tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post7197763172963296615..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: BeautyCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-36187629459644111292011-05-23T10:51:08.730+01:002011-05-23T10:51:08.730+01:00Grace: I too love McKinley's work and Sunshine...Grace: I too love McKinley's work and Sunshine is my favourite so far, although I still have plenty left to read.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-4643607241166866902011-05-20T20:37:17.769+01:002011-05-20T20:37:17.769+01:00McKinley is an incredible author, and I love her w...McKinley is an incredible author, and I love her work. I actually just reviewed "Sunshine" this week on my blog, and I'm working on reading "Deerskin" right now.<br /><br />"Beauty" was an excellent book. I love how McKinley can tell a story, but at the same time writes on a level that assumes that her writers are intelligent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34280564619152259042011-03-29T23:44:40.250+01:002011-03-29T23:44:40.250+01:00Hey Pat! Yeah, the cover is rather nice. Quitting ...Hey Pat! Yeah, the cover is rather nice. Quitting while you're ahead sounds good to me! lol. Yep I got through it and it wasn't hard but am glad to move on to other things now. Also... it was a book off the tbr pile so that makes me feel really smug. ;-)<br /><br />Kailana: I've heard a lot about Mercedes Lackey but never read anything by her. My daughter has a few of hers so will nab one sometime to try.<br /><br />Katrina: I agree that retold fairy tales are better when something imaginative has been done to them. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly was 'different' and pretty good for instance.<br /><br />Yvonne: How lovely that you've seen the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. It's a story I loved as a child and which still appeals to me. There was a TV series too, which I saw some of but not all.<br /><br />Jeane: I had no idea the cover was so unusual. It's pretty old so may have been the original cover perhaps.<br /><br />Chris: I think you'd have to try pretty hard in order to convert me. lol I wish I did like this type of fantasy story though - I hate not liking things that other people love.<br /><br />Sharry: Ohhhh, Sunshine is *so* good. Much better than the current sort of supernatural romances. I believe a lot of people think that is RMc's best book.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-42948428988974011792011-03-29T07:37:23.865+01:002011-03-29T07:37:23.865+01:00Hmm, never read Robin McKinley's "Sunshin...Hmm, never read Robin McKinley's "Sunshine"... in fact, I think I avoided it because it was about vampires. But it sounds like it's worth a bite.<br /><br />--SharryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-12749135273475007932011-03-29T05:29:24.048+01:002011-03-29T05:29:24.048+01:00I really want to read this! It's on my list......I really want to read this! It's on my list...hmmm...I'll have to come up with a list of retold fairy tales for you to make you a convert :pchrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-64390849988672173482011-03-29T01:34:51.598+01:002011-03-29T01:34:51.598+01:00This is my favorite Robin McKinley book. I really ...This is my favorite Robin McKinley book. I really like your cover, one I haven't seen before.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-11912800594534681882011-03-28T21:42:52.293+01:002011-03-28T21:42:52.293+01:00Hi Cath,
Love the cover on your copy of the book,...Hi Cath,<br /><br />Love the cover on your copy of the book, much nicer than the more up to date cover, yours fits with the genre of the story perfectly.<br /><br />Fairy Tales are not something I have ever tried reading, not sure that it is really my genre. <br /><br />I have seen the stage show of 'Beauty And The Beast' several times, both in London and in the US and enjoyed it, so I guess I should give the written adaptation of the story a try, shouldn't I ?Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-74294603248656305012011-03-28T18:57:12.983+01:002011-03-28T18:57:12.983+01:00I read this last year for the OUaT challenge and e...I read this last year for the OUaT challenge and enjoyed it, I like retellings as a comfort read, but enjoy them more when something imaginative has been done with them.<br />This cover is lovely, the one I had was bright red and nowhere near as pretty.katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647610491252326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-67460373946142860202011-03-28T17:36:33.778+01:002011-03-28T17:36:33.778+01:00Try Mercedes Lackey some time. The Fairy Godmother...Try Mercedes Lackey some time. The Fairy Godmother... McKinley writes interesting stories, but I am not crazy about her writing style. Lackey's series is retellings, but they are fun retellings. She essentially just makes fun of everything in a believable way.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-13814122142133900842011-03-28T16:47:49.129+01:002011-03-28T16:47:49.129+01:00well.. i like the cover! lol.. and like you I don&...well.. i like the cover! lol.. and like you I don't like retold fairy tales.. the closest I came to liking a similiar books was Godmother the Secret Cinderalla Story. And since I liked it.. i quit while I was ahead lol..<br /><br />but you read it all and that's a plus rather than stopping and setting it aside!!!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com