Beauty: A Retelling of the Story Beauty & the Beast (Hardcover)

from vanedow

Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales. Beauty isn't just a pretty girl combing her hair while waiting for a white knight to rescue her and sweep her off her feet. She does some rescuing of her own, first saving her father from the beast and then saving the beast from his curse. T...

from Demiguise

I absolutely adore this book. It doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is- a simple retelling of the classic tale. At its core this story is about the power of love, faith, and trust. Not only the Beast is transformed by this, but Beauty is as well. As a young woman, I was able to rela...

from puckrobin

I could reread this book endlessly. In fact, I have worn out two copies and had to replace it. Yet another retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast tale, this version sees a Beauty who is awkward, tomboyish and lacking in patience with social graces and a Beast whose sardonic humour are soft...

from ncgraham

At first glance, this seems a somewhat innocuous read: a gentle, pleasing young adult novel based on a well-known fairytale. Yet I am not at all ashamed, and actually quite proud, to name Beauty among my favorite books. Some have criticized Robin McKinley's earliest literary effort simply for sti...

from lefty33

This is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story. McKinley did a wonderful job of describing visual details and emotional pangs, making this a delightful read. I've read several books by this author and this is my favorite. The story's enchanted world was just a little different than usual a...