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"He cannot be so bad if he loves roses so much."
Beauty is the youngest daughter in a wealthy family, and despite her adopted nickname, she is the homeliest of her sisters. When her father's shipping business suffers a devastating financial blow, the family leaves the city and moves to a small town with her sisters new husband. Rumors of an adjacent enchanted forest come to fruition when Beauty's father takes a rose from a magical garden, only to be confronted with the castle's occupant, a terrifying Beast. Beauty agrees to move into the castle in her father's stead, where she embarks on a new life of luxury, magic, loneliness, and friendship with a Beast.
Admittedly, Beauty and the Beast has never been my favorite fairy tale or Disney movie, so I've never sought out or knew about this gorgeous retelling. There are none of the scarier elements of the familiar movie, but I could see a lot of ideas pulled directly from this 1978 book - the footstool dog, moving/dancing cutlery, food and clothes that magically appear and are cleared come to mind first. This retelling is a nice uplifting version of the familiar story, with an emphasis on the importance, love, and devotion of family in all of its forms. There are, however, several unexplained loose ends that are frustrating, as if editing cuts were made that may have removed some fleshed out bits of magic or backstory. But overall, this Beauty is a strong female character who takes control of her own life and destiny, whether that is pitching in the hard labor for her family's survival or standing up to her kindly captor.
Beauty is the youngest daughter in a wealthy family, and despite her adopted nickname, she is the homeliest of her sisters. When her father's shipping business suffers a devastating financial blow, the family leaves the city and moves to a small town with her sisters new husband. Rumors of an adjacent enchanted forest come to fruition when Beauty's father takes a rose from a magical garden, only to be confronted with the castle's occupant, a terrifying Beast. Beauty agrees to move into the castle in her father's stead, where she embarks on a new life of luxury, magic, loneliness, and friendship with a Beast.
Admittedly, Beauty and the Beast has never been my favorite fairy tale or Disney movie, so I've never sought out or knew about this gorgeous retelling. There are none of the scarier elements of the familiar movie, but I could see a lot of ideas pulled directly from this 1978 book - the footstool dog, moving/dancing cutlery, food and clothes that magically appear and are cleared come to mind first. This retelling is a nice uplifting version of the familiar story, with an emphasis on the importance, love, and devotion of family in all of its forms. There are, however, several unexplained loose ends that are frustrating, as if editing cuts were made that may have removed some fleshed out bits of magic or backstory. But overall, this Beauty is a strong female character who takes control of her own life and destiny, whether that is pitching in the hard labor for her family's survival or standing up to her kindly captor.
This is a sweet little retelling of Beauty and the Beast, though it ends a bit too abruptly. The author has a wonderful writing style.
I know it’s not trendy to like this anymore, Stockholm syndrome and all that, but I still love this story above all the other fairy tales. This version didn’t disappoint for me.
adventurous
emotional
Such! a! banger! Really holds up -- crisp and compelling.
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I loves this book! It was a fun twist on Beauty and the Beast and was really interesting.
Nothing new or Earth shattering here, but if you like Beauty and the Beast, its a super fast and an enjoyable read.
I sort of beyond love the story of Beauty and the Beast,as a child I loved fairy tales, but this was always my favourite. My mum likes to tell people how when asked why I like this one so much, I would say "Beauty had the best shake outta life" and she did for reals. I was a realistic child I saw these fairy tales for what they were:
Cinderella
basically a maid who didn't get paid...Gross
Pocahontas
Her whole life is camping.....Gross
Little Mermaid
Deep water creeps me out
as do eels....Gross
Snow White
There are so many many many things that upset me but if she just took a basic lesson from raccoons and washed that apple Jessi may have had a few less nightmares growing up..Gross,Gross,Grosss
Beauty got to live in a castle with magic servants who were invisible(no guilt)and read, there is a beast who thinks she's beautiful and lavishes gifts on her and only wants to win her heart. Um not gross.
Because I love this story soooo much I am can be a little bit more critical of different versions,this one my only complaint is there is not a lot of time spent on the relationship between Beauty and Beast,very little emotional development, it was like boom! they were in love just by hanging out together, other then that fun read!
I sort of beyond love the story of Beauty and the Beast,as a child I loved fairy tales, but this was always my favourite. My mum likes to tell people how when asked why I like this one so much, I would say "Beauty had the best shake outta life" and she did for reals. I was a realistic child I saw these fairy tales for what they were:
Cinderella
basically a maid who didn't get paid...Gross
Pocahontas
Her whole life is camping.....Gross
Little Mermaid
Deep water creeps me out
as do eels....Gross
Snow White
There are so many many many things that upset me but if she just took a basic lesson from raccoons and washed that apple Jessi may have had a few less nightmares growing up..Gross,Gross,Grosss
Beauty got to live in a castle with magic servants who were invisible(no guilt)and read, there is a beast who thinks she's beautiful and lavishes gifts on her and only wants to win her heart. Um not gross.
Because I love this story soooo much I am can be a little bit more critical of different versions,this one my only complaint is there is not a lot of time spent on the relationship between Beauty and Beast,very little emotional development, it was like boom! they were in love just by hanging out together, other then that fun read!
This was a quick read but enjoyable! This would be good for younger readers or for vacation - it's entertaining but doesn't require too much thinking :)