tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post6800629691055044570..comments2024-03-05T19:35:48.700-08:00Comments on Booktalk & More: Review: Beauty by Robin McKinleyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-86802873596187523652011-10-16T18:20:17.206-07:002011-10-16T18:20:17.206-07:00@Read the Book - Oh gosh, that is an awful questio...@Read the Book - Oh gosh, that is an awful question. ;) I like them both for different reasons?? (That's a cop-out, I know.) I'm re-reading Rose Daughter now, so I will try to address that in my review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-34706203914179288302011-10-16T11:13:19.844-07:002011-10-16T11:13:19.844-07:00So I'm going to ask you an awful question: do ...So I'm going to ask you an awful question: do you like Beauty or Rose Daughter the best?Read the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997187112713403821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-69453239070036564932011-10-13T08:27:21.880-07:002011-10-13T08:27:21.880-07:00@Jennifer - I know EXACTLY what you mean, because ...@Jennifer - I know EXACTLY what you mean, because I'm pretty sure I did the exact same thing when I closed the pages on this re-read -- let out a big sigh and smiled. :)<br /><br />@heidenkind - Definitely worth revisiting (but I'm hugely biased LOL!) -- also check out Rose Daughter if you want an even more complex take on Beauty & the Beast!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-6277067301038748002011-10-12T22:40:21.573-07:002011-10-12T22:40:21.573-07:00Ditto Jennifer--I know I've read this book, bu...Ditto Jennifer--I know I've read this book, but I can't remember much about it. I'm a sucker for Beauty & the Beast retellings.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-22309730186397625642011-10-12T07:08:03.877-07:002011-10-12T07:08:03.877-07:00I know I've read this book, but I can't re...I know I've read this book, but I can't remember it as clearly as I would like to. I read it a few years in one of my let's grab random books off the library shelves phases. I remember really liking it though. One of those books where you finish it and shut the cover and then just let out a big sigh. :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337500567333475158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-20087923882202046332011-10-12T06:14:21.434-07:002011-10-12T06:14:21.434-07:00@Rissi - Oh, definitely! I enjoyed Beastly but vas...@Rissi - Oh, definitely! I enjoyed Beastly but vastly prefer McKinley's retellings. :) And it is super sweet!!<br /><br />@Ella - I hope you do! I think it's pretty wonderful. :)<br /><br />@Kristin - I love Levine & Hale too! Definitely check out Rose Daughter sometime -- it's interesting to compare her take on Beauty and the Beast 20 years after Beauty was published. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Spindle's End! That probably has a lot to do with Sleeping Beauty being my favorite fairy tale. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-89881306260674114412011-10-12T05:47:08.366-07:002011-10-12T05:47:08.366-07:00Yes, I love fairy tale retellings (Gail Garson Lev...Yes, I love fairy tale retellings (Gail Garson Levine and Shannon Hale are other favorites). But no, I haven't read Rose Daughter yet! I think the only other McKinley book I've read is Spindle's End. <br /><br />I do have a few of her other books, but I haven't got around to reading them yet. :)<br /><br />~KristinKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592919145644124930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-1597280084599509442011-10-11T19:59:20.550-07:002011-10-11T19:59:20.550-07:00I think a friend of mine read this and loved it......I think a friend of mine read this and loved it....I should too =)Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361895789616410614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-19185714432664117562011-10-11T19:26:18.649-07:002011-10-11T19:26:18.649-07:00Hmmm... after "Beastly," maybe I should ...Hmmm... after "Beastly," maybe I should read this novel sometime, too. It sounds sweet. =)Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-61058900612499259952011-10-11T18:10:52.365-07:002011-10-11T18:10:52.365-07:00@Kristin - I ADORE this book -- thanks to it, McKi...@Kristin - I ADORE this book -- thanks to it, McKinley is pretty much my gold standard when it comes to fairy tale retellings. :) Have you read her second version of the Beauty & the Beast story, Rose Daughter?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-77863959472909956722011-10-11T18:01:00.971-07:002011-10-11T18:01:00.971-07:00I love this book! I read it for the first time a f...I love this book! I read it for the first time a few years ago, and I remember sort of being in shock over how much I loved it. :) <br /><br />I really need to reread it.<br /><br />~KristinKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592919145644124930noreply@blogger.com