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    Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast (Paperback) By (author) Robin McKinley

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    Short Description for BeautyKind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast.
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  • Good but some issues... *one small spoiler*4

    Lisette Muratore McKinley has written a great take on an old classic, giving us fleshed out characters and a solid world for them to travel in. I liked the invisible servants, it reminded me of the black and white film version with the floating hands, and gave the book a slightly creepy tone. I also really liked the addition of the Beauty's sisters, and I think McKinley could have given them bigger subplots.

    HOWEVER. Damn. There was one thing. Spoiler alert.

    Great that the castle is magic, but Beauty's extreme makeover was a bit much. Can't plain girls have a happily ever after? Do they HAVE to be magically transformed before this can happen? I feel a bit sorry for the teenage girls who read this as the message seems to be that magical transformations are indeed possible... don't worry about being happy with who you are because once you find your prince you will suddenly get tall and hot!

    So a really good take on it, but some ideological issues. by Lisette Muratore

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    Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast5

    Madeleine Gayler This is one of my all-time favourite books! It was out of print when I first read it many years ago, so I borrowed it continuously from my library until I was finally able to buy my own copy.

    This glorious retelling of Beauty and the Beast is a wonderful example of the characters and imagery that are so representative of Robin McKinley's writing. Her female leads are strong-willed and inventive and Beauty is no exception.

    Accepting responsibility for her father taking a rose from a garden, Beauty must travel to a mysterious castle that is under the domain of the even more mysterious Beast. While there, she undergoes many challenges but creates a new life for herself. Eventually she must make a decision that will change her future in ways that she never imagined.

    With stunning descriptions of a reality that is not quite like our own, and the portrayal of a young woman who overcomes adversity to discover her true strengths, this book is definitely worth reading over and over again! by Madeleine Gayler

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