used are captivating. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite story and this version has become one of my favorites.
I couldn't put it down...
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I liked this book. It has a little bit of magic. It keeps you guessing through the whole book.
Shannah
Find love or die in the pursuit
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Master of the castle, enchanted to find love or die to the curse, negotiation for love, a beast and then a gentleman, a hero to ward off the wolves, two finding each other and coming together on their own, a villainous Geston, and Belle confessing her love to a dying prince. Time is short, man must find love whether he wants to or not, too survive. Without love man's escape is death; he is desperate to find a woman who brings love, caring, and warmeth to his castle. A warrior well proven in battle, a slayer of his enemies, a builder of fortress strong, a man who confides weakness in none other, a bringer of fear and terror; he must find love or die; he must champion and win the heart of his woman. Death and lack of love combine into the awful monster.
Pride and Prejudice shares a central theme, a powerful Lord, devoid of love, must find love or perish in despair; "if not Belle then who will he find to love him"; a prisoner of love, harsh terms, and brutal commands of control; a disclosure of vulnerable secret revealing hidden secret; a champion against evil rescuing the dame in distress; a soften of heart, a dinner, and a delightful dance; escape from reality through tales of excalibers swords, a Camelot story. The prince thought to possess love but instead discover that he had to win love. Love could not be commanded or possessed, it had to be freely given. The prince fell helplessly in love with the independent mind of Belle.
Phantom of the Opera, a transformation from peasant girl to princess; to love is to be human; all are confined to roles more robotic, slaves within their domain to an ungrateful master; song and dance of the cups, forks, and saucers.
Cinderella, the beast dies but the prince lives again happily ever after. The love of a father siding with Belle, believing in her, an eccentric fellow of no following, a genius before his time, a lost fellow in the woods, a man to be rescued by his daughter.
Lancelot and Quinivere, the forbidden love between a Queen and her servant; the noble house falling for the love of a peasant; both forbidden by code and culture
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