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juliabeatriceporter 's review for:
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
by Robin McKinley
I’ve never related to Beauty and the Beast as a story because it kind of only works for you if you know what it’s like to be very beautiful and can feel sympathy for Belle instead of envy, so I was excited that initially Beauty is an ironic nickname and she’s quite practical and bookish and plain. But then at the end she just becomes magically beautiful also? So that was a drag. Also the feudal fantasy of invisible, loyal servants and infinite luxury goods hits differently to me as an adult. Maybe I would have liked this more if I’d read it when I was 10?