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Loading... Beastly (original 2007; edition 2008)by Alex Flinn
Work detailsBeastly by Alex Flinn (2007)
I really enjoyed this modern retelling of the classic fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Unlike many readers, I also enjoyed the chat room segments. I felt that the author's depiction of Kyle's attitude pre- and post transformation, and his letting us into Kyle's head made this a more interesting read than the classic fairytale. I also liked that the book was short but felt complete. (  ) ABShepherd | May 15, 2013 |  A modern-day Beauty and the Beast :) well written, very funny, and sometimes very sad. I loved the incorporation of sonnet 54 by Shakespeare. ( ) Lexxie | Apr 23, 2013 | A modern telling of Beauty and the Beast, Alex Flinn makes the magic seem real in Beastly. I read this book a few years ago and loved it, and recently went to see the major motion picture they made based on it. Naturally, the movie has MANY differences, some small and relatively insignificant, others that are rather larger, but all in all I thought it was a decent movie. Not the book, but no movie is. Rereading the novel reminded me of just what a good story it was, if a teensy bit sappy at the end. In a good way, of course. :-) Highly recommended. (  ) beckymmoe | Apr 20, 2013 | Me and my 12 year old nephew loved it. I can't believe I let a year go by without listening to this great audiobook. Everyone young and old should read or hear this beautiful story... ( ) Sunflower38 | Apr 11, 2013 | More a 3.5. It was very predictable yet still a sweet story that will certainly appeal to those romanticsat heart. ( ) Readermom68 | Apr 3, 2013 |
 Teens will LOL. They will also find their preoccupations with looks, status and pride explored thoroughly. Flinn follows the fairy tale's original plot points closely, but falters in her depiction of the story's bad guys, over-the-top caricatures that simply ring false in her up-to-date setting.  Beastly has romance, true love, tragic circumstances, magic, action adventure, and hope. A rare fairy-tale-inspired novel with equally strong appeal for boys and girls. Is a retelling of
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 006087418X, Paperback)A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell. Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:35:07 -0500) A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form. (summary from another edition) |
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