Zel by Donna Jo Napoli Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Zel
Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great book. it is about a girl named Zel who gets locked in a tower by her mother to keep her away from the boy she loves. as u can guess this a rupunzel story and he tries to save her and is blinded and all that. but it has a great ending. i really liked this book and think every1 should read it.Book Review: Expanded Fairy Tale
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the fairy-tale story of Rapunzel, told in an updated and more complete way. Rather than being told in just a few pages and leaving out much of the character development as many fairy tales do, this story takes the basic plot and expands it into a real story about real people. Rapunzel is still a beautiful girl living with her mother, who is actually a witch and not her real mother at all. When Rapunzel meets a handsome prince and falls in love with him, her mother locks her in a tall tower with no doors. Once a day her mother climbs up Rapunzel's hair to see her and to bring her food.
The difference between this story and the original is that the relationship between Rapunzel and her mother is much clearer. Rather than portraying her mother as an awful monster who locked her daughter in a tower, this story shows Rapunzel's mother as a loving parent who wants her daughter to be safe. She locks Rapunzel up because she wants her daughter to make the decision to stay with her forever.
This is a happy and sad story, interesting to anyone who has enjoyed the Rapunzel fairy tale. I liked that the author was able to form a new story around the pretty strict boundaries of a story that already existed. She did a good job of not contradicting anything from the original fairy tale, while making it into much more.
It was tragic, though, that Rapunzel never tries to understand her mother, with is the fault of both of them. So many of their problems are caused by misunderstanding that might have been cleared up with better communication.
Book Review: Exuberant
Summary: 5 Stars
This book facisnated me! It is a great book for people who love Fantasy&Science Fiction! This book has a very interesting plot with just a hint of suprise, you will have to read it to find out more!~BookLuVa67
Book Review: Finally, the story of Rapunzel gets some depth!
Summary: 5 Stars
One thing that's always bothered me about fairy tales is that we never know anything about the characters. In Zel, we follow several years of Zel's life before she's locked in the tower and we find out, in a story format, exactly why the "wicked witch" locks poor Rapunzel in a tower. Also, Donna Jo Napoli always gives the female protagonists in her stories personality and spunk. Zel tries to rescue herself, instead of waiting for a vailiant prince to save her from her tower prison. Anyone who loves fairy tales, but wants to know more about the characters behind them, should definetly check out Napoli's work.Book Review: Get ready to ... cry! *O*
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is sad, however shows life in its true light. There's a lot of suffering and the book is well written. A heavy read for the average teen. It's sad, yes-- a true Donna Jo Napoli book.