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Liked It “An embellished and flowery, yet faithful re-telling of the beloved classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. Rose Daughter is Robin McKinley's version of Beauty. When Beauty is compelled to seek out and live at the Beast's mansion, she views her duty as helping the rose garden thrive, yet little...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Did not like this version of Beauty and the Beast. All the bad parts of Beauty without the good ones. Slow, descriptive start, hurried middle, and rushed ending. The characters were cardboard, the story uninteresting, this time around. I don't know why she wanted to rewrite this story; it wasn't...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“well, haha, at first i was sooo caught up in this book, then i got to the ending and it left me feeling confused and rather disappointing, i think i liked the other versions- called 'Beauty'- ending better. ”
Miriam B wrote this review 18 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this book except for the end it was nothing like i expected, very confusing, and kind of disappointing”
Barbara B wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An embellished and flowery, yet faithful re-telling of the beloved classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast. Rose Daughter is Robin McKinley's version of Beauty. When Beauty is compelled to seek out and live at the Beast's mansion, she views her duty as helping the rose garden thrive, yet little does she realize that that is the way the beast will escape the magic inflicted upon him and return to his human form. Although McKinley's tale gets wordy at times, she weaves a tale full of charm and substance”
Jackie W wrote this review Friday, November 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i thought that a second book retelling the beauty and the beast would be too similar to the first and that i would get bored. but i actually liked this one much more than the first, i liked the story more and i think the characters were much deeper and satisfying than in Beauty. ”
Chelsea wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Retelling of Beauty and the Beast--number two... No matter--Just as good as the first--eauty. So gifted..”
Gayle S wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I want to get it so I can read it. ”
Jessica D wrote this review Tuesday, September 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I think she kinda missed on this one, tried to put too much symbolism in it. Personally, I think Beauty was a much more charming rendition of B & the B. ”
O. C. R wrote this review Monday, September 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Did not like this version of Beauty and the Beast. All the bad parts of Beauty without the good ones. Slow, descriptive start, hurried middle, and rushed ending. The characters were cardboard, the story uninteresting, this time around. I don't know why she wanted to rewrite this story; it wasn't different enough to make it worthwhile.”
Cathy E wrote this review Friday, September 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I hate to compare this book to Beauty but since Robin McKinley wrote two retellings of Beauty & the Beast – it is inevitable. If you only want to read one of the two then I would recommend Beauty. Beauty is a great retelling of Beauty & the Beast. Rose Daughter is very different and has an unconventionally ending. However, if you love McKinley’s books then I would recommend it.
librarybooks wrote this review Friday, August 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This version is full of roses – literally. Taking care of roses, rose smells, rose décor, basically roses everywhere. It was little too much for me. I found myself getting bored and rushing through the long flowery descriptions.
I loved the dialogue between Beauty and Beast and how the relationship developed. Also - it was nice that a chunk of the book was devoted to the sisters’ relationships and not just the Beast plotline. ”
“This version of beauty and the beast was much better than McKinley's original version some 20 years earlier, but it still lacked excitement. However, the dialogue between the two main characters was quite intriguing and full of suspense/emotion...but then the story would move on towards something else uninteresting. ”
amvw wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
