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Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" (Once Upon A Time)
"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS
The Princess Aurore has had an unusual childhood. Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss. So, to protect her, Aurore's loving parents forbid any task requiring a needle.
Unable to sew or embroider like most little princesses, Aurore ins...more
The Princess Aurore has had an unusual childhood. Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss. So, to protect her, Aurore's loving parents forbid any task requiring a needle.
Unable to sew or embroider like most little princesses, Aurore ins...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
October 24th 2006
by Simon Pulse
(first published December 1st 2002)
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What a surprise! You know most of these books are fairly predictable, which I don't mind, but this one wasn't. Don't get me wrong it's not like a thriller with major twists at every page, but I honestly didn't have everything figured out from the beginning. A totally refreshing change.
Aurore is of course the girl with that golden hair and startling eyes, but she is different apart from that. Though her curse at first is a hindrance, in some weird way it turns into an advantage. She explores as m...more
Aurore is of course the girl with that golden hair and startling eyes, but she is different apart from that. Though her curse at first is a hindrance, in some weird way it turns into an advantage. She explores as m...more
I was completely at a loss on how I was going to rate this book. It’s not that I didn't like the story or the writing. It just wasn't what I expected, mostly just the ending though. I'm sure others would think that the ending was obvious but I was actually surprised.
The princess Aurora is the type of princess everyone loves. She does everything from archery to sheering sheep to embroidery. She may not be good at everything but she tries it all. She is terrible with the royalty stuff such as dan...more
The princess Aurora is the type of princess everyone loves. She does everything from archery to sheering sheep to embroidery. She may not be good at everything but she tries it all. She is terrible with the royalty stuff such as dan...more
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Great fun! I was truly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book -- especially since I was not fond of Snow, another book in the Once Upon a Time books. The changes to the story and the characters were clever and seemed very true to the spirit of the wonderful story of Sleeping Beauty. The book is told in first person, which is not my favorite style of writing, but I still found it difficult to put this one down until I was finished.
(I enjoyed this one so much that I realized I hadn't liked Sno...more
(I enjoyed this one so much that I realized I hadn't liked Sno...more
This has become my favorite book. It was SO amazingly good! At first it went along like your typical Sleeping beauty, but what made it a novel after my heart was the fact that the princess, Aurore, takes things into her own hands, and leaves everything that she loves behind in order to save her whole kingdom. But by doing so, she manages to find true love.
Towards the end, my hands were shaking because I was so afraid, I had gotten very into the story, and I was gasping, and my eyes were wide, a...more
Towards the end, my hands were shaking because I was so afraid, I had gotten very into the story, and I was gasping, and my eyes were wide, a...more
Nov 21, 2008
Sonja
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes fairy tales
Recommended to Sonja by:
a customer
Shelves:
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I don't think I can even start to describe this book...it's...very "unique". I read the book all in one read and had nightmares that night. It was crazy. Not because this book was scary, but the plot and the suspense makes you think so hard about it, you could not take your mind off it. It's really incredible. I was quite disappointed though that what I thought the "disney" version was suppose to be correct..wasn't in fact...in this book. There were no fairies, witches, flying broomsticks..it wa...more
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I really should have hid the whole thing due to spoilers, but I'm choosing not to. I will still use the (view spoiler) thing though. That last spoiler was the word spoiler :D.
Okay.
To begin with, THIS IS NOT DISNEY'S SLEEPING BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Sorry, that just makes me really happy.)
As in our main character is not an airhead who sings and has animal buddies and makes the perfect guy out of clothing actually someone...more
Okay.
To begin with, THIS IS NOT DISNEY'S SLEEPING BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Sorry, that just makes me really happy.)
As in our main character is
Arrrrghhhhhh! WHAT DID I JUST READ?!
This installment In the Once Upon a Time series centers around Aurore, a girl destined to fall into a deep sleep at the age of 16.
This story quickly dismisses any notion that this will be anything similar to the Disney version; or the Grimm brothers's version for that matter. There aren't evil witches or fairy godmothers or anything like that. The "sorceress" that casts the spell on Aurore is called Jane. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? PLAIN JANE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN C...more
This installment In the Once Upon a Time series centers around Aurore, a girl destined to fall into a deep sleep at the age of 16.
This story quickly dismisses any notion that this will be anything similar to the Disney version; or the Grimm brothers's version for that matter. There aren't evil witches or fairy godmothers or anything like that. The "sorceress" that casts the spell on Aurore is called Jane. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? PLAIN JANE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN C...more
This is my second foray into the "Once Upon a Time" series. Though I somehow expected to be a little bored by the book, I breezed through it in an evening. It was not even close to being my favorite retelling of a classic fairy tale, but it had its merits.
The characters are, for the most part, well-developed. Aurore's amusing as a princess who's really more of a tomboy. I wish Dokey had delved a little deeper into her having to deal with the idea of having to sleep for 100 years and what that wo...more
The characters are, for the most part, well-developed. Aurore's amusing as a princess who's really more of a tomboy. I wish Dokey had delved a little deeper into her having to deal with the idea of having to sleep for 100 years and what that wo...more
You may think you know the story of sleeping beauty but Princess Aurore wants to set the record straight. Aurore was born in a land steeped in magic. The magic was responsible for keeping fairies away but not human practitioners. At Aurore's christening a cousin of the Queen is left out who casts a curse upon the young princess. Another relative adds a blessing that won't cancel the curse but should make it bearable. Aurore is cursed to prick her finger and sleep for a hundred years. At first Au...more
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This is a wonderfully original tale - I think the only other version of Sleeping Beauty I've enjoyed is "Spindle's End" by Robin McKinley. Cameron Dokey has a flair for narration - she captures the teenage protagonist very well. We also are given a princess who is not practically perfect in every way - she has flaws and clumsiness on her side, as well as a quick temper and a stubborn will. We also meet a prince called charming, though he begins life far from having that attribute.
This sleeping b...more
This sleeping b...more
The book is your standard Sleeping Beauty tale. A princess is held under a curse where if pricked with a needle she'd be asleep for a hundred years until a kiss wakes her up from her slumber. The similarities end there. Aurore (the Princess) isn't your typical royalty. She's out on the fields working alongside the peasants on the farms and restoring houses. Basically she's your "hands on" Princess. I think it's more realistic than your classic fairy tale. The King and Queen are more present in t...more
Jan 13, 2011
Stefania
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like fairy tales retold
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Enchanting
(A fancy way of saying.. Awwwww I loved it (^^,)
Here we come to my first true confession:
I never really liked Disney's Sleeping Beauty. So it's only natural I wasn't harboring high hopes for this one.
But oooooooh, I was in for a big surprise. for this book is really adorable.
- Aurore is so likable here.. and she's not nearly perfect as Disney lead us to believe ;). In short, a princess after my own heart.
- Oswald (yup, =D that's our Prince Charming's name) is without a doubt my very f...more
(A fancy way of saying.. Awwwww I loved it (^^,)
Here we come to my first true confession:
I never really liked Disney's Sleeping Beauty. So it's only natural I wasn't harboring high hopes for this one.
But oooooooh, I was in for a big surprise. for this book is really adorable.
- Aurore is so likable here.. and she's not nearly perfect as Disney lead us to believe ;). In short, a princess after my own heart.
- Oswald (yup, =D that's our Prince Charming's name) is without a doubt my very f...more
This was a fun an interesting retelling of the tale Sleeping Beauty. I purchased this and a few others because I am doing my own retelling that of through maleficent the so called evil fairy. This was an easy and fast paced book to read. A lot of interesting story lines and plots. The reason that I gave this book a 4 star rating and not a 5 star rating is the the fact that the author described everything in beauties story which lead up to the prick on the finger. She however only spent a few pag...more
Light and quick with a casual, modern tone that surprisingly does not take away any of the tale’s whimsical feel. Contemporary language was used amidst (pseudo-)lyrical voices and although it sounds like a strange combo, it actually helped build this credible version of a saucy and wide-eyed Sleeping Beauty who refuses to go to sleep without a fight. I know it’s been done in other retellings but I still liked that there is a slight darkness to Aurore, which along with her vulnerabilities, reflec...more
My First book read on my New EReader!! My First book for the Once Upon A Time Challenge!
So much to say!
This story is simply ... sweet. It's warm, heartfelt, and super sweet. I love how Cameron Dokey has the character talking directly to you as if she is standing in front of you telling her story. I don't remember what this type of writing is called, but I like hearing the story from the characters point of view. (First-Person Narrative is what it's called)
It was touching, well-written and so won...more
So much to say!
This story is simply ... sweet. It's warm, heartfelt, and super sweet. I love how Cameron Dokey has the character talking directly to you as if she is standing in front of you telling her story. I don't remember what this type of writing is called, but I like hearing the story from the characters point of view. (First-Person Narrative is what it's called)
It was touching, well-written and so won...more
I'd give this book 2 and a half stars if I could,it was little more than OK but I can't say I liked it a lot. It was a good retelling of the Sleeping Beauty, and I liked Aurore, Ironheart, Oswald, and Aurore's father (probably the best king ever, he almost brought tears to my eyes). But the whole magic-all-around-you stuff was rather confusing, there were a lot of gaps in the story (like how she met Ironheart while she was still awake when supposedly she ought to have been asleep for the years t...more
This may get a higher rating than it deserves, simply because it is the first book I have read lately that didn't have, like, 600 pages. What a relief!! This story was quite sweet, even though there was a bit of royal inbreeding going on. I guess that sort of thing happened in the higher courts, right? And really, since this IS a fairy-tale we probably shouldn't take any of that too seriously. Like this; if you run into a storytelling snag, as an author, you can just invent some kind of magic to...more
What bothered me most was this one scene where the main character is caught in a hailstorm, where the hail stones are as big as fists. One of them hits her on the head, and she's fine.
Not too long ago, I experienced a horrible hailstorm, where the hailstones were as big as golf balls, and THEY caused thousands of dollars of damage for people all across the city. They broke a few of my windows, dinted cars, even killed one of my chickens. Imagine what hailstones the size of fists could do...
Becau...more
Not too long ago, I experienced a horrible hailstorm, where the hailstones were as big as golf balls, and THEY caused thousands of dollars of damage for people all across the city. They broke a few of my windows, dinted cars, even killed one of my chickens. Imagine what hailstones the size of fists could do...
Becau...more
I am a sucker for re-imaginings of fairy tales, and I had read and enjoyed her new take on Arabian Nights (The Storyteller's Daughter), but I could have done without this story. Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite fairy tales, but this one seemed too casual and a little silly. I know the time shift -- sleeping for a hundred years -- definitely throws the story a curve, but this retelling takes it a bit far.
Aurore ends up in an enchanted forest, the journey through which seems to be an existent...more
Aurore ends up in an enchanted forest, the journey through which seems to be an existent...more
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Ummm... This book was REALLY REALLY REALLY cute! At one point, I got so excited that I had to pull out my copy of Disney's Sleeping Beauty and listen to one of the song-sequences... :) ("I know you... I walked with you once upon a dream....")
I loved the voice of the narrator — her straightforward confession-like tone. I was drawn in from the "Preamble (A fancy way of saying introduction)." I thought it was VASTLY amusing. I read it aloud to my husband. He rolled his eyes, but whatever.
I do have...more
I loved the voice of the narrator — her straightforward confession-like tone. I was drawn in from the "Preamble (A fancy way of saying introduction)." I thought it was VASTLY amusing. I read it aloud to my husband. He rolled his eyes, but whatever.
I do have...more
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Mar 17, 2009
Anastasia
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
young adults, people who like modern fairy tales with unsettling endings
Recommended to Anastasia by:
no one
I must first admit, I love retold fairy tales. But I will also have to admit, if you are going to rewrite a classic it better be amazing.
It's been a few years since I've read it but from I can remember: This story is a somewhat modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty as the title will reference. There's still thorns to travel through, a prince, an old king, and a villain.
What threw me off was the ending. I DISLIKED it very much. It left me with a ... gross feeling. I suppose in the olden times tha...more
It's been a few years since I've read it but from I can remember: This story is a somewhat modern retelling of Sleeping Beauty as the title will reference. There's still thorns to travel through, a prince, an old king, and a villain.
What threw me off was the ending. I DISLIKED it very much. It left me with a ... gross feeling. I suppose in the olden times tha...more
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Having just come off the massive disappointment and bewilderment of Spindle's End, I figured another Sleeping Beauty retelling would help me get over it.
I didn't have very high expectations for this one since I've only read one other of Cameron Dokey's books, The Storytellers Daughter, and it was just ok for me.
At any rate, I think both of these preexisting conditions (so to speak), have a great deal to do with how I'm rating Beauty Sleep (isn't that always the way?).
All the things that bugged...more
I didn't have very high expectations for this one since I've only read one other of Cameron Dokey's books, The Storytellers Daughter, and it was just ok for me.
At any rate, I think both of these preexisting conditions (so to speak), have a great deal to do with how I'm rating Beauty Sleep (isn't that always the way?).
All the things that bugged...more
Cameron Dokey = Master of retelling fairy tales. This has to be one of my favourites overall. You think coming into the book that the whole thing is going to be about some simpery little twit bemoaning her lot in life, the fact that one day she'll fall asleep for however long and ta-da! handsome prince charm-a-lot is going to come in with his rose petal lips.
Not so!
I won't spoiler it so suffice to say that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, making assumptions that didnt come to fruiti...more
Not so!
I won't spoiler it so suffice to say that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, making assumptions that didnt come to fruiti...more
Cursed at birth to prick her finger at age sixteen and sleep for one hundred hears Aurore's parents forbid her from doing anything with a needle. Unable to do the work of a Lady, Aurore explores the kingdom and earns the hearts of the townspeople. But when she learns the impending curse will harm not only her, but the entire kingdom as well she sets out on the quest to end the evil magic and find her destiny. Although i have enjoyed some of Dokey's other books from this fairytale series this one...more
Beauty Sleep is about a young princess being cursed at her christening and her parents forcing her to stay in her castle. When she turns twelve her cousin convinces her parents to let her go into the palace gardens and is very worried she might prick her finger on a thorn and will sleep until true loves kiss wakes her. After awhile he asks to go farther and her father questions her. Like all fairytales end she lived happy. I think this was a confusing book it was words in it from a long time ago...more
I wish we had a few sub-categories to clarify our ratings here on Goodreads. If I was to rate the storyline and general creativity of this YA novel, I'd say I REALLY liked it. Dokey has a fun twist to put on the old Sleeping Beauty. But her style of writing really got to me (rate that aspect a definite one star "didn't like") and honestly I wished to see more development of certain characters & subplots (rating 2 stars "it was ok.") If the entire work was say, 300 pages instead of under 200,...more
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Cameron Dokey is an American author living in Seattle, Washington. She has a collection of over 50 old sci-fi and horror films. Cameron was born in the Central Valley of California. Cameron grew up reading classical literature and mythology, perhaps due to her father, Richard, being a teacher of Philosophy, Creative Writing, and Western Literature.
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“Oswald: "All your life"
Aurore: "What?"
Oswald: "All your life, isn't that what you wanted to know? How long I loved you?"
Aurore: "Well, yes, I suppose I did, but that wasn't what I was going to ask just now."
Oswald: "I tell you I've loved you since the day you were born, and you tell me you want to know something else. There's no one quite like you, is there, Aurore?”
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Aurore: "What?"
Oswald: "All your life, isn't that what you wanted to know? How long I loved you?"
Aurore: "Well, yes, I suppose I did, but that wasn't what I was going to ask just now."
Oswald: "I tell you I've loved you since the day you were born, and you tell me you want to know something else. There's no one quite like you, is there, Aurore?”
“Little princess, lovely as the dawn, well named Aurore.”
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