Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
by Robin McKinley
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Author: Robin McKinleyBrand: Harper Collins Publishers
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-06-30
ISBN: 0064404773
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: "Beauty" is a beautiful novel:)
Summary: 5 Stars
In Beauty, an new version of the classic tale, Beauty and the Beast, Robin McKinley does a spectacular job of bringing the story to life. This being McKinley's first novel, it is a wonderful debut and it is destined to become a classic, much like the original tale. We are introduced to Honour, nicknamed Beauty when she is born. Beauty grows up as a wealthy city girl, the youngest of three daughters of the renowned shipping merchant, Roderick Huston. She grows up with everything she desires, as many books and as much horseback riding as she could ever want. Her sister's and herself have never known anything besides the wealth they were born into until one fateful day. Her father had sent out four ships, and it was that dreadful day that he was notified that all four were lost to the seas in a whirlwind of unexpected storms. Having no money left, Beauty, her two older sister's and their father are forced to sell almost everything they own and move out to the country with Beauty's new brother-in-law, Gervain, who had just married her sister, Hope. The family becomes accustomed to country living and have a very uneventful life for two calm yeasr until Father hears that one of his ships has survived and he feels that he must go to the city to find out more. When Father returns in the midst of a snow storm, he has a terrifying tale to repeat full of doom that is imminent. He tells his tale of being lost in the forest and somehow stumbling through the gates of an enormous castle. He finds himself being taken care of by invisible servants, but no master. The next day as he is about to return home, he spots a wonderful rose garden, and stops to pick a rose for Beauty. Enraged that his rose was plucked, the master of the castle emerges and Father finds himself faced with a horrible beast. The beast tells him that either he or one of his daughters must return within a month, or Father will meet his doom. Beauty tells the family that she is to go, and she does, knowing that she will never see her family again. She befriends the beast out of loneliness and eventually finds herself falling for the unlikely creature. Will she be the one to break the enchantments set upon this castle by a hateful magician more then two centuries past by falling in love and marrying the Beast?? "Will you marry me, Beauty?" (244). Read the book, and you shall discover the answer to that question and more. This is the second book I have read of Robin McKinley's and I have yet to be disappointed. She writes with strength and intelligence, weaving an old tale into a new and more entrancing novel. Her characters are extremely well portrayed and her descriptions are perfect. After reading the book you felt as if you knew the characters. I was thoroughly impressed with her version of one of my personal favorite tales, and recommend it to anyone that loves a fairy tale, and is a mush ball at heart!
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