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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast - Robin McKinley Book Review

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"This book is version of the "Beauty and the Beast" story. It's very like the Disney movie (though the book came out first), except there are no talking clocks, teapots, whatever. "
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Tone of book - humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
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Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Human/magical couple? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - homemaker
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
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Terrain - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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