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Rose Daughter by: Robin McKinley Vegetarian Books Price: £12.00 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 398.2 EAN: 9780688154394 ISBN: 0688154395 Label: Greenwillow Books Manufacturer: Greenwillow Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1997-09 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Greenwillow Books Sales Rank: 700179 Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
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 Rating:  - Rosy yet emptyI guess there's a reason why authors rarely retell the same story twice -- it's not going to be as good one of those times. Sadly this is the case with "Rose Daughter," Robin McKinley's second adaptation of the traditional Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. It overflows with pretty images and words, but there doesn't seem to be a lot underneath them. Beauty's mother died when she was only a tiny child, leaving her with only the memory of roses. Because magicians failed to predict her mother's death in a riding accident, her father turned against magic completely, even though it ruined his business. Then one of his ships turns up again. When the father asks his daughters what they want, Beauty only asks for a rose. But ... Read More: Rating:  - For any one who love's romantic fanticy, read this book.Rose daughter is one of the most beautiful books I've very read. This vertion of the well known tale of beauty and the beast is a wonderfully expressed tale, filled with dark shadows of dreams, family bones and true love. The herowine Beauty is forced to change and adapted to new world, all because the loyalty and love she feels for her friends and family. For any one who loves and romantic fairy tale. Rating:  - It was great - but...For the majority of this novel I was stunned by it's maturity and interest, and believable characters. However, when I got towards the end I lost interest. The descriptions became too long, the end was confusing and abrupt, and that disappointed me a little. However, it was a good reworking of Beauty and the Beast. I'd recommend it. Rating: - I don't understand what there is to criticise!I was utterly absorbed and enchanted by this novel, and greatly preferred it to the author's earlier work, Beauty (which is also a retelling of the Beaty and the Beast legend). Whilst several of the other reviewers seem to have felt that it lacked charm of the earlier work, I personally found Rose Daughter to be intelligent, magical and above all, excellently written. Whilst the herione of this novel is certainly not as tom-boyish as that of the earlier work, I feel that her quality of gentleness makes her a refreshing character. In the past, I'll admit, it was usual for female protagonists to be dull and lady-like, but nowadays the "spunky" herione is just as much of a cliche. The herione of this work is a full character, not a stereotype, and ... Read More: Rating: - Brilliant! Better than Beauty!!I thought that the magic and the connection that Beauty has with the garden are amazing and made this story exciting and wonderful to read. I recommend it to anyone who loves Robin McKinley's work. |
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