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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley

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“Beauty, will you marry me?” Every day Beauty must countenance the Beast with whom she voluntarily secludes herself away in his castle. Every evening he poses her the same question to which she must earnestly answer. However apprehensive she is about her companion, Beauty knows that names, such as “Beauty” or “Beast”, can belie the truth and it is not her appearance that will help her unravel the mysteries of the curse surrounding the Beast. This is a fantastic retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” and I was especially pleased that the author chose to depart from the original version of the tale in giving Beauty a very loving and supportive family, and made the Beast a much more interesting character as well. Unlike the Disney version of the story there is no “evil” antagonist to contend with; instead the characters must simply persevere to combat the magic that has enchanted them all. – Hannah V
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