posts on 8/3/2006 4:41:09 PM
Yes, after my first reading of Rose Daughter, I felt vaguely disappointed; but after my second reading, I decided it was actually rather good. The Blue Sword as well as The Hero and the Crown were great reads as well, but I preferred the sequel. And even though this comment may sound rather discrediting to the main protagonist in those books, my favorite character was the horse, Talat. He simply delighted me. And there is a very distinct comparison between the characters of Aerin and Rosie. Although Rosie is from Spindle's End, she and Aerin are very alike. For example, they both loathe dresses and frills. They also are rather similar in personalities.
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The commentator brooklyn
posts on 4/1/2006 12:09:29 PM
these stories are mostly Fairy Tales that have been rewritten into books, they are awsome!!
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Rodeostar
posts on 4/1/2006 11:47:59 AM
Hi. does anyone here like horses? What kind of books are these. From what you're talkin' about they sound pretty good.
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The commentator Davraena
posts on 4/1/2006 3:43:10 AM
I just read Door in the Hedge, which is 4 stories in one book. It was pretty good, giving details and feeling to the stories. Yes, the ending to Rose Daughter is very untraditional, but I liked it, as you said, it shows that it really is what's inside that counts.
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The commentator brooklyn
posts on 3/31/2006 10:07:31 PM
thanks for clearing that up, i thought that is what happened, but i just wasnt sure! Ya, i read Beauty, and i LOVED it. I liked the message Rose Daughter brough across, but i am a purist and love tradition, so it did bother me a little bit!
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The commentator chittavrtti
posts on 3/31/2006 9:26:09 PM
Hi Brooklyn,
Yes the beast stayed a beast on the outside. I agree it is very different from the traditional version. I kind of liked the change because it really brings home the message that what a person appears is not want they are. Have you read Beauty by McKinley yet? It is much more traditional, ending and all.
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The commentator brooklyn
posts on 3/31/2006 5:35:02 PM
Hi all, i just finished rose daughter, and i dont know if i read it right. Did he really stay a beast, cause i dont like that if that is what happened! i dont know, its cool that she could love him even as a beast but i think it kinda unromantisizes the though story of beauty and the beast!
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The commentator chittavrtti
posts on 2/8/2006 1:38:49 AM
Well I'll try and post again. The site I was thinking of is called robinmckinleydotcom. I believe it is her official site as opposed to a fan site. I remember specifically seeing a section about questions for school reports and such. Good luck.
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The commentator cameron
posts on 2/7/2006 8:40:18 PM
thank you chittavrtti but what is the website called iv probebly already went to it b/c i hav searched a lot of sites like probebly 30 somewhere around there but thank you
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The commentator chittavrtti
posts on 2/7/2006 12:15:28 AM
Hi Cameron. If you go to Ms. McKinley's website she has a whole FAQ page that will probably help you with your report.
I agree that Sunshine was left open for more to come, but not completely. Kind of like an option rather than a must. Ms. McKinley talks about that on her site as well. I would personally love a continuation. CV
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The commentator Dawn
posts on 2/6/2006 8:19:27 PM
I thought that Sunshine was a very different turn for Robin Mckinley. That's not to say that I didn't like it. I did enjoy reading it. But felt unresolved at the end, as if left wide open for another story. Is she going to do a sequel to it? I would be very eager to get my hands on it if she did.
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Burrahobbit
posts on 2/6/2006 7:51:50 PM
I haven't read Sunshine or Rose Daughter, but I think that Beauty was her best book. Her other works have their moments, but Beauty is the only one that is basicaly flawless
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The commentator cameron
posts on 2/6/2006 7:35:49 PM
i am doing a biography on you because were doing a newberry report and im reading the hero and the crown and i need a little info please i need to know if you hav children and what your career is.
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The commentator chittavrtti
posts on 1/17/2006 11:51:20 PM
Sunshine was quite a change from Ms. McKinley's other works. While it was stream of consciousness in style and less lyrical then Beauty or Rose daughter the protagonast still remained inwardly reflective, literate and empathetic (all hallmarks of a McKinley character). It was also another version of Beauty and the Beast. Much as Sunshine has her comfort reads, Sunshine the book has become one of mine. It doesn't mean that I can't hear critiques though.
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Lady
posts on 1/17/2006 7:52:16 AM
isn't that the funny thing though? is that Robin McKinley loved the story of Beauty and the Beast so much, that once her career was off to a great start, she was disappointed with herself for using that story for her first book. first books are rarely that good. but then she tried writing another one, and most people like beauty better. i HOPE she doesn't write another book like sunshine. i'm sorry, that was a major disappointment to me. she's my fav. author (second only to tolkien) and her most recent book was... um, i won't drone on about it. not great.
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Tiffany
posts on 1/17/2006 7:51:27 AM
I've read Rose Daughter but I am still waiting for my library to get Beauty in. And I need to go to the library today to get the Blue Sword. I've read the Hero and the Crown, though. I thought it was good, but sad.
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magyckspel
posts on 1/16/2006 11:21:05 PM
I always liked beauty better than rose daughter... I was never sure why. The blue sword was always my favorite though.
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The commentator chittavrtti
posts on 12/22/2005 12:44:20 AM
Perhaps no news is good news. It may mean that she is hard at work on another book. It's interesting how people disagree about Rose Daughter and Beauty. I would say that Beauty is a classic retelling and that Rose daughter is a more mystical (perhaps influenced by McKinley's move to England)story. I am curious if she will right a sequal or companion volume to Sunshine. All the reviews I have read of it so far are very mixed.
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magyckspel
posts on 12/15/2005 12:49:07 AM
so does anyone what ms mckinley is up to now? can;t find any news,.
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Joe
posts on 12/2/2005 2:14:51 AM
yea..this book is amazing...but i still dont see any internal conflicts..any1 see a example of one? i find marian and robin being together an internal conflict..but other then that..im lost..
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