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Book Reviews of Ella Enchanted
Book Review: Ella Encchanted
Summary: 5 Stars
Ella enchanted
Ella enchanted is a good book because if you read it to a small children they will first be happy then cry it's a fabulous book . Ella was a brave girl but you don't know that she casted out the spell but she could use a little help from prince char . In the middle they broke up . So you want to find more about this book then read it .
Book Review: Ella Enchanted
Summary: 5 Stars
Ella Enchanted is one of the best books I have ever read.It has an unusual twist to the classic fairy tale Cinderella.Ella's curse makes the story exciting and creates a new story of the old one.Book Review: Ella Enchanted
Summary: 5 Stars
Possibly one of the best Cinderella stories ever written. The movie makes this book look pathetic, but if you read it you'll have one the best literary experiences of your life. Ella's story, told in first person, is full of excitement and adventure, none of this "I'm too smart for the prince" idea that you see in the movie or the vicious uncle and snake...no possible idea where the movie writers would have come up with that. She is truly on of the greatest heroines that i have had the opportunity to read about. I first read this book when i was 10 and now i am in college and I still love it. I have kept it in my library all these years and will continue to reread it for many to come i am sure.Book Review: Ella Enchanted
Summary: 5 Stars
11/23/06
Ella Enchanted
By Gail Carson Levine
Fairy Tale/Fantasy
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When Ella was born, the fairy Lucinda granted a, gift upon Ella. It was the gift of obedience. When Ella was born, she wouldn't stop crying, s after the gift had been given, Lucinda gave Ella her first command, "Stop crying now," was the order, and Ella stopped immediately.
The gift wasn't just for when Ella was a baby, it was forever. This wasn't the only `gift' that Lucinda cast on special occasions. At weddings, she might give the gift of a couple never being able to separate.
When a very unexpected and sad thing happened in Ella's life, she was sent off to boarding school with her father's friends (mean) daughters. The older daughter; Hattie, noticed Ella's obedient behavior right away, and took advantage of the fact that no one else knew that they could boss Ella around.
While at school, Ella decides that she just can't handle the toll that the curse was taking on her. Ella heard about a giant's wedding that Lucinda was going to be attending, and decides she must go find Lucinda to put an end to the awful curse.
Ella has no idea what she's in for when her father marries Dame Olga, bringing along her two daughters, Hattie and Olive, from boarding school. Hattie and Olive are delighted to order Ella about as often as they please.
And when Ella's father goes away for work (after him and Dame Olga were married), Ella and her evil stepmother and stepsisters put her in the position of a scullery maid. Ella works in the kitchen with Mandy, the cook who Ella knows quite well.
Join Ella as she travels with her curse to fight ogres, go to weddings, obey horrible commands, go to balls, love, and more.
If you read Ella Enchanted, you may even recognize the story line, from another fairy tale. This recognizable story line includes a ball, a fairy godmother, a prince, and maybe even a pair of glass slippers.
Gail Carson Levine (the author of Ella Enchanted) does an amazing job of making you feel like you're right there with Ella. Gail Carson Levine adds an amazing amount of detail to her story, and that detail paints a perfect picture in your mind, of what Frell may really have looked like.
This is a very good choice of book to read for anyone who is looking for a change in what they're reading. We're used to novel type stories, and this book brings out the fantasy/fairytale type of book we've all been secretly longing for. The magical element of the book is the best. It's like going back in time to when you were little and your parents would read you a nice fantasy book/fairytale.
Although the detail of the book brought a certain element, it also distracted from the book slightly. It is really hard to fallow a book with to much detail, and at some parts of Ella Enchanted, it was really confusing because of all the detail.
This book being in the fantasy/fairytale type of mode it's in, makes it a little old. The story takes place a while ago, and uses some language you might expect to find in your history book. It is not so hard to understand though, we're just not used to it.
I would deffinately suggest reading Ella Enchanted. Gail Carson Levine has a great imagination, and you almost feel like your fighting right there along side Ella, fighting ogres or giants, or whatever the thrill is that day.
I will admit, that it might not be appropriate for anyone to much older than about 13, because it is directed more at kids, as I found out. But it is the perfect book to read by the fire, and you'll never want to put it down once you pick it up.
Book Review: Ella Enchanted
Summary: 3 Stars
Just about an hour after being born all Ella would do is cry. So a long came a fairy named Lucinda. She touched her nose and said "My gift to you is obedience, Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying child." Ella stopped crying. But now she always has to be obedient. She has to do anything that anyone says to her.
As Ella got older she noticed the spell more and more while it kept getting her in more trouble. For example, someone asked her to eat a whole birthday cake, without it even being touched yet, and she did, she shoved every bit of it in her mouth, but her mother yelled at her. She wanted to get the spell off; she asked the fairy but she wouldn't take it off.
The Thing is Ella doesn't have to listen to wishes. Like if someone says "May you please hang up my coat?" Ella doesn't have to do it. If they say "Ella go hang up my coat," She has to do it because it's a command. Most of Ella's friends take advantage of this. They all think that Ella will do anything for them, but what they don't realize is that Ella doesn't like it and is getting angered.
This is a book you have to read. It's filled with fears that Ella has to overcome everyday. She worries that her life could be over at anytime. She is in danger at every second of her life because someone could randomly tell her to go jump in front of a car. She would have to do it.
This book Ella Enchanted is a book that you will absolutely love to read!