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Summary: Loved it
Review: I love it when someone as talented as Robin McKinley turns a familiar fairy tale into a full-blown novel. This one is extraordinary - it enriches the orginal tale, plus she added some interesting and fresh changes ("Beauty" is a contradictory nickname and the reason for the Beast's punishment is not pride and vanity). But I do wonder why she thought it necessary to write another retelling - this one is way better! You don't need to read "Rose Daughter" people - this one left it far behind...
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Summary: Absolutely mesmerizing...not just for young adults.
Review: _Beauty_ is more than just a young adult novel--it is a book that reads well at any age...a must for all women that have undergone a transformation for the better...and have loved well enough to tell about it.
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Summary: One of the BEST books I have ever read!
Review: The first time that I read Beauty I was captivated and have been rereading it ever since. It is my favorite fairy tale and I thought Beauty was the perfect character, because she was so un-average! I think that Robin McKinley is a master story-teller!
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Summary: A Great (and intersting) take on Beauty and the Beast
Review: I first read Robin McKinley's book "Beauty" some years before, before the Disney movie came out. It's definitely one of the best variations I ever read of the classic fairy tale (though I like Disney's version as well). What's so intersting about this version is that this Beauty isn't the most attractive of the three sisters! In fact, to hear her tell it, as she grows up, she becomes the least attractive one! Also, her sisters are good and kind, not bad and cruel like most versions have them be (there were no sisters in the Disney version). But Beauty is very much a bookworm (as am I), and the story is still familiar and very consistent. It's fun to see the efforts of Lydia and Bess to find a dress for Beauty that the girl doesn't think is too beautiful for her, especially the princess dress! It's great to see the relationship between Beauty and the Beast develop gradually. And I love the way the story's ultimately resolved, giving us a different reason for Beauty's return, a nerve-wracking (for Beauty) search for the Beast, and an interesting reason for the Beast's enchantment. I suggest that anyone who's read any version of "Beauty and the Beast" or seen the Disney version, read "Beauty". It's a very interesting and great version! Belle Book
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Summary: a Great story
Review: This book is among my favorites, both in the fantasy genre and elsewhere. I often get the feeling that McKinley appeals more to female readers than to male, but I certainly appreciate her. I gave a copy of it to my first girlfriend and she loved it as well, so I have an extra reason to like this book! :)
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Summary: Love Transcends Everything
Review: This book is so much more superior to Rose Daughter, you HAVE to buy this book for your daughter, it's lovely!
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Summary: I'd rate it 6 or 10 or 20 stars!
Review: I love this book. I read a lot and I rarely read books over more than once, but this was a major exception. I'm not too good looking myself ( unless you ask my parents=-).) but I am intelligent, I'm on honour roll and i hate romance... I love this book. I'm 16 years old and I am a bookaholic, a bibliophile. Read this book, you don't know what you're missing
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Summary: A wonderful story.
Review: I loved this book. While what the author was trying to say sometimes didn't come through, (of course, that could have just been me), I think the story was well worth reading.
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Summary: A classic for all ages
Review: Since I first discovered this wonderful book, more than twelve years ago, I've read and re-read it countless times: it accompanied me through high school, college, and graduate school. Although it's marketed as a young adult novel, I don't think I'll ever outgrow it. The richness of the characterizations and the moving, humorous, literate qualities continue to exert their spell over me. I highly recommend it to every woman between the ages of ten and one hundred: the older I grow, the more I discover in it. This is a true classic.
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Summary: The Best Story I've Ever Read
Review: This story was wonderful. Miss McKinley describes the emotions of this bewildered young woman very well. I went on to read Rose Daughter, which I didn't find as good as this book, but still a very worthwhile read. I recommend this book to children and people of all ages, although it is primarily a girls book.
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