Shannon Hale writes perfect fairytale-style modern fantasies. Every book reminds me of stories I read as a kid, but the level of storytelling sophistication and nuance in characterization holds up by today's standards. The Goose Girl launches a classic, almost remote or detached-feeling princess s...
3/5 starsSo the theme of my books this week seems to be unloving mothers. I went from Flowers in the Attic to this and in comparison Ani’s mother is a saint, but still. Ani was always different, her aunt taught her at a young age how to speak to the swans and that she has a speech on her tongue that...
This book had many elements that made into a very enjoyable book. To begin with, it's a fairly big book that allows you to really get into it and get to know the characters.It's not rushed at any point, the characters are interesting. It is slightly predictable, but that's usually the case with fair...
People have recommended this book to me for over a decade now, no joke, but I finally found the motivation to try it out, and all I can say is that I'm glad I did.Wow! It's been a few months since I've read a novel that I enjoyed this much. The only other novel of Shannon Hale's that I've read is Au...
I knew nothing about The Goose Girl when I started reading it. I hadn't even read the synopsis, so I had no clue what to expect from it. It was only after I started reading it that I realized it was based off of a fairy tale of the same name that I had read. I'm a sucker for fairy tale adaptations, ...
A masterfull re-telling of the goose girl story, which is very powerful and very engaging. It's the story of a princess who goes to another kingdom to wed, only to have her servant take her place and for her to become a goose girl. She bides her time to tell the truth, but how does she tell her tr...
I picked up this version of The Goose Girl planning on using it as an original to read before another re-telling. Further research suggests you’d need a children’s book (or the wikipedia page) to get the most original story, since the original is far too short for a book. The basic gist of both this...
We have this cataloged as a young adult book though I felt it was aimed more toward the middle-grade audience.I felt some disappointment at missed opportunities, moments that could have been stronger, could have showed more personality or been more emotional or what have you, but all-in-all, this is...
The first time I read this was on audio, so I wanted to read it for myself to see if I liked it as much. I still love this story. Hale does a great job of blending action, intrigue and romance into a young adult story. The pacing is brilliant, so while the descriptions can get a bit wordy at times (...
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