tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post6951873345307424390..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Beauty by Robin McKinleySam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-91860134841485189152013-04-03T15:36:04.251+01:002013-04-03T15:36:04.251+01:00Thanks for visiting, I'm off to check out your...Thanks for visiting, I'm off to check out your blog :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-78232826918941467872013-04-03T15:35:27.491+01:002013-04-03T15:35:27.491+01:00I loved it too :)I loved it too :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-60916116921400900172013-04-03T02:45:06.935+01:002013-04-03T02:45:06.935+01:00I love your blog and am now a happy follower.
Elle...I love your blog and am now a happy follower.<br />Elle<br />http://bodybyzen.blogspot.com/p/living.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-48918059421060286062013-04-02T22:55:34.934+01:002013-04-02T22:55:34.934+01:00This is one of my favorite canonical retellings of...This is one of my favorite canonical retellings of Beauty and the Beast. So sweet. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974988315420539840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-72680255058094068852013-04-02T09:35:08.537+01:002013-04-02T09:35:08.537+01:00I will try Sunshine next, I plan on reading a few ...I will try Sunshine next, I plan on reading a few more of her books. Spindle's End is supposed to be good too?Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-49046751069793147522013-04-02T09:34:19.281+01:002013-04-02T09:34:19.281+01:00I'm not a fan of the cover art, but each to th...I'm not a fan of the cover art, but each to their own :)<br />I'd heard about Kate's new book, The Wild Girl. I'm jealous that you've already read it as it sounds just as good as Bitter Greens! I will have to buy a copy as soon as I can.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-74933830972994074602013-04-02T09:33:18.938+01:002013-04-02T09:33:18.938+01:00Glad you loved it too, and I understand what you m...Glad you loved it too, and I understand what you mean about it feeling like you were being told the story rather than simply reading it.<br /><br />I was expecting something dramatic to happen near the end, but I like that it didn't.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-41308896146556881602013-04-02T09:32:18.654+01:002013-04-02T09:32:18.654+01:00Hope you like it Jennifer! The plot is similar to ...Hope you like it Jennifer! The plot is similar to the Disney movie, just with less drama.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-58828619863369241712013-04-02T09:31:07.828+01:002013-04-02T09:31:07.828+01:00The Disney film was probably my favourite as a boo...The Disney film was probably my favourite as a bookish child! Beauty in this story is bookish, but there's more to her than that.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-75769521939629327012013-04-02T09:30:22.571+01:002013-04-02T09:30:22.571+01:00Hope she enjoys it :)Hope she enjoys it :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-91166785585043823862013-04-02T01:28:30.459+01:002013-04-02T01:28:30.459+01:00Still my favorite of Robin McKinley's books! I...Still my favorite of Robin McKinley's books! I like all the library bits too -- I like it that they mention Robert Browning in particular just because, why not? And also because Robert Browning is half the time barely comprehensible to his contemporaries, let alone Beauty and the Beast. But if you want another, I truly do love Sunshine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-41128074198751125502013-04-02T01:04:37.031+01:002013-04-02T01:04:37.031+01:00No Gaston! Goodness me. I just adore the cover art...No Gaston! Goodness me. I just adore the cover art on this title - you can probably guess red is my favourite colour ;)<br /><br />Sam, I notice you really enjoyed Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth too. Kate has recently released her next title in Australia, coming elsewhere in time I guess, also about fairytale retellings - it's called The Wild Girl. It's a fictional account of the life of the girl that lived next door to the Brothers Grimm, who told them many of the stories that appeared in their famous collections. Once again her prose is just beautiful - my review will published very soon.Jo @ Booklover Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324710659137068868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-80465270542714484572013-04-01T21:49:22.580+01:002013-04-01T21:49:22.580+01:00I loved this retelling! I couldn't get enough ...I loved this retelling! I couldn't get enough of the writing style - it really did evoke the whole 'fable', old 'storytale' atmosphere for me. I don't know how some books do it, but sometimes I feel as I'm really being told the story - as it might happen when you're a child - instead of simply reading words on a page. And I don't mean that in the show don't tell sense. There's something exciting about having a story told properly to you, when the teller captures everything perfectly, and that's what this story did for me, I think. <br /><br />At the same time, though, I was expecting something to happen that was a little different to the original story, something a little unexpected, but nothing did. I wasn't too disappointed, though. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it =) Lady Disdainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432976417238066070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-73885684140572968662013-04-01T20:20:04.049+01:002013-04-01T20:20:04.049+01:00Ooooh. I AM SO EXCITED. Beauty and the Beast is ...Ooooh. I AM SO EXCITED. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie and I'd love to read a book that fleshes it out, plus fairy tale retellings are pretty much the best thing ever. Cannot wait to get my hands on this!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127105939589606854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-63093466227320013962013-04-01T14:42:40.895+01:002013-04-01T14:42:40.895+01:00This sounds so interesting. I'd never heard of...This sounds so interesting. I'd never heard of it, thanks for bringing to my attention! The Disney flick is so pervasive in my mind, I can see why it'd be hard to let go of that tale. Is the Belle in this story as bookish as the Disney one? ;) The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-82298716902193525892013-04-01T14:13:38.838+01:002013-04-01T14:13:38.838+01:00I'm not a fan of fairy tale retellings but my ...I'm not a fan of fairy tale retellings but my sister loves them. I'll have to tell her about this book.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com