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Summary: Robin Mckinley's Done It Again!!!
Review: Rose Daughter is called Beauty, just like in the 1st book, only this time, Beauty isn't the narrator of her own story. Later on, though, the rose daughter comes to live in a mysterious castle which is owned by the Beast. At first for quite a long time, Beauty understood that she had been growing fond of Beast more and more, yet she always refused to say yes to him-until the very end of this second retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
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Summary: Another retelling
Review: The beginning of this book was brilliant, in my opinion, and engaged my interest far more than Robin McKinley's original Beauty. I liked the better characterization of the sisters, the father and Beauty herself, and the world and events were far more fascinating. Where this book loses momentum is, strangely enough, when the plot gets going and Beauty meets the Beast. The scenes at the Beast's castle are incredibly slow, with large amounts of description and nothing much ever happening. The only times I felt a spark of interest again was when it returned to Jeweltongue and Lionheart, which surely shouldn't be right? The original Beauty was also quite a slow-moving book, but at least managed to track the development of the relationship between Beauty and the Beast in a believable and more interesting way. I preferred the ending of this book, of course, but found it didn't work after the poor setup. It's too hard to believe that they could fall in love in only seven days, during which they didn't even see much of each other.I liked some of the gardening information in this book, but again, felt it was over-described, and was disappointed to see Beauty's love of books going out the window to make room for it. The descriptions of the roses worked at Rose Cottage, but not at the Beast's castle - there they just fell flat. Overall, this book had a much more fairytale feel to it than the original Beauty, but didn't tell the story nearly as economically as fairytales manage to do. In my opinion, you should read both Robin McKinley's retellings of this story, if you're interested - both have their flaws, and their strong points. Neither of them are going to be my favourite books.
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Summary: Rose Daughter
Review: Although I discovered the beauty of Robin McKinley's magical tales, I have only recently read both retellings of Beauty and the Beast. Rose Daughter is very different from the original tale. In Robin McKinley's second version, all thsisters are beautiful. None are arrogant or spoiled. Each is uniquely characterized and beautifully described. Lionheart, Jeweltongue, and Beauty are down-to-earth and sensible. The sentences are descriptive, but sometimes too much so so that the excitement is taken out of the moment. But don't let that stop you from reading this fantastic book! The Beast is also wonderfully depicted. He seems perfect for Beauty. It's wonderful that, unlike the traditional fairytale, the Beast has a more complex, harder to solve problem that confines him to his palace. Robin's McKinley's writing make you feel like you were experiencing everything, that you're there with the characters. This book is perfect for any fairytale lover!
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Summary: A Scent to please
Review: The book is wonderful, of that there is no doubt. This story is much more complex and developed, emotionally and with events. However, I find that I can't compare it with the older version. Both stories are unique in their own way. One is more a fairy tale than the other, but that is no matter. Both are beautiful. This one, especially, I found more details. This could be annoying at times but very refreshing at others. Everything was explained, understood, though at times I felt like "come on" move on already. Even though, it was a good time. I really found Mckinley's choice to focus on flowers, especially roses, intelligent. It made the fairy tale deeper, and somehow it gave more character to Beauty. This what Beauty likes, this is what she likes to do, and I got to know her better. Read, and w/ no doubt, enjoy the book.
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Summary: Hmm...
Review: Yes, I know that this book WAS a little over-boring sometimes, but I thought that it was a great way to retell Beauty and the Beast. Robin McKinley is one of my favorite authors with SSSSSOOOOO many great books (I LOVE YOUR BOOKS), and this was no exception. It just sort of bored me a little...Other than the moments of ennui, I found this book intoxcating and magnificent, and I cried along with the Rose Daughter character (I forget her name since I haven't read this for two years), and if you forgive the boringness of a couple of parts, I think that many people will come to love this book.
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Summary: Rose Daughter Is The Number One Book
Review: I have to say that this is the one of best stories I ever read. If you like to read fairy tales or magic or nature this is definately the book for you. I read this book in one night because of the excitment and love. As I was reading I was getting a better idea of what McKinley was talking about. The greenwitch stuff and all. I truely recommend this book as well as all of Robin McKinley's books. Specificly SPINDLE'S END and BEAUTY. This book definately deserves five stars.
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Summary: Not my cup of tea
Review: I loved Robin McKinley's "Beauty" so much, I was hesitant to read "Rose Daughter"; and rightly so. While I try to recognize growth and maturity in McKinley's much more elaborate and imaginative retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, I was still disappointed. Embarassing as it is for the feminist in me to admit, I thoughroughly enjoy a good fairy tale, and what made "Beauty" so wonderful was the main character and her strength and resilence; not the wild departure from the classic storyline that "Rose Daughter" has. I admire McKinley's tenacity, especially in her unusual ending, but I hated seeing the classic story gone so astray in the name of originality.
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Summary: Erin of the irish
Review: Omigosh! When I read this book, I fell in love with it. I have always loved the tale of Beauty and the Beast and Robin Mckinley brings it life for me! Rose Daughter is a touching book, and it has stayed will stay with me forever.
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Summary: Good book
Review: This book was very good, but I read Beauty first. A lot of the same things happen in Rose Daughter that happened in the previous work. But it was very well written, like all Robin McKinley books. I would definately read it if you are a fan.
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Summary: A Must-Read For Any Beauty and The Beast Fan!
Review: I read this book after reading "Beauty." I LOVED Beauty, and this book was cool in that it had more twists in the story. The imagery and the detailed descriptions made it as if floating in a dream, and I found it hard to put it down. McKinley puts quite a few spins in the story, and it still contains its beautiful messages about life, love, and family values.
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