tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post1293685682098252290..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Beauty," by Robin McKinleyAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-7976480800421761552013-01-07T21:50:28.480-07:002013-01-07T21:50:28.480-07:00I agree with Gillian. I love love love Robin McKin...I agree with Gillian. I love love love Robin McKinley but actually disliked Beauty. Don't overlook her wildly original Chalice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-37624689179089842752013-01-05T08:55:42.065-07:002013-01-05T08:55:42.065-07:00Hmmm, I'll definitely keep that in mind!Hmmm, I'll definitely keep that in mind!AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-64499266712726341672012-12-30T12:43:27.856-07:002012-12-30T12:43:27.856-07:00"Beauty" was McKinley's first book, ..."Beauty" was McKinley's first book, so don't let this experience turn you off reading more of her work. If you love the Beauty and the Beast story, definitely check out "Rose Daughter." "The Blue Sword" and "The Hero and the Crown" will always be my favourite McKinley books. They're deserved YA classics. Gilliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-43703308479112208442012-12-26T12:45:15.912-07:002012-12-26T12:45:15.912-07:00I've never read 'Beauty,' but I'm ...I've never read 'Beauty,' but I'm with Barb in Maryland. I loved The Blue Sword. Definitely a keeper.Vorkosigrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-91789332471840930132012-12-26T10:02:14.221-07:002012-12-26T10:02:14.221-07:00I've heard good things about Rose Daughter. Pe...I've heard good things about Rose Daughter. Perhaps later I will try that version.AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-38664980186272690022012-12-24T08:25:46.731-07:002012-12-24T08:25:46.731-07:00While I love 'Beauty', my all time favorit...While I love 'Beauty', my all time favorite McKinley is 'The Blue Sword'. Can't believe you've never read it. Action/adventure/romance/exotic locale--give it a go.<br />'Deerskin'---definitely not a kids' book. Bibliovore is right--it is a recovery story(with a touch of a sweet romance at the end). Glad I was in my 40's when I first read it. Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-27061186989821069162012-12-23T21:28:43.314-07:002012-12-23T21:28:43.314-07:00I do recommend ROSE DAUGHTER. Written 20 years aft...I do recommend ROSE DAUGHTER. Written 20 years after she first penned BEAUTY, it is a very different retelling of the same fairy tale. I, for one, found it fascinating and beautiful.Angiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353676756221692186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-64939915933199392992012-12-23T14:57:54.494-07:002012-12-23T14:57:54.494-07:00Maybe I will try again after a while. It wasn'...Maybe I will try again after a while. It wasn't a badly-written story, don't get me wrong, but I don't think it really examined anything new. It gave us some of that with Beauty, but none with the Beast. AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-79814120905109731472012-12-23T13:46:28.509-07:002012-12-23T13:46:28.509-07:00I love Robin McKinley and I love this novel, but i...I love Robin McKinley and I love this novel, but it definitely doesn't hold up to her other stuff. <br /><br />Deerskin is a wrenching read. Amazing, but wrenching. I read it at twelve expecting a love story, which was NOT what I got. I avoided it until about the age of 24, when I was able to read it for what it was, a recovery story.<br /><br />McKinley went back to the Beauty and the Beast story in Rose Daughter, some years later. I haven't read it yet but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.Bibliovorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642058689885973447noreply@blogger.com