false <![CDATA[Fairest]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172520011m/183660.jpg 183660 9 <P>In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and with something no one else has&ndash;a magical voice. Her vocal talents captivate all who hear them, and in Ontio Castle they attract the attention of a handsome prince &ndash; and a dangerous new queen. In this masterful novel filled with humour, adventure, romance, and song, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine invites you to join Aza as she discovers how exquisite she truly is.</P><P> Ages 8 &ndash; 14</P> 2581 1 9 2006 Fairest total:7018|5:2050|4:2471|3:1913|2:485|1:99| 7018 26942 9021 1427 2 5 false false Sun Jul 20 22:01:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 12:03:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 18:43:38 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 18:23:55 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 18:22:38 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 23:42:44 -0700 2007 Fairest takes place in the same world as Ella Enchanted, and has one or 2 characters from that book, which is excellent, because that book is one of my most favorites. In fact, this world seemed instantly r...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Dec 01 18:00:35 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 13:08:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jul 19 11:57:37 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 11:58:36 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 11:11:34 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 13:30:27 -0700 2009 I couldn't put the book down! :) I cried, I laughed, I enjoyed this story. It's a fun read, but no...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 17:38:06 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 17:46:10 -0800 2008 Ella Enchanted (teenage girl goes through trials and tribulations, grows wiser, and things work out positively in the end), it was different enough that I was not bored.

The story i...more...]]> 4 1 false true Thu May 15 17:05:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 19:20:26 -0700 2008 Fairest is a fun fantasy, by Gail Carson Levine, thats great for teens. It shows that inter beauty is really what matters for a girl at a young age. In a small country there lived an Ayorthaian named Aza. Aza figures out that she is a great singer and that she has a great talent. She was abandoned b...more...]]> 2 2 false true Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 22:00:11 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 21:55:10 -0700 2008 Ella Enchanted and The Two Princesses of Bamarre, I found Fairest less enjoyable. This story is a re-telling of Snow White but it lacks drama and suspense. Some characters are not well-developed and therefore their motivations seem less believable. Princ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 17:07:52 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 16:07:51 -0700 2008 Ella Enchanted but I expect it was written in the exact same style.

Fairest is obviously a new and very unique take on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. I can't ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Mar 11 06:46:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 06:38:52 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:46:35 -0700 2009 5 2 false false Sat Dec 20 19:28:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 19:29:31 -0800 2008 2 1 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 12:29:17 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:27:59 -0800 2009 1
The book staggered under o...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 23 09:30:19 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:36:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:11:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:23:08 -0700 2009
Story line was great, actually. Just didn't like the writing all that much.

I really didn't appreciate the made up names. I can deal with m...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:07:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 07:14:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 13:29:17 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 13:46:48 -0700 2009
Creative retelling of a fairy tale: 5 stars
Writing quality: 3 stars

According to my criteria, Fairest is an entertaining and hig...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:18:54 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:54:44 -0700 2009
Levine set Fairest in the same fantasy w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 21:44:10 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 15:17:44 -0700 2009
I liked that Levine used the same universe she created for Ella Enchanted (though it doesn't have Ella's epistolary charm -- I'm a sucker for anything with (love) letters).

I also like that Aza and Ijori, like Levin's Ella heroine (and hero) d...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 12:28:01 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 19:39:54 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=183660