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misstessamaye's review
4.0
Such a beautiful telling of the story. Some versions can get a bit creepy, but this version was truly a sweeping fairy tale. It also focused on love rather than passion, which I think is important when this story is told. And the beast was not a horrible, angry person; he was more mournful and sad, which made Beauty's growing affection for him seem less Stockholm-syndrome-esque. It let me forget the Disney version and just soak into a lovely world for a few minutes.
assimbya's review
3.0
The illustrations are richly detailed, but lack some quality that give them grace and life. However, the text is more worthy of attention than many fairy tale picture books, and includes some oft' ignored details in the story.
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