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I'd try Robin McKinley (The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, Beauty, Chalice) and Kristin Cashore (Graceling, Fire).
Possibly also Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief and sequels).
Good luck! ... Patchett
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Dyed Red Hair by Kostas Mourselas
Snip! Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman
Beauty and the Beast > 44 Beauty is a much better retelling (from the same author), in my opinion. While I like Rose Daughter well enough, I don't think it's one of McKinley's best. ... D. Schmidt
8. Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline Lawrence
9. The Baronet's Song by George MacDonald
10. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley ... The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy by Gregory Maguire-when What-the-Dickens pries the tiger's tooth out.
-Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley-as Beauty waits to go to the Beast's castle, and the growing roses.
-Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marill ... ... without talking about the romance between Cassie and Bear. Fans of Beauty and the Beast (especially Robin McKinley’s Beauty) will see strong echoes of that kind of gradual love in Ice. Bear easily won over my heart with just a few lines of dialogue; if you want a nice-guy love interest, ... I am a fan of The Blue Sword too. However, Beauty is still my favorite book by Robin McKinley. It might be time for a re-read of one or both of them. Maybe when I catch up on the TBR pile or get in a reading funk... I always like to check out the reviews for books that I've read by other people. I noticed that there is a new review for Beauty by Robin McKinley that should actually be for the book Beastly by Alex Flinn. It was a perfectly good review for Beastly and I wanted to let the member know, ... ... Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (I like everything by Montgomery, but this is my favorite)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
I'm 29, and I live in the USA. And if I was going with ... Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. Not sure when I read it, but I liked it. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Gossamyr by Michele Hauf
Awakening by K. Lippi
Prey by Michael Crichton
Witchcraft by Jayne Ann Krentz
... (Alanna: The First Adventure is a good place to start) or Robin McKinley (The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast are some of my favorites)? You might also look at the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede (Dealing ... I needed a little bibliotherapy last night and broke out Beauty by Robin McKinley--one of my favorite comfort reads. ... Madeleine L'Engle
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Beauty by Robin McKinley I'd intended to read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay next, but Beauty, (which I loved), has got me craving more beautifully written fantasy. I've decided to dive into Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey instead. ... overall; not everything blew me out of the water, but there were a couple of very good stories.
I figure I'll start Beauty by Robin McKinley next. I feel like I need to read something shorter before I launch int my next chunkster, just so I can feel like I'm actually making some ... #30: Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. This was an okay debut novel. The descriptions in the book were lovely, but the storyline left something to be desired. It was a different story than say, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, but it lacked a lot of the magic that ... ... better).
Do you own any Robin McKinley? You might look in to getting The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword, or Beauty.
I'll think about this some more, but those are some favorites of mine that you might like.
(Edited because none of my touchstones were showing up.) Her Beauty and Blue Sword are good comfort reads, too. Beauty took bare bones and enfleshed them with living, breathing people we cared about-IMO the most "real" telling of it I've ever read. But if you don't care for that type of character-based story, then you don't--tastes simply differ. If you want to try one more before giving up, I'd say Sunshi ... ... I've read by McKinley. I've read The Blue Sword, The Hero and The Crown (I struggled to finish both of them) as well as Beauty. I didn't think Beauty added much to the original tale and struggled to finish it as well. I think what I didn't enjoy was that there seemed to be so little point ... Beauty and the Beast ... will have the same titles as the original stories. The novel-length ones I'm thinking of at the moment are Rose Daughter, Beauty, Zel, Briar Rose, or Rapunzel's Revenge, but there are also The Goose Girl and Tam Lin for a couple that do retain the original titles.
I think beyond ... ... aidy
The Onion Girl by Charles De Lint
Enchantment by Orson Scott Card
The Leopard Unleashed by Elizabeth Chadwick
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Spiritwalk by Charles De Lint
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey
The Runaways by Ruth Thomas (YA ... ... two Damar books are my very favorite McKinleys. That said, reading her two different retellings of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter, written at very different times of her life with different emphases, is well worth the effort. Both are beautifully done, and people argue ... ...
1. Wake
2. The Graveyard Book
3. Wintergirls
4. A Wrinkle in Time
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
6. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
7. The Book Thief
8. An Abundance of Katherines
9. Inkheart re: McKinley -- I enjoyed her Spindle's End (Sleeping Beauty) very much, but as I haven't read Beauty I can't compare the two. ... some violence and darkness and sexual themes sometimes... Robin McKinley's books are mostly written for young adults, and Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast is for 9-12 year olds, so it's even younger.
Speaking of fairytale retellings, have you ever read Beauty by She ... ... to contribute titles for someone's concerted effort to read along these lines?
Robin McKinley has a number of them, Beauty, Spindle's End ... but I know there are many others. ... that series, I will read Austenland, which looks very different, but still good!
>115, Nikki, I love Robin McKinley. Beauty is probably her simplest fairy tale retelling, and the one that sticks the most to the original story. I loved it when I first read it, when I was 10 or 11, which ... ... your profile and found your name, too. :)
I see you've read a few books by Robin McKinley already. Have you ever read Beauty? I've heard that McKinley is a good author for retellings, so I picked Beauty up, but I wasn't over-rapt. It wasn't a bad book, but I just felt she didn't make the ... ... But I want that with more focus on characters and emotions. Some examples that really nailed it for me are Robin McKinley's Beauty and Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
That said, I'm all for modernizations and trying things out in different settings and times if it works! I second the recommendation for Robin McKinley -- Beauty is my favorite of hers, but she has many other good ones, as well.
The Thief, Queen of Attolia, and King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner are excellent, too.
A lot of my favorites have already been mentioned here, but if I ... ... Do you have a suggestion of a book to start with to read her fantasy?
The only Robin Mckinley book I own is Beauty. I have available on loan from one of my piano students The Hero and the Crown, The Outlaws of Sherwood, The Blue Sword, and Sunshine. Would one of these ... ... and I really like the whole feel of the book. Now there is a book where the ending is /not/ like a fairytale.
I like Beauty more than Rose Daughter, though I have to admit neither of them are among my favorites. I just couldn't get in to Rose Daughter, and Beauty can be kind of boring - ... I love Beauty - Robin McKinley and reread that one a lot. ... whether I read The Blue Sword or The Hero and the Crown first. I count both as favorites and "comfort reads" (though Beauty, as I may have mentioned earlier, is my ultimate comfort read). I prefer The Hero and the Crown just ever so slightly over The Blue Sword, though it depends on ... ... by Robin McKinley (Children's & YA, 4/9)
This was an enjoyable young adult fantasy novel. It's not McKinley's best (see Beauty or The Hero and the Crown), but it's a good read nonetheless. Sometimes the details of the society she constructs are a little overwhelming; I found myself getting ... ... Chalice by Robin McKinley
This was an enjoyable young adult fantasy novel. It's not McKinley's best (see Beauty or The Hero and the Crown), but it's a good read nonetheless. Sometimes the details of the society she constructs are a little overwhelming; I found myself getting ... I said I would post my thoughts about Beauty the day I finished it but it looks like life got in the way. I really enjoyed the story, it's beautifully written and some twists were welcome (I love the one that had to do with the books, it's so inventive). However, I didn't find it completely ... I've started Beauty by Robin McKinley this morning, and will probably finish it tomorrow as it's engrossing and doesn't have that many pages. Will join the author discussion as soon as I'm done, although I'm too afraid of spoilers for her other books (this is my first book by her). ... The Fortnight in September recently (have nothing to say, which ironically says a lot about how I feel) and I've started Beauty by Robin McKinley this morning, and will probably finish it tomorrow as it's engrossing and doesn't have that many pages. ... I couldn't find any of her other books in stock on the Japanese Amazon site so now I'm patiently waiting on my copy of Beauty to be imported. ...
Good question! Maybe your library can interlibrary loan some for you? You should definitely try to get your hands on Beauty and The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. ... of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
The Giver
*Winnie-the-Pooh
Song of the Giraffe
Early Bird
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
Black Wave
Tell Me Where it Hurts
*The Bad Beginning
Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
*Beau ... wisewoman -- That's funny; I have also read both Beauty and Rose Daughter and I prefer Rose Daughter for exactly the reason that you dislike it above. I don't actually think that Rose Daughter is YA -- I think it is darker and more complex because McKinley had an older audience in mind when ... wisewoman -- That's funny; I have also read both Beauty and Rose Daughter and I prefer Rose Daughter for exactly the reason that you dislike it above. I don't actually think that Rose Daughter is YA -- I think it is darker and more complex because McKinley had an older audience in mind when ... wisewoman -- That's funny; I have also read both Beauty and Rose Daughter and I prefer Rose Daughter for exactly the reason that you dislike it above. I don't actually think that Rose Daughter is YA -- I think it is darker and more complex because McKinley had an older audience in mind when ... wisewoman -- That's funny; I have also read both Beauty and Rose Daughter and I prefer Rose Daughter for exactly the reason that you dislike it above. I don't actually think that Rose Daughter is YA -- I think it is darker and more complex because McKinley had an older audience in mind when ... ... and I think you could draw parallels between, say, someone like Bella who's trying to survive in Edward's world and Beauty trying to make her way in the world of the Beast. katrina
You've convinced me. I will have to get Beauty: A retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. That was one of my favorite fairy tales when I was a child and I really enjoyed the Disney version (remember the library!) with my children when they were young. Glad you enjoyed it, katrinasreads! Beauty is my favorite McKinley novel. I think it's interesting to note that it's her first novel, written when she was in her early 20s. Perhaps that's why Beauty rings so true as a character.
I discovered Beauty at the school library when I was in seventh ... Book two finished. I did start Northern Clemency yesterday, and it seems good so far, BUT Beauty: A retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley arrive thorough the post and I just couldn't resist it.
Here are my thoughts:
McKinley has taken the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beas ... ... I have joined in with but I just read my first book by Robin McKinley and fell in love with it.
This is my 'review' of Beauty:
McKinley has taken the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast and reworked it into her own tale, presenting it to a new audience. I was really worried that this ... My copy of Beauty turned up yesterday! Will we be discussing the books in this thread or another one? ... I am ecstatic to see the selection, as McKinley has long been one of my favorites. I grew up on her Damar books and read Beauty in junior high.
I hadn't realized she'd published two new books since Sunshine! I'm halfway through Dragonhaven right now and have Chalice on my bookshelf ... This will be my first time joining in. I'm going to read Sunshine and Beauty as I have heard a lot of good things about both of them. ... Jones or Patricia C. Wrede. My son, age 11, loves the Percy Jackson series. And Robin McKinley is still great - I love Beauty! I juat finished Chalice, as well! I enjoyed it -- while it's not up there with my McKinley favorites (Beauty, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, The Outlaws of Sherwood), I felt that it was much stronger than her last two (though fans of Sunshine might want to dispute that!) and a ... Oh, I love Robin McKinley, too! Beauty is still one of my favorites. ... and liked it (at least, better than Dragonhaven, which was the release before this one). It's not up there with Beauty and other of my absolute McKinley favorites, but it's one I'll read again. #88 -- So glad you loved it! Beauty is quite possibly my favorite book. Have you read The Hero and the Crown or The Blue Sword yet? Those are by the same author, and I highly recommend them, as well.
Right now I'm reading Into the Woods by Lyn Gardner. It's pretty good, but not great. ... I finished Beauty today and I loved it! I've restarted Beauty because I had forgotten about it. I have been caught up in other books lately. ... Ella Enchanted, and Robin McKinley's work. I'm especially fond of Beauty and the Beast stories and loved McKinley's Beauty.
And of course, I love fractured fairy tales like The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore and The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede. I did like Spindle's End better than Beauty. Even though it was a re-telling, it was a much more original re-telling (hopefully that makes sense). There was only a very passing resemblance at all to the original story.
If anyone is interested I did full reviews of all three books under the ... ...
I haven't read any of Dickinson yet... but I'll be starting Tears of the Salamander soon. I am in the middle of reading Beauty by his wife though.
... were decent, although The Hero and the Crown is by far my favorite McKinley yet.
Generally I didn't really care for Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast and would say I enjoy her original tales more as opposed to her fairy tale retellings. ... I was awake enough to appreciate it. The pre-release reviews I read said that it hearkens back to her older books like Beauty and Hero. I hope they're right, I was sorely disappointed by Dragonhaven.
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It was great. We went saw Hellboy II (I know, great date movie, right? :D ) ... ... when I get tired, but I will probably leave some out. Cyrano de Bergerac. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast. The Blue Castle. A Rose for Pinkerton. A Midsummer Night's Dream. A Christmas Carol. The Lord of the Ring ... ... started reading A Curse Dark as Gold, which I think is supposed to be a retelling of the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale like Beauty is a Beauty and the Beast retelling. I'm almost done with my ER book from August. I tried to finish it last night but I kept staring at the same word for minutes ... ... I got into fairy tale retellings, which are almost all stand-alone and can work as read-alouds. The first one I read was Beauty by Robin McKinley. If your choice is between Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and The Beast or Rose Daughter, read Beauty. Maybe it's girlish of me, but I loved the dress descriptions, and Greatheart. I also really wanted the Beast's library!
Between The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown... I ... I loved The Looking Glass Wars. I would also recommend it.
I'm reading Golem's Eye and Beauty. But unfortunately, school is starting school so I'm doing my best to finish all my summer projects and still reading. Most of my reading is late at night though, so I can't read for very long.
... Like wisewoman, I much prefer Beauty. As much as I love Robin Mckinley's books (she is one of my favorite authors), Rose Daughter has always felt like it has too many unrelated ideas thrown together and they just don't all fit. The writing is beautiful, but the story never made much sense ... Beauty was first and a wonderful story, one I've loved for years. The best version of this story I'd ever read. Then Rose Daughter was written, by a more mature McKinley who is now questioning some of the fairy tale tropes--and I love it too. By all means, read them both. Oh, so many . . . and I keep thinking of new ones as I read your lists.
Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Hobbit and Th ... ...
Robin McKinley Her Damar books The Blue Sword and The hero and the crown are my favorites, but her two retellings of Beauty are not to be missed if you have ever loved fairy tales.
Terry Pratchett Start with his YA trilogy, and go on into the Discworld if you love them. The Wee Free Me ... ... through The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. I think this one will land firmly between Sunshine which I enjoyed and Beauty which I wasn't crazy about for me. ... hard to be clever, but a little too mechanical about it, didn't really care about the characters. Too comic-booky.
1/10 Beauty and the Beast by Barbara Hambly Only read it because Hambly wrote it. a 2
1/11 Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George 4.5 Really fine! Original, great voice, ... ... an hour would have passed. The second reason is that I actually did get into the garden to weed it out and plant some veg. Beauty (her first Beauty and the Beast book) is still my favorite though.
Read with my son:
8. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder ***1/2
This took ...
Beauty Robin McKinley
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle
Prisoner of Azkaban JK Rowling
The Tricksters Margaret Mahy
The Newford Stories Charles Delint
there are tons of other books i've re-read to death, but i think those are the top fantasy books ... week, reading Charmed Life, Howl's Moving Castle, and as I'm almost finished with Howl, Castle in the Air.
Also Beauty: a retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley...though technically, I finished that last night.
And I'm still rereading Daughter of the Forest by Ju ... Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin
Riddlemaster's Game by Patricia McKillip
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
At least that's my answer today. ... fairy tales and folklore, and I'm always on the lookout for more. So glad to have found this group!
My favorites are Beauty by Robin McKinley, the Enchanted Forest Chronicles and Ella Enchanted,
But I also enjoyed the sort of fractured fairy tales in The Unhandsome Prince and He ... ... retreat to the school library whenever possible, and one of the books I picked up from the spinning rack of paperbacks was Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. I honestly can't tell you how many times I've read that book. It is my comfort read. It ... ... you read any of Robin McKinleys books? She actually wrote 2 different versions of the beauty and the beast story.
1. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast - Amazon Link
... I'm always a little hazy about the difference between fairy tale and fantasy, but one of my all-time favorite books is Beauty by Robin McKinley. I loved it as a girl and I still enjoy reading it. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Beauty by Robin McKinley
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ... us and some people are able to tap into it, sometimes by using mediums such as the I Ching or Lyra's alethiometer.
7. Beauty by Robin McKinley *****
A wonderful retelling of Beauty and the Beast, simply told, yet adding more depth and complexity to the story I heard for the first time ... I finished Beauty by Robin Mckinley earlier this week. It was so good I stayed up and read it in one night. I don't usually have the stamina for all nighters anymore but I could not put this book down.
Now reading Bloodletting and other Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam, which is easy to ... ... island, I'd bring along that nice boxed set of the complete Harry Potter series. If that wasn't allowed, I'd go for Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast or Cyrano de Bergerac, or really anything by P. G. Wodehouse, Jasper Fforde, or C. S. Lewis. I'd also ... ... interesting to see if we agree or not on them. We disagree on The Story of Forgetting but I've just picked up McKinley's Beauty and she's one of my favorite authors. ... interesting to see if we agree or not on them. We disagree on The Story of Forgetting but I've just picked up McKinley's Beauty and she's one of my favorite authors. I agree that Beauty was better. ... books, but was feeling guilty since I have so many un-read new books.
Instead of reading one of my comfort books, Beauty, I decided to read Rose Daughter, since it's the newer re-telling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. Surprisingly, it did the trick, as the story, while ... 6. Rose Daughter
7. Beauty (re-read) ... (book 2) and A Wizard Alone (book 6).
Books by Robin McKinley:
- The Blue Sword
- The Hero and the Crown
- Beauty
- Deerskin
- Sunshine
- The Princess Bride
- A Night in the Lonesome October
- Tough Guide to Fantasyland
- The Last Unicorn
- Immortal ... ... The Sphinx and Other Unsolvable Riddles by Tyne O'Connell and Demonkeeper by Royce Buckingham. I am now reading Beauty by Robin McKinley. I thought of three, right off. First of all, Beauty by Robin McKinley. I can't count how many times I've read this book, so part of its comfort is familiarity. I discovered it in the school library during seventh grade, one of the few years I went to "real" school instead of homeschooling. Nob ... ... kidding!)
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FAVOURITE BOOKS: Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Cyrano de Bergerac. The complete works of William Shakespeare. The Blue Castle. The Poky Little Puppy. ... I voted for The Goose Girl, Beauty, and Inkheart, but I'm cheating a little because I've read all of those before and I would love to revisit any of them (looking for an excuse, I suppose). Is that a terrible thing to do? I voted for Snow Flower, Beauty, and 13 Envelopes I voted for Beauty, Inkheart, and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan How about something my Robin McKinley - I'd like to do either Beauty or Rose Daughter (both are retellings of Beauty and the Beast) #185/186/189 - I loved Beauty by McKinley, but I haven't read Rose Daughter yet. (It's now on my Amazon wish list.) I enjoyed Spindle's End and The Outlaws of Sherwood quite a bit as well, but not nearly as much as Beauty. Please let us know what you think of it, Letta.
... earlier works to fantasy fans (The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown, Spindle's End, The Outlaws of Sherwood, and Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, which is one of my favorite books ever) -- so, if you've missed any of those, they're worth searching out. ... the Small series). Also, many of Robin McKinley's books (for example, The Hero and the Crown, The Blue Sword, and Beauty).
Diane Duane's books also have strong female characters (So You Want To Be A Wizard, Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry, etc).
I definitely agree with S ... ... I started out loathing him because he was so childish and irritating, but he ended up growing on me.
The Beast from Beauty: A retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley.
Sherlock Holmes in most everything, but particularly The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R ... ... d
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede
... ... without question Extras by Scott Westerfeld. The rest of the books were mostly rereads (if I hadn't read Extras, Beauty by Robin McKinley would be it) or fluff (or both).
I also read A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I've heard a lot about recently, but I wasn't impressed. ... These books have always been some of my favorites, fairy tale parodies with great main characters and fun stories.
121. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley (247)
Rereading one of my (many) favorite McKinley books after the disappointment of Dragon ... Beauty , Spindle's End, Rose Daughter, Deerskin, A Knot in the Grain, and A Door in the Hedge are all excellent. The last two are short story or novelette collections.
Also her other books are great. ... quite a few retold fairy tales. Are you all fans of her books?
I'm reading Spindle's End (Sleeping Beauty) now and Beauty (Beauty and the Beast) is in line but I know she has some other retellings too. My brain is currently fried, so no new books for me. I'm rereading Beauty by Robin Mckinley. ... her read Meet the Austins.
At that age, I was discovering fantasy, and loved Robin McKinley's books (particularly Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast) and Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles (beginning with Dealing with Dragons), as well as ... ... as which books I could jump into, any of the Harry Potter series, though Prisoner of Azkaban is my first choice. Beauty by Robin McKinley has long been a favorite of mine, and I would love to go there, both to the cottage and to the castle. I'd also have a fantastic time in A Mid ... ... I'm not going to up the goals, though. I'm just going to see how far I get.
Anyway, back to the point of this post...Beauty by Robin McKinley would be my favorite book of the month. It is an old favorite, as most of McKinley's books are, and I wasn't impressed with the few new books I ... ... t-pieces.
84. Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
A cozy and cheerful book, covering the same material as the author's Beauty but dense with details about roses and sisterhood, and somewhat more clear-eyed about the mechanisms operating beneath the original fairy tale. (Hint: nobody really ... ... It was well written, and I enjoyed the imagery, but the characters never grabbed me. I'll try McKinley again - I still have Beauty on my TBR shelf - but not soon.
I've started Anonymous Rex by Eric Garcia. Dinos disguised as humans, working as detectives. What's not to like?? On of my favorites for July was also a Robin McKinley, The Hero and the Crown. I'm debating whether to read Beauty or Sunshine for my next McKinley.
My other favorite for July was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ... at the library yesterday thinking it might be reminicent of Twilight. Actually, it wound up being much more comparable to Beauty by Robin McKinley, but I still enjoyed the novel.
The story starts when Keturah follows a hart into the woods and becomes lost. After days of exposure Lord De ... Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
The Blue Sword
Nine Princes in Amber
Rose Daughter
The Shockwave Rider Got this week's order from BookCloseouts.com:
Beauty: a retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Beautiful Jim Key by Mim Eichler Rivas
Cowboy Feng's Space Bar and Grille by Steven Brust
and Worlds that Wer ... ... my favorites (though I love nearly all her books) in order of publication.
The Blue Sword
The Hero and the Crown
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
A Knot in the Grain
Spindle's End
Sunshine ... my favorites (though I love nearly all her books) in order of publication.
The Blue Sword
The Hero and the Crown
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
A Knot in the Grain
Spindle's End
Sunshine ... .
That said, and before I sound too highbrow, I write children's and YA, and I would usually say that my favorite book is Beauty : a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley. Ok, well, here's a new list for you:
Spindle's End
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Outlaws of Sherwood
Deerskin
The Hero and the Crown
The Blue Sword
Rose Daughter
And if you ever feel like the short stories, too...
A Knot in the Grain
Water: ... Beauty by Robin McKinley
Crypid Hunters by Roland Smith
The Navigator by Eoin McNamee
Lighthouse Land by Adrian McKinty
Life as we Knew It by Susan Pfeffer
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Currently I'm ... ... Dark Lord of Derkholm, and the Chronicles of Chrestomanci; and Robin McKinley, who wrote The Hero and the Crown, Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, and several others.
Tamora Pierce is another good fantasy author. I also love Patricia C. Wrede's work, ... Tam Lin and pretty much all the books in that updated fairytale series, and Robin McKinley's Beauty and several of her other books.
I use the tag Fairytale reimagining for ... ... Despite being in Morocco for the last week and a half, I managed to finish Rose Daughter, and then moved on and finished Beauty and Deerskin.
I'm gearin' up for the new one.
I think I am also going to go back and reread all my Steven Gould books. I just finished Helm. (Long ... ... a lot of time thinking about this today, and for today, here is my list:
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty & the beast by Robin McKinley
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (very tough to choose between this and The ... ... still one of my favorite characters.
Also, what did you think of McKinley's Sunshine? I preferred that story to Beauty but haven't read any of her other stories. ... books for the cover
Wicked by Shannon Drake, A Great and Terrible Beauty, The Switch...
I love the covers on Beauty and Fairest.
So, yeah, I love artistic feeling covers, and I'll put back a book with a cover I don't like, but that doesn't usually involve clinch covers. Those ... So far I've only read Robin McKinley's Sunshine and Beauty, but I preferred Sunshine. However, I can see where the story might put some people off because it tends to wander off into past memories that kind of makes it confusing to keep track of.
I haven't read anything other than Tinker ... ... read each book.
I also read Inkheart and Inkspell often.Great Expectations whispers to be reread frequently. And Beast by Peter Benchley, Lord of the Rings, The Looking Glass Wars, and The Book of Lost Things all frequently make it to the top of the reread list.
Really, I ... bookbeat- I haven't heard of her either.
I finished Beast, it was pretty good, 4 stars imo. It's a historical romance for anyone interested that takes place on a ship and then in France around 1889. It's about a disfigured prince and an American beauty. I think I'm going to read Lady of Sin ... ... I'm a couple chapters in and am relieved that it seems like I will like this better than the last couple books I've read, Beauty and Uglies. It wasn't that I hated those two books, far from it, I just found them a bit tedious to read. ... That is funny about the Beauty/Beast thing :-) What is Beast about? I have to admit, I didn't really care for Beauty that much. I guess I'm into stories with a bit more action. I just finished Beauty by Robin McKinley which is a re-telling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. It was okay but a bit slow.
I've also requested Golden (it takes way too long to track down the correct touchstone) which is a book based on the Rapunzel fairy tale from the library. I ... Currently I'm reading Beauty by Robin McKinley which isn't really a romance (thus far). It is a YA book that I had heard lots about so thought I'd give it a shot.
I've found audiobooks to be mostly hit or miss. Right now I have a hit with the book I'm listening to with my son called Drag ... Stor-Thanks for the suggestion :-) I read a bit more of Beauty last night and it is getting a bit better.
I'm also going to check out another book I heard about called Golden based on the tale of Rupunzel. It looks interesting. Have you read it? I'm still reading Beauty by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately it's not holding my attention too well, but I'm expecting/hoping it will get better :-) ... 3:00 this morning and read the whole book in one sitting. Good thing I didn't have to go to work today!
Now I'm reading Beauty by Robin McKinley. It is a re-telling of the Beauty and the Beast story. I've heard tons of really things about this book so I'm looking forward to it. I actually am putting Uglies off just a bit longer because I realized I have to bring Beauty by Robin McKinley back to the library by next week. I finished the fantasy novel I was reading, Wolf Who Rules. Now it's a toss up between Beauty by Robin McKinley and Once a Wolf, which is the book I was going to read a little while back. Both of them plus one other are all due back at the library next week. I've finished Beauty by Robin McKinley, and am planning to start Raising Dragons by Bryan Davis soon (and also read the other three books in that quartet). Hopefully I'll be able to get more books from the library before I finish those. My mom is reading Beauty at the moment so I have to wait on that one. I started and finished Blue Bloods Thanksgiving night. I really enjoyed the story and am looking forward to reading her next one when it comes out. Right now I'm reading Startled by his Furry Shorts. ... was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
Right now I have out from the library to be read:
Blue Bloods
Uglies
Beauty
Startled by his Furry Shorts
Saint Iggy
The Blue Girl
Plus three romance novels and a fantasy novel. Maybe I should skip Thanksgiving Dinner and just ... ... have to consider A Great and Terrible Beauty a bit more.... I wonder why I liked that one?
I hope Robin McKinley's Beauty isn't the one meant. I don't remember whether I've read it, but I've enjoyed everything of hers that I did read. I just picked up Beauty by Robin McKinley from the library. I had heard very good things about it. Do you think that is the one you mean? I just requested Beauty by Robin McKinley from the library because I've heard wonderful things about the book. I also enjoyed Sunshine by the same author, but that one isn't based on a fairy tale.
I've always loved the Beauty and the Beast story. I have been very busy this weekend and didn't have time for reading, but was able to squeeze in about 2/3 of Beast by Judith Ivory. I like it very much. The story is historically interesting (takes place on board a ship), the characters are flawed, but genuine, and very likeable, the tension ... cc, I'll let you know what I think about her. I started the Ivory (Beast)and so far, it is very good. Not my favorite time period (1900), but still historical and interesting. I like her writing style very much.
Imagine, I have never done that (read everything by someone in one go) and ... ... Beauty and the Beast story. If I ever get it read (there are 3 ahead of it now), I'll let you know how it is. It's called Beast. I actually had Beauty in my hand at Borders the other day but fought for control because I have to really limit my spending right now. I definately have plans to read it, but have to get through the library stack I have now. I've been sick over the last week which has cut into my reading time.
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