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Spindle's End

By Robin McKinley

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| Paperback | 9780441008650

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In the tradition of Beauty and Rose Daughter, Newbery Award-winning author Robin McKinley "lends a fresh perspective to a classic fairy tale, developing the story of Sleeping Beauty into a richly imagined, vividly depicted novel" (School Library Journal)

BRILLIANT...[a] sumptuous worldContinue

In the tradition of Beauty and Rose Daughter, Newbery Award-winning author Robin McKinley "lends a fresh perspective to a classic fairy tale, developing the story of Sleeping Beauty into a richly imagined, vividly depicted novel" (School Library Journal)

BRILLIANT...[a] sumptuous world. (New York Times Book Review)

MYTHIC GRANDEUR...with magical detail and all-too-human feeling. (Publishers Weekly starred review)

Satisfying reading, pleasing in the depth of the weaving and elaboration. (Chicago Tribune)

Rich prose and colorful description...keep readers spellbound. (Rocky Mountain News)

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  • Too bad the writing is not as smooth as it could have been, because the story is really good and the characters are interesting, but it's a bit too long and I got easily distracted while I was reading it XD

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    Robin McKinley does a wonderful job portraying the Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose fairy tale in a fresh light. By delving into the people's attempt to thwart the evil fairy Pernicia, she expands the story so that when I got to the inevitable confrontation, I was rooting for Rosie and her friends, both h ... (continue)

    Robin McKinley does a wonderful job portraying the Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose fairy tale in a fresh light. By delving into the people's attempt to thwart the evil fairy Pernicia, she expands the story so that when I got to the inevitable confrontation, I was rooting for Rosie and her friends, both human and animal.

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    krin5292 said on Jul 6, 2009 | Add your feedback

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