Comments on: While Beauty Slept https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-12035 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:34:24 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-12035 Oh, yay! I’m glad you enjoyed this too! I often read reviews of books I really loved and feel that they’ve expressed my feelings more eloquently than I did myself. Sometimes it’s just so hard to put into words what makes a book special. Sadly, I haven’t read any other adult fairy tale retellings, but I do have a few YA books I’d recommend.

I thought Thorn by Intisar Khanani was at the older end of YA because it kept and maybe even amplified the darkness of the original Goose Girl and it was very well done. It’s also an indie book and it always makes me happy to find an awesome indie author :) I also really enjoyed Cinder, which I’m sure you’ve heard all about if you read YA blogs at all. I thought the hype was deserved! If you’re interested in classic re-tellings, a few I’ve reviewed and liked include Edward Maret (The Count of Monte Cristo) and Joanne Trollope’s Sense and Sensibility. And here ends my overly long comment! I hope you’re able to find some more re-tellings that you like :)

]]> By: Christine @Buckling Bookshelves https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11818 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:11:51 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11818 I was waiting to comment on this post until I finished the book, and can now say I ended up loving it too! I think you put your thoughts together quite a lot better than I did though LOL — I actually linked to this review because I really liked the way you described it :) If you’ve read any other re-tellings, I’d love some recommendations — I’m a total newbie at this particular sub-genre!

]]> By: It’s Monday! What are you reading? | Just One More Reader https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11242 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:39:19 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11242 […] Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell, that I saw reviewed on Doing Dewey. You can read her review here, While Beauty Slept. It piqued my curiosity so I borrowed the book from my local library. I hope I enjoy it as much as […]

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11209 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 01:29:35 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11209 Awesome! I’m also hoping you’ll love it like I did :)

]]> By: Christina https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11193 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 21:12:50 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11193 I actually have this book checked out from the library right now! :) So I’m very happy to see your 5-star review…here’s hoping I’ll like it just as much!

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11144 Sat, 01 Mar 2014 23:17:11 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11144 I agree! I think wanting to read something out loud and savor the words is some of the highest praise I can give an author. If you like slightly darker versions of traditional fairy tales, this is definitely a book you should pick up! I thought it was done incredibly well :)

]]> By: Kelly https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11078 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:48:55 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11078 The best thing an author can do, for me, is write something so beautiful or striking that I have to read it aloud. I love being forced to take a moment to acknowledge the power of a string of words, when properly placed.

I also really love when fairytales are retold in slightly darker tones, and it sounds like While Beauty Slept is no exception!

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11041 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:20:26 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11041 It was really wonderful :) Thanks for hosting!

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11040 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:20:08 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11040 You’re welcome :) If you end up reading it, I hope you enjoy it too!

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/22/beauty-slept/#comment-11039 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:19:31 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5500#comment-11039 I hope you pick it up and love it as much as I did! The writing was definitely the highlight of this book for me. It was just so beautiful!

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