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Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" (Once Upon a Time) - Community Reviews back

by Cameron Dokey, Mahlon F. Craft
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This Love
This Love rated it 11 years ago
I don't know why, but I didn't expect too much from this book.. Well, obviously I have to say that I was wrong.. It's well written, way too different from the story that I used to know (even though this book is based on the original story of Cinderella).. What else should I say? I really liked it!
An Excellent Library
An Excellent Library rated it 12 years ago
In this retold Cinderella story, Cendrillon’s heartbroken father abandons her after her mother’s death in childbirth, leading Cendrillon to wish for a mother and siblings to love.He untied the laces of my sturdy, sensible shoe, then eased it off and set it gently on the ground. In its place, he sli...
debzbookshelf
debzbookshelf rated it 12 years ago
A nice, simple retelling of Cinderella. This book had lots of influence from the earlier versions of Cinderella, and I liked seeing that resurface. I also really liked how the step family was actually not that bad (well, except for Anastasia). The plot was incredibly predictable, but alright as far ...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it 15 years ago
A re-telling of Cinderella. I found it interesting and overall well done, but wasn’t massively impressed by it. I did think the characterization of the stepmother and stepsisters was well done. [Jan. 2010]
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 16 years ago
It was really a mediocre retelling of Cinderella, with some good pieces of writing scattered throughout. Fairytale-wise, a three, characters, 2 and 1/2, while the whole thing with Raoul (spellcheck?) was a bit disturbing to say nothing else. This whole series is a bunch of hit and misses, but I love...
The Blair Book Project
The Blair Book Project rated it 17 years ago
One of the things I love are re-tellings."Before Midnight" is a re-telling of "Cinderella". We all know how wicked the stepmother and stepsisters of Cinderella are and her father dearly loved his daughter. But have we ever thought of it the other way around?Cameron Dokey was fascinating to create su...
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